Nadiia Kichenok / Makoto Ninomiya beats Eri Hozumi / Fang-Hsien Wu to move on to the Round of 32 in the women's doubles this Roland-Garros 2026 (French Open)

Nadiia Kichenok / Makoto Ninomiya dropped the opener but found another gear at the Roland-Garros 2026 (French Open), overturning Eri Hozumi / Fang-Hsien Wu 0-6 7-6 6-2 in the Women's Doubles Round of 64.

7-6 — set 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 1 game.

The Players

Nadiia Kichenok — with a record of 3W-4L from 7 recorded matches — takes another step forward with this result. Makoto Ninomiya — with a record of 3W-4L from 7 recorded matches — takes another step forward with this result.

Eri Hozumi — with a record of 4W-4L from 8 recorded matches — exits this bracket but leaves with competitive minutes banked. Fang-Hsien Wu — with a record of 4W-4L from 8 recorded matches — exits this bracket but leaves with competitive minutes banked.

Head-to-Head

This was the first meeting between the two in our results ledger.

Coming in, Nadiia Kichenok / Makoto Ninomiya had gone W-L-W-L-L in recent recorded matches, while Eri Hozumi / Fang-Hsien Wu stood at L-L-W-L-W.

What's Next

Nadiia Kichenok / Makoto Ninomiya advances to the Round of 32 of the Roland-Garros 2026 (French Open), while Eri Hozumi / Fang-Hsien Wu's run ends here.

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