Sloane Stephens Advances and Speaks Out Against Racism in Tennis.

Sloane Stephens, an American tennis player, won her opening match at the French Open against Karolina Pliskova on her "favorite court in the world," Court Philippe Chatrier. Stephens has had sustained success at Roland Garros, finishing as a runner-up in 2018 and reaching two other quarterfinals on the red clay in Paris, including last year. Other American women, including Madison Keys and Bernarda Pera, also won their matches on Day 2 of the tournament. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, a finalist in Paris in 2021, won her match against Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova.