Rancho Mirage native and Palm Desert High grad Desirae Krawczyk earned a comfortable win today in the first round of women’s doubles at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Playing with doubles partner Danielle Collins, Krawczyk dominated the first set en route to a 6-1, 6-3 victory against Greece’s Maria Sakkari and Despina Papamichail.
The winning pair advance to face the Ukrainian sibling duo of Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok at 3 a.m. (Pacific Time) Wednesday. The match is scheduled on Court Suzanne Lenglen, the second-largest tennis facility at the Olympics.
Krawczyk is no stranger to the clay courts at Roland Garros, having won the 2021 French Open in mixed doubles, one of four career grand slam titles. She also finished a runner-up in women’s doubles in 2020.