2019 finalist marketa vondrusova also enjoyed a straight sets win. the fifth seed beat spain s rebekah masarova 6 1, 6 3 to set up a second round meeting with the wonderfully named katie volynets. meanwhile in the men s singles, the australian open champion jannik sinner is safely into round two despite some concerns over his physical condition. he s been struggling with a hip injury of late, and came into the tournament with huge doubts over his fitness, but the world number two has eased past america s chris eubanks in straight sets. he ll play the home favourite richard gasquet next. right now we could be seeing rafa nadal at the french open for the very last time. he s won this title a record 1a times but has indicated it could be his last season, having spent the last couple of years battling injury. and he s facing fourth seed alexander zverev in the opening round, who won the italian open in the build up to roland garros. not long gone in this one. it is zverev who is
cancer this year and says peopple should do more to protect themselves from the sun. and how yellow became orange. coldplay thrill fans with a special song dedicated to luton town football club. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s ben croucher. day two of the french open is well under way and though a soggy parisian day has thwarted play on the outside courts for the best part of five hours, the matches under the roofs have seen the big names all safely progress most notably iga swiatek who is bidding for a fourth title in five years. she underlined her favourites tag with a crushing 6 1, 6 2 victory over home qualifier lolia jeanjean. swiatek wrapped up the win in just 61 minutes to set up a mouthwatering second round clash with unseeded four time grand slam champion naomi 0saka. meanwhile in the men s singles, the australian open champion jannik sinner is safely into round two despite some concerns over his physical condition. he s been stru
against another veteran in stanislas wawrinka in the opening round, a former winner in paris and fellow three time grand slam champion. at 39, wawrinka is two years older, but he took advantage of murray s lack of court time, winning in straight sets. they shared a nice moment at the net afterwards, having had a fair few battles across the years, and murray, who reached the french open final in 2016, as well as multiple semifinals and quarterfinals, was in reflective move afterwards. idid i did really well here over the years and i guess a lot of the results and stuff, i think the issue for me is when you compare it to watch rough on or novak djokovic achieved in the same time is obviously minuscule in comparison, that most players would sign up for the results i had here, played a final, four semis, the results i had here, played a final, foursemis, i made the results i had here, played a final, four semis, i made the quarters how many times, a couple of times as well, maybe
Of cancer treatment. And how Predictive Analytics can help in emergencies. Thats all in click, in half an hour here on bbc news. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Many federal Government Services across the United States have shut down after politicians in washington failed to pass a spending bill. Hundreds of thousands of workers employed by federal agencies are being sent home until a compromise can be found. However, essential Services Including National Security and air Traffic Control will continue. The last Government Shutdown in 2013 lasted 16 days. Sarah corker reports. Its a Government Shutdown nobody wanted. It went to the wire but there was no last minute deal. As democrats rallied on capitol hill, inside the senate, Republican Leaders couldnt secure enough votes to pass a spending bill to extend the funding of federal agencies. On this vote, the ayes are 50, nays are 49. The motion is not agreed. Three fifths of the senators duly
Deadlock in washington. And in sport a moment to reflect on the life of cyrille regis, the former england player described as a trailblazer for black players in modern football at stadiums across the country. And on dateline london, janel hill and her panel of guests examine uk french relations and why iran has upset russians. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The Us National Government has officially shut down, a year to the day after Donald Trump Took Office as president. Senators had failed to agree a stop gap budget amid a bitter dispute President Trumps republicans and the opposition democrats over immigration and border security. The impasse will affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers, but essential Government Services will carry on. The recriminations have already begun. David willis reports from washington. The ayes 50, the nays are 49. The vote to keep funding the federal government was well short of the majority needed,