Updated On: 30 May, 2023 09:17 AM IST | Paris | IANS
Stephens extended her head-to-head against Pliskova to 5-1 overall and 2-1 on clay. Their last meeting was also at Roland Garros, with Stephens winning 7-5, 6-1 in the 2021 second round

Ukraine`s Elina Svitolina plays a forehand return to Italy`s Martina Trevisan during their women`s singles match on day two of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Simonne-Mathieu in Paris. Pic/AFP
Former finalists Sloane Stephens, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Marketa Vondrousova started their respective campaigns on a winning note while Ukraines Elina Svitolina made a victorious comeback to Grand Slam action at the French Open on Monday.
The 2018 finalist Sloane Stephens took out No.16 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-4 in 1 hour and 24 minutes in a first-round matchup between two former Top 3 players in women`s singles.