Roland Garros: Simona Halep faces Alison Riske in the first round. Sorana Cirstea to play against Daria Gavrilova

Romanian tennis player, 1^st WTA, 26, will face Alison Riske (US, 27, 105^th WTA) in the first round of the Roland Garros grand slam tournament, according to the draw in Paris, On Thursday.

If she qualifies to the second round, Halep might face the winner between Myrtille Georges (France) and Taylor Townsend (US).

Other Romanian players:

• Mihaela Buzarnescu (30, 32^nd WTA) vs. Vania King (US, 29, 1,276^th WTA);
• Irina Begu (27, 41^st WTA) vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Slovakia, 23, 78^th WTA);
• Sorana Cirstea (28, 45^th WTA) vs. Daria Gavrilova (Australia, 24, 24^th WTA);
• Ana Bogdan (25, 65^th WTA) vs. Marketa Vondousova (18, 90^th WTA).

Two other tennis players, Irina Bara and Alexandra Dulgheru, are playing in the qualifying rounds.