Last time Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego played each other, the match went to four sets. Shelton took their quarterfinal at the Australian Open in a tiebreak, but the match ebbed and flowed throughout, a contest of two attack-first players forced to be a little more attritional than normal.

Highlights of the first day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1114 SABALENKA BLASTS PAST RAKHIMOVA World number one Aryna Sabalenka needed just an hour to overpower Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova 6-1 6-0 in the first round,

The weather might not have not have impressed so far in Paris, but the standard of the tennis and the drama has not disappointed at all. We’ve had just about every type of weather at Roland Garros so far,

The second day of the French Open brought out the star power in Paris as we saw a much-improved field compared to day one.

PARIS - Italians Jasmine Paolini and Lorenzo Musetti lit up a damp day at Roland Garros by moving into the French Open third round with stirring victories while twice runner-up Casper Ruud made a shock exit on Wednesday.

The French Open runs until 8 June with rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner hoping to meet in a grand slam final for the first time and renew hostilities.

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Former Arsenal and Real Sociedad attacker Carlos Vela has retired from professional soccer after a career spanning 19 years, the 36-year-old said on Tuesday.

The focus will be on the likes of Aryna Sabalenka, Qinwen Zheng, Lorenzo Musetti and Jasmine Paolini when the clay-court major gets underway on Sunday.