Swiatek has spoken this yr of desirous to win Olympic gold, boosted by the actual fact it’s held on her favorite floor.
4 of her 5 Grand Slam titles have come on the Paris clay and he or she is a formidable frontrunner in a match.
Nonetheless, she needed to work arduous in opposition to Begu, going a break down within the second set together with her forehand and serve misfiring.
Begu served to pressure a decider at 5-4 however nerves performed an element, with Swiatek breaking again and profitable the match on a Begu double fault.
The match was performed beneath the roof on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier, with the primary day’s play closely disrupted by rain.
Britons Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans and Katie Boulter had been all because of start their singles campaigns however the climate meant no play was potential on the outside courts.