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Ukrainian world No 66 Marta Kostyuk has slammed Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal for supporting the tennis tours' decision to remove all ranking points on offer at Wimbledon this year. The ATP and WTA made the move to penalise Wimbledon for their ban on Russian and Belarusian players, and Kostyuk said the tours wouldn't listen if their top players criticised Wimbledon for their ban.
The French Open is back with the second Grand Slam of the season.
Mats Wilander believes Iga Swiatek does not have “any weaknesses” in her game at the moment – but is unsure if she will dominate women’s tennis for years to come. World No.
Former French Open champion Simona Halep overcame lucky loser Nastasja Schunk in a hard-fought three-set win in the first round at Roland-Garros. Following a series of first-round casualties, including sixth seed Ons Jabeur and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova, Halep was out to avoid an early upset of her own in her first Grand Slam with new coach Patrick Mouratoglou. Ad/> The Romanian was severely tested by Schunk, the 18-year-old German who was making her Grand Slam debut, but the 2018 winner eventually came through 6-4 1-6 6-1.
Last year’s French Open was perhaps the most unpredictable in recent memory and this season’s competition has already provided plenty of upsets.
Last year’s French Open was perhaps the most unpredictable in recent memory and this season’s competition has already provided plenty of upsets.
Spain’s Paula Badosa made light work of French wild card Fiona Ferro to reach the second round at Roland-Garros. With defending champion Barbora Krejcikova and top-10 seeds Anett Kontaveit, Ons Jabeur and Garbine Muguruza all out of the tournament already, those capable of challenging the in-form world No. 1 Iga Swiatek are diminishing by the day.
The French Open is back with the second Grand Slam of the season.