Tennis News

Australian Nick Kyrgios withdraws from the French Open with an elbow injury before his first-round match against compatriot Bernard Tomic.

Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina overcame a slow start to sweep past Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5 6-3 and become the first big name to reach the second round of the French Open on Sunday.

Fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov reaches the French Open second round by beating Egypt's Mohamed Safwat, who was a late call-up as a lucky loser.

German second seed Alexander Zverev eases into the French Open second round and is joined by Lucas Pouille and Kei Nishikori.

So here's what we know: Bernard Tomic has a first-round opponent. But who that player will be is anyone's guess at this point.

Jelena Ostapenko's French Open title defence came to an end in the opening round as she suffered a shock defeat to Kateryna Kozlova on Sunday.

No. 4 seed Grigor Dimitrov opened his French Open with a straight-set win over Mohamed Safwat.

Johanna Konta's miserable run at the French Open continued as a straight-sets defeat to Yulia Putintseva saw the British No 1 exit at the first-round stage for the fourth successive year.

Sloane Stephens won easily in the first round of the French Open, but defending champ Jelena Ostapenko and Venus Williams were toppled.

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the French Open with an elbow injury that has sidelined him for months.

Japan's Hiroki Moriya beats Great Britain's James Ward in straight sets to win the Loughborough Trophy.

Cameron Norrie goes into his first French Open full of confidence after "an incredible week" on the clay in Lyon.

Grigor Dimitrov subdued Egyptian lucky loser Mohamed Safwat 6-1 6-4 7-6 (7-1) in the first round of the French Open on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal will bid for an 11th French Open title in Paris over the next fortnight. We look at five other modern-day sports stars who dominated their field.