PARIS (Reuters) — On Saturday, Poland’s Iga Swiatek began her campaign for Olympic gold by defeating gritty Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2 7-5 in the singles opening round.

Fifty days after winning her fourth French Open title, the 23-year-old Swiatek returned to the Parisian clay and demonstrated why she is the frontrunner to add the Olympic title to her resume.

Heavy rain marred the opening day of the tennis event, leaving thousands of spectators without tickets for the two main show courts dissatisfied after queuing to enter.

Organizers stated that play on the uncovered courts will not begin until 3 p.m. local time.

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