Tennis-French Open day three
PARIS (Reuters) - Highlights of the third day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, on Tuesday (times GMT):
1715 BADOSA BREEZES PAST FERRO
Spanish third seed Paula Badosa made quick work of wildcard Fiona Ferro by wrapping up a 6-2 6-0 win in under an hour to advance to the next round, where she will take on Kaja Juvan.
1645 TIAFOE RECORDS FIRST CAREER WIN AT FRENCH OPEN
Frances Tiafoe held off Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi 7-5 7-5 7-6(5) to pick up his first main draw win at Roland Garros. He will meet David Goffin in the second round.
1528 TEARFUL TSONGA BOWS OUT AFTER DEFEAT BY RUUD
An emotional Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ended his 18-year professional career with a 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-2 7-6(0) opening-round loss at his home Grand Slam to Casper Ruud at a packed Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Tsonga, alongside his family and former coaches, took centre stage for a ceremony to commemorate his career, with Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic among those paying tribute to the Frenchman via video messages.
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