Defending French Open Jelena Ostapenko Loses In First Round

Defending champion Ostapenko out of French Open

Defending French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko lost her opening match to Ukraine's Kateryna Kozlova at the season's second major.

The fifth-seeded Ostapenko lost the first set 7-5 against Kozlova, making 29 unforced errors.

She followed that up losing 6–3 in the second. Ostapenko is only the sixth defending women’s champion to lose in the opening round at a major tournament.

Kozlova, who is No. 67 in the WTA rankings, earned her first victory against anyone ranked in the Top 30.