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French Open: Shocking moment Irina-Camelia Begu throws racquet, makes kid cry and gets warning

There was a very regrettable incident on Thursday at the French Open as Irina-Camelia Begu threw her racquet in frustration and it caused a child in the crowd to cry. Begu had slipped a break down in the third set to her opponent, 30th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, in their second-round encounter at Roland-Garros when she let her frustration get the better of her.

French Open: 'It hurts him' - John McEnroe reveals why Daniil Medvedev struggles on clay at Roland-Garros

John McEnroe has said that the red clay of Roland-Garros «hurts» second seed Daniil Medvedev, who has had to adapt to the surface the hard way after having only one match worth of preparation for this year's tournament. Speaking with fellow Eurosport expert Alex Corretja, McEnroe thinks that the Russian «relies on movement», which in turn makes him «more uncomfortable than the most of the other players» when it comes to the dirt of Paris. Ad/> «It’s like it hurts him,» the American said.

Bopanna-Middelkoop enter French Open pre-quarterfinals

Rohan Bopanna and his Dutch partner Matwe Middelkoop marched into the pre-quarterfinals of the French Open men's doubles event with a straight set win over Andrey Golubev and Fabrice Martin on Thursday. Bopanna and Middelkoop won the second round with a 6-3 6-4 scoreline against their opponents in one hour and six minutes.

Third seed Badosa needs three sets to oust Juvan in second round

Paula Badosa outlasted Slovenia's Kaja Juvan before making sure of a third round spot with a 7-5 3-6 6-2 victory at the French Open on Thursday. Badosa, a former junior champion in Paris, was made to work much harder than in her opening round where she had spent less than an hour on court. "It was a very touch match and I expected a match like this," Badosa said.