Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 31, 2021 Poland's Iga Swiatek during an interview after winning her first round match against Slovenia's Kaja Juvan REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
PARIS (Reuters) - Birthday girl Iga Swiatek faced some stiff resistance in the second set before the Pole went on to beat best friend Kaja Juvan of Slovenia 6-0 7-5 to launch her French Open title defence on Monday.
Celebrating her 20th birthday, Swiatek got a warm hug before the start of the match from Juvan, who is her friend from junior ranks, but the Pole did not return any favours once they got on the opposite sides of the net at Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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