Angella Okutoyi through to French Open second round
Kenyan tennis seed one Angella Okutoyi has once again made history after progressing to the second round of the JA Roland Garros (French Open Juniors).
The former Africa Under-18 champion is now the first Kenya to win a grand slam match at the French Open.
Okutoyi defeated 17-year-old Amelie Van Impe from Belgium 7-6, 6-4 in the round of 64 to progress to the second round on Sunday evening.
Ranked 66 in the world junior rankings, Okutoyi had to endure a tough match against the Belgian international whom she had to defeat after one hour and 43 minutes of sweat and strong serves.
After winning the first set through a tie break with the game tied at 6-6, the African tennis sensation saw off Van Impe 6-4 in the second set to progress.
Comment / Reply From
You May Also Like
Popular Posts
Stay Connected
Newsletter
Subscribe to our mailing list to get the new updates!
Categories
- Science and Technology (4888)
- Health & Science (5339)
- Jobs (256)
- Sex & Relationships (2807)
- Movies & Animation (7833)
- Comedy (501)
- Travel and Events (731)
- Gaming (1928)
- Work Life (528)
- History and Facts (1997)
- Places and Regions (567)
- People and Nations (1753)
- Pets and Animals (538)
- Cars and Vehicles (630)
- News and Politics (5877)
- Others (7980)
- Economics and Trade (4429)
- Education (6279)
- Life Style (5748)
- Arts & Entertainment (3157)
- Opinions (817)
- Real estate & Properties (170)
- Shipping & Logistics (89)
- Politics & Leadership Show (49)
- Sports Show (0)
- DFTUntoldStories (1)
- Palscity Show (1)
- Celebrities (223)
- Business (5998)
- Digitally Fit Show (1)
- Entertainment & Lifestyle Show (6)
- Business Show (3)
- In The Morning Show (1)
- DFT Reels & Shorts (17)
- Natural & Food (1889)
- People and Culture (92)
- Sports (4120)
- Fashion (211)
- Gossip (141)
- Music (440)