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Saturday, Jul 19, 2025
Little over three weeks since Djokovic was defaulted in the US Open fourth round for hitting a line judge with a ball, the Serb was as cool as a cucumber as he outclassed Mikael Ymer.
Next up for the American will be a second-round meeting against fellow mother Tsvetana Pironkova.
"There was a lot of speculation about whether it was deserved. I accepted it, I moved on. Of course I didn't forget about it, I don't think I'll ever forget about it," the world No. 1 spoke about his disqualification from the US Open.
The withdrawal of Osaka, who has never advanced past the third round at Roland Garros, comes as another blow to the tournament after world No. 1 Ash Barty of Australia said she would not be defending her title due to COVID-19 concerns.
Prajnesh, who got the better of Turkey's Cem Ilkel in the opening round, lost 4-6, 6-7(4) to Vukic.
Italian teenager Jannik Sinner upset 11th seed David Goffin in a breezy 7-5, 6-0, 6-3 victory on his French Open debut.
The 39-year-old American, a three-time former champion at Roland Garros, was striving to claim a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title.
Verdasco was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a positive coronavirus test which he insists was not accurate.
The tournament, which was due to be held from May 24 to June 7, will be staged from September 20 to October 4, meaning it will start one week after the US Open and clash with many other hardcourt tournaments usually staged during that time.
Tennis players around the world have hit out at the lack of communication from the game's governing bodies in the wake of the French Open being moved to September from May because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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