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It was a captivating first day of action at the 2023 French Open, and Day 2 has just as much in store. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, British No. 1 Cameron Norrie and home hope Caroline Garcia are among those taking to the red dirt on Monday, with ambitions of making a deep run at the second Grand Slam of the year.
French teenager Arthur Fils advanced to his first ATP final by holding on for a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) victory over eighth-seeded Brandon Nakashima at the Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes in Lyon, France.
PARIS: Aryna Sabalenka said Friday that “it’s OK if she hates me” as the Belarusian star braced to face Ukraine rival Marta Kostyuk in a highly-charged French Open showdown. World number two Sabalenka knows that Kostyuk, an outspoken critic of tennis authorities over their handling of players from Russia and their Belarusian allies in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine, will refuse to shake hands after their first round match at Roland Garros. “If she hates me, OK.
Cameron Norrie is out of the Lyon Open at the semi-final stage after suffering a comprehensive 6-3 6-0 defeat to Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo. The world No. 14 has a strong record at the ATP 250 event, reaching the 2021 final before winning the title last year.
Chilean Nicolas Jarry rallied to upset top-seeded Casper Ruud of Denmark 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Gonet Geneva Open on Thursday.
Cameron Norrie continued his title defence at the Lyon Open with a 6-2 2-6 6-1 quarter-final win over Sebastian Baez, but fellow Brit Jack Draper suffered defeat to Francisco Cerundolo. The two British players were on course to meet each other in the last four, but Draper’s 6-4 4-6 3-6 loss to the Argentine fourth seed ended his run.
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will face a qualifier in the first round of the French Open. Alcaraz is among the favourites to win at Roland-Garros, alongside Novak Djokovic, after 14-time champion Rafael Nadal announced he would not defend his title owing to injury.
Cameron Norrie beat David Goffin to reach the Lyon quarter-finals, while Harriet Dart lost in French Open qualifying. The British men's No. 1, the second seed for the ATP 250 event, has had a mixed clay campaign to date, failing to get past the last 16 of any event.