Bulgaria's Maleeva Sails to French Open Second Round

Sports | May 24, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00
Bulgaria's Maleeva Sails to French Open Second Round The 24th seeded Maleeva defeated Rika Fujiwara from Japan in the first round of Roland Garros in Paris, the second grand slam of the year. Photo by www.magdalenamaleeva.com

Bulgaria's best tennis player Magdalena Maleeva advanced to the second round of Roland Garros in Paris, the second grand slam of the year.

The 24th seeded Maleeva defeated Rika Fujiwara from Japan in the first round on Tuesday (6:4, 6:2) in a seventy-minute match.

This year she will not take part in the doubles competition.

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