Racket-thrower Begu advances to 4th round at Roland Garros

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 28: Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania plays a forehand in the Women's Singles Third Round match against Leolia Jeanjean of France during Day Seven of The 2022 French Open at Roland Garros on May 28, 2022 in Paris, France.
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PARIS (AP) - Irina-Camelia Begu has reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in six years, getting there at Roland Garros one match after being fined $10,000 for tossing her racket and having it brush a child in the stands.

The 63rd-ranked Romanian advanced by beating 227th-ranked French wild-card entry Leolia Jeanjean 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday.

Begu is 31 and participating in her 41st major tournament. Her best showings previously were fourth-round runs at the 2015 Australian Open and the 2016 French Open.

Jeanjean was appearing in her first tour-level event and beat two-time major finalist and former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova in the second round.

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