May 28, 20232 yr Author Thanasi Kokkinakis beats Dan Evans [20] 6-4 6-4 6-4 He meets Wawrinka or Ramos-Vinolas next and there are just two Brits left in the draw now.
May 28, 20232 yr Author Hubert Hurkacz [13] beats David Goffin 6-3 5-7 6-4 2-6 6-4! He plays Tallon Griekspoor next, who beat Pedro Martínez in five.
May 28, 20232 yr Author Leylah Fernandez beats Magda Linette [21] 6-3 1-6 6-3 She meets Tauson or Sasnovich next, and looks in pretty good nick.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Second seed Daniil Medvedev was stunned by qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild in a big French Open first-round shock. The Russian battled windy conditions, "a mouthful of clay" and the Brazilian's outstanding forehand in a 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (6-8) 2-6 6-3 6-4 loss. Medvedev had arrived at Roland Garros in good form and in contention for the world number one ranking. But 172nd-ranked Seyboth Wild pounced on Medvedev's inconsistency to book a first Grand Slam second-round spot.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Cameron Norrie says he is relishing playing in "the tough moments" as he prepares to face home player Lucas Pouille at the French Open. Norrie, seeded 14th, plays qualifier Pouille at about 18:00 BST on Wednesday, returning to Court Suzanne Lenglen where he beat Benoit Paire - another Frenchman - in a partisan atmosphere. The British number one was regularly booed by the Paris crowd for aborting his ball toss, while he was also harshly penalised by the chair umpire for hindrance after being deemed to have distracted Paire with a mid-point shout.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva says a text message from Andy Murray provided inspiration as she won the first Grand Slam match of her career. Andreeva, 16, beat American Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2 6-1 on Tuesday. After a stunning run in Madrid last month, Andreeva called Murray "beautiful" and said in Paris she had texted him before the clay-court major. "He said 'Thank you, and good luck in Roland Garros'. Maybe that's why I'm playing that good now," she said. Andreeva is the youngest player in the French Open main draw and needed just 56 minutes to reach the second round.
May 31, 20232 yr Author American sixth seed Coco Gauff told herself she "should not freak out" before fighting back to avoid a shock early exit at the French Open. Gauff won 3-6 6-1 6-2 against Spain's Rebeka Masarova, while top seed Iga Swiatek won 6-4 6-0 against another Spaniard, Cristina Bucsa. Seventh seed Ons Jabeur has struggled for court time because of injury but beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-4 6-1. Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina won 6-4 6-2 against Brenda Fruhvirtova.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Britons Neal Skupski, Lloyd Glasspool and Jamie Murray have all reached the second round of the men's doubles competition at the French Open. Top seeds Skupski and Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof beat Kazakh Andrey Golubev and Ecuador's Gonzalo Escobar 6-3 7-6 (7-5) on Tuesday. Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara of Finland beat Austrians Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-3. Murray and New Zealand partner Michael Venus won in straight sets in Paris. The 13th-seeded Murray and Venus beat Spain's David Vega Hernandez and Ecuadorian Diego Hidalgo 7-6 (7-5) 6-4, and will next face Colombia's two-time major winners Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Novak Djokovic has drawn criticism from Kosovo’s tennis federation — but not from French Open organizers — after offering his thoughts on clashes in northern Kosovo between ethnic Serbs and police and NATO peacekeepers. Djokovic is a 36-year-old from Serbia who has won 22 Grand Slam titles and is scheduled to play in the second round at Roland Garros on Wednesday. After a first-round victory on Monday, Djokovic wrote in Serbian on the lens of a courtside TV camera: “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence
May 31, 20232 yr Author Tennis journalist Jannik Schneider was allegedly threatened following a press conference after asking Thiago Seyboth Wild a question regarding domestic violence allegations against him in Brazil. The 172nd-ranked player defeated Daniil Medvedev after hour hours in a 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (6-8) 2-6 6-3 6-4 victory to claim the biggest win of his career.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Former champion Jelena Ostapenko suffered a shock French Open second-round defeat by tournament debutant Peyton Stearns. Latvian 17th seed Ostapenko, the winner at Roland Garros in 2017, lost 6-3 1-6 6-2 to the American. She became the 15th women's seed to be knocked out as the second round got under way in Paris on Wednesday.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Novak Djokovic's political message about Kosovo at the French Open was "not appropriate" and "shouldn't happen again", says France's sports minister. Amelie Oudea-Castera said there needs to be a "principle of neutrality for the field of play". Serb Djokovic wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence" on a camera lens. It is in reference to recent tension in Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the French Open third round with a straight-set victory over Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena. The Greek, runner-up at Roland Garros in 2021, won 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Tsitsipas, 24, next plays Argentine Diego Schwartzman or Portugal's Nuno Borges, both of whom are unseeded.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Caroline Garcia became the highest-ranked women's player to exit the French Open so far with a second-round loss to Anna Blinkova. Fifth seed Garcia saved eight match points before succumbing to a 4-6 6-3 7-5 defeat by the Russian.
May 31, 20232 yr Author Britain's Cameron Norrie matched his best run at the French Open by ruthlessly swatting aside home hope Lucas Pouille to reach the third round. Norrie, seeded 14th, was much improved from his opening match, hitting heavier and precisely in a 6-1 6-3 6-3 win. The British number one silenced the boisterous Paris crowd with a fast start and largely stayed in control. Norrie will play either 17th seed Lorenzo Musetti or Russia's Alexander Shevchenko in the last 32.
May 31, 20232 yr Author World number one Carlos Alcaraz came through a tricky test against Japan's Taro Daniel to reach the French Open third round. The Spaniard dropped the second set to the world number 97 but ultimately prevailed 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2. Alcaraz will face Canada's Denis Shapovalov next as he continues his bid for a second Grand Slam title.
June 1, 20232 yr Author Novak Djokovic says he is "aware people would disagree" with him writing a political message about Kosovo on a French Open camera lens but it is an issue he "stands for". Djokovic, 36, wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence" after his first-round win on Monday. France's sports minister said the Serb's actions were "not appropriate" and should not happen again. "A drama-free Grand Slam, I don't think it can happen for me," said Djokovic. "I guess that drives me, as well."
June 1, 20232 yr Author Defending champion Iga Swiatek says she is not concerned by records as she continues her bid for a third French Open win in four years. The Polish world number one faces American Claire Liu in the second round on Thursday. A third title would see her equal Serena Williams and Monica Seles' record at Roland Garros, but such numbers do not interest Swiatek. "I don't even know these records," the 21-year-old said. "I play tennis but I'm not really an expert in terms of statistics and history, so I'm not really focused on that. "I never even played Serena or Monica Seles. I'm kind of living my own life and having my own journey."
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