Gael Monfils had battled for more than four hours to win his second round game against Sebastian Baez. He had staged one of the most improbable comebacks in Grand Slam Tennis history.
Gael Monfils, the 36-year-old, is ranked 394 in the world and was 0-4 down in the fifth and final set. However, he made a stunning comeback to script a memorable victory over Sebastian Baez, ranked 42.
French Open 2023: Brazil's Thiago Seyboth Wild defeated Daniil Medvedev in the first round of the Roland Garros. Seyboth Wild registered a thrilling five-set victory in over 4 hours.
Novak Djokovic beat USA's Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 in straight sets as targets record 23rd Grand Slam in Rafael Nadal's absence at French Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, the world no.5, beat Jiri Vesely 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 in the first round while world no.7 Andrey Rublev overcame a four-set battle against Laslo Djere.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will face world no.101 Aleksandar Kovacevic in the first round while the current no.1 Carlos Alcaraz and second-seeded Daniil Medvedev will take on qualifiers.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal is among the high-profile players missing the tournament due to injury.
French Open main draw is set to get underway on May 28 and the tournament will go on till June 11.
Roland Garros, the clay-court Grand Slam tournament in Paris will begin with its main-draw games on May 28.
The 20-year-old Danish star also beat the World No. 1 in the Paris Master Final in November 2022.
Andy Murray wins his first ATP Challenger title since 2005 and his first title on clay since 2016.
Monte Carlo Masters: Lorenzo Musetti knocked top-ranked Serb Novak Djokovic out of the Monte Carlo Masters. Djokovic dropped his serve eight times in the game and lost despite leading it before.
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Russian players Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev are among the star players who can return.
Nadal has been sidelined since January by an injured hip flexor.
The 43-year-old Bopanna along with his partner Ebden, defeated top-seeded Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Neil Skupski of Britain 6-3, 2-6, 10-8 in the final clash
By playing in exhibition matches featuring Rohan Bopanna, Yuvraj Singh, and her 'best friend' Bethanie Mettek Sands, Sania finally bid adieus to her illustrious career.
Medvedev, on the second longest winning streak of his career, broke Rublev twice in each set and won the last five games on the hard court.
It is interesting to note that Medvedev beat Djokovic in the 2021 US Open final, and since then, he never managed to get a win against him.
Krejcikova has now won two titles against Swiatek in the last two encounters, both of which have come in finals. Last year's 3-hour, 16-minute Ostrava final and this 91-minute Dubai final have both been won by Krejcikova.
Abu Dhabi Open: India's ace tennis star Sania Mirza has moved another step closer to her international retirement after she crashed out in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open in the mixed doubles event
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