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Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025
The organisations, however, said that tournaments taking place from June 8 onwards are still planning to go ahead as per the schedule.
The German fifth seed lost 6-4, 6-2 to world No. 81 Anastasia Potapova.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner returned to the Roland Garros for the first time in four years.
The 32-year-old, who has won five Grand Slam titles, has not played since the end of January and underwent shoulder surgery at the end of February.
The last player to contest a Grand Slam singles match having turned 40 was American Jimmy Connors at the US Open in 1992.
Naomi Osaka's quest for a third consecutive Grand Slam title almost came to an abrupt end as a number of top players struggled to book their spots in the second round of the French Open.
Nadal, chasing a record-extending 12th title at Roland Garros, powered through the first two sets before being slightly bothered in the third.
The Swiss reeled the youngster back in, forcing the game to a tie-break where he squandered three match points before going on to win.
The powerful Czech struggled throughout to find the range on her feared serve and forehand as 31st seed Martic matched her best performance by reaching the last 16.
The win improved Rafael Nadal's Roland Garros record to 87-2.
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