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PARIS: Serbian world number three Novak Djokovic risked stirring up a political controversy at the French Open on Monday (May 29) after writing a message about Kosovo following his first-round victory.
Laura Robson says Daniil Medvedev is a top three favourite to win the French Open this year. The No. 2 seed has previously expressed he does not like playing on clay, but he claimed the first clay-court title of his career in Rome earlier this month and his fifth title of the year.
Elina Svitolina says she is hoping to bring «joy» to the people of Ukraine on her return to competitive action. The Ukrainian is competing at a Grand Slam for the first time in 16 months having taken maternity leave from the tour before giving birth to her first child with her husband, Gael Monfils. Ad During that time Russia's war on her home country has raged on.
Michael Holt suffered a surprise 4-2 defeat to Hayden Staniland in the third round of Event One at snooker Q School in Leicester on Monday night as his hopes of regaining his professional tour card suffered a setback. 'The Hitman' had enjoyed a solid 4-1 win over Jeff Cundy in his tournament opener on Sunday, but was dumped out of the competition in his second match at the Morningside Arena chasing four more wins to earn a two-year card for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons.
China has long been the sleeping giant of men's tennis but on Monday the giant stirred as Shanghai trailblazer Zhang Zhizhen advanced to the second round of the French Open.
NATO-led peacekeepers on Monday dispersed Serb protesters who again clashed with police in northern Kosovo to demand the removal of recently elected Albanian mayors, as ethnic tensions flared in the Balkan nation. Around 25 soldiers were injured during the clashes, along with over 50 demonstrators. Kosovo's Serbs had boycotted last month's elections in the northern towns, which allowed ethnic Albanians to take control of local councils despite a minuscule turnout of under 3.5 percent of voters.
Zhang Zhizhen on Monday became the first Chinese man in 86 years to win a match at the French Open. The world number 71 was leading Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 4-1 when his Serbian opponent retired with an injury. It was a first main draw win at the majors for Zhang who had been an opening round loser in his three previous appearances at the Slams. The 26-year-old is getting used to making breakthroughs for China.
Novak Djokovic courted controversy Monday when he wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence" on a camera at the French Open after clashes flared in northern Kosovo amid ethnic tensions. The Belgrade-born tennis superstar wrote the message in Serbian after his opening round victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic on the showpiece Philippe Chatrier Court at Roland Garros. "Kosovo is our cradle, our stronghold, centre of the most important things for our country... There are many reasons why I wrote that on the camera," 36-year-old Djokovic told Serb media at the tournament.