emerged to deafening anticipation after a year—long delay, it was finally time. but not before the ball arrived in a slightly unusual fashion, via remote control car, and soon it was italy in the driving seat. their first owed little to luck, an own goal by turkey, but their dominance was beyond dispute. they coolly made it 2—0 before they rounded off their perfect night in perfect style. a hugely impressive win for italy. both they and this long—awaited tournament are off to some start. andy swiss, bbc news. in tennis, novak djokovic has handed 13—time french open champion rafael nadal only his third defeat in 16 years at the clay court tournament. djokovic — the world number one — triumphed 3—6, 6—3, 7—6, 6—2 in an epic showdown with the spaniard in the roland garros semi—finals. the serb remains on course to take a 19th major and become the first man in over 50