Barbora Krejcikova has become only the third defending women’s champion to lose in the first round of the French Open. Naomi Osaka’s return to the French Open ends with an first round loss. Nadal battles thru pain to advance.
U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu s French Open debut was difficult for more than a set before she emerged with a 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1 victory over Czech qualifier Linda Noskova. The 12th-seeded Raducanu came back to win in more than 2 1\/2 hours against a player who was trying to pull off the sort of upset Raducanu did over and over again at Flushing Meadows last year. The 17-year-old Noskova is ranked 184th and was making her Grand Slam debut after going through qualifying.