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Jabeur shocked by Linette at French Open

Tunisian Ons Jabeur became the first major casualty on the opening day of the French Open when the in-form sixth seed crashed out with a 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 defeat to Poland's Magda Linette.

Djokovic coach Ivanisevic lends hand to Cirstea at French Open

Sorana Cirstea made the French Open second round on Sunday with a little help from 2001 Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic, the coach of world number one and reigning Roland Garros champion Novak Djokovic. The 32-year-old Romanian, who reached the quarter-finals in Paris in 2009, eased past Tatjana Maria 6-3, 6-3 to set up a clash with former US Open champion Sloane Stephens for a place in the last 32.

Roland Garros 2022 - Magda Linette battles back from a set down to stun Ons Jabeur in first round

Magda Linette kicked off Roland Garros with a stunning upset by beating world number six Ons Jabeur 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5. Jabeur and Linette were opening the tournament on Phillipe Chatrier with the former among the favourites for the title after winning the Madrid Open and reaching the Italian Open final. Ad/> But she was second best against a battling Linette who refused to be beaten and showed more fight than her opponent on her way to a shock win.

Dominic Thiem, Ons Jabeur Knocked Out Of French Open In First Round

Two-time French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem, whose ranking has slipped to 194 after a lengthy battle with a wrist injury, crashed out in the first round Sunday, losing 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to Hugo Dellien of Bolivia. Thiem, the 2020 US Open champion, has yet to win a match in five attempts since his return in March. He has now lost 10 tour-level matches in a row. His last victory came in Rome just over a year ago. The 28-year-old Austrian, a former world number three, reached at least the quarter-finals at Roland Garros five years running from 2016 to 2020.