Swiatek on one-way street to second round in Paris
PARIS, May 25 : Four-time champion Iga Swiatek cantered into the second round of the French Open, dispatching Australian wildcard Emerson Jones 6-1 6-2 in quick time under a beaming sun.
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Record hunter Djokovic passes Mpetshi Perricard test in Paris
PARIS, May 24 : Novak Djokovic began his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title by crossing a milestone and a tricky hurdle with a 5-7 7-5 6-1 6-4 French Open first-round victory over local hope Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Sunday.
Tearful Kostyuk reaches French Open 2nd round
PARIS: Marta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open became one of her toughest matches after she found out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine.
Fritz falls to Basavareddy in French Open shock
PARIS, May 24 : Seventh seed Taylor Fritz was stunned 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-7(9) 6-1 by fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy in the first round of the French Open on Sunday as his injury-disrupted claycourt season ended with a whimper.
Emma Raducanu beaten in French Open first round for first time in her career
Emma Raducanu suffered her first opening-round loss at the French Open with an error-strewn display against Argentina’s Solana Sierra.
Monfils embraces final Roland Garros as trickster Gaston looks to spoil send-off
PARIS, May 24 : The first round of the French Open continues on Monday with four-times champion Iga Swiatek, world number two Elena Rybakina and newly crowned Italian Open champion Elina Svitolina among the top seeds in action.
Zverev in cruise control as French Open starts under blazing sun
PARIS, May 24 : French Open dark horse Alexander Zverev started his Roland Garros campaign with a meticulous 6-3 6-4 6-2 first-round demolition of France's Benjamin Bonzi in searing heat on Sunday.
Ukraine's Kostyuk keeps focus in Paris after missile strike near parents' home
PARIS, May 24 : Hours after a Russian missile slammed near her family home in Kyiv, Marta Kostyuk walked onto the French Open clay on Sunday with photos of the blast fresh in her mind: shattered buildings metres from where her mother and sister had spent the night.