where novak djokovic has begun his french open title defence with a solid straight sets victory over france s pierre hugues herbert. having not yet reached a final in 2024, there have been question marks around his form. but he did what he does best on the clay courts of the french capital, powering to a 6 4, 7 6, 6 4 win over his wild card opponent. the 24 time grand slam champion will take sole ownership of the record of most major titles with a fourth victory in paris. next up for him spain s world number 63, roberto carballes baena. two time french open finalist casper ruud moved into the second round with a routine 6 3, 6 4, 6 3 win over brazil s felipe meligeni alves. the norwegian is a two time beaten finalist in paris, so will be looking to make that final step. aryna sabalenka meanwhile dropped just three games against teenager erika andreeva to start her french open campaign in emphatic style. the second seed was never truly troubled in a 6 1, 6 2 win over her 19
question marks around his form. but he did what he does best on the clay courts of the french capital, powering to a 6 4, 7 6, 6 4 win over his wild card opponent. the 24 time grand slam champion will take sole ownership of the record of most major titles with a fourth victory in paris. next up for him spain s world number 63, roberto carballes baena. two time french open finalist casper ruud moved into the second round with a routine 6 3, 6 4, 6 3 win over brazil s felipe meligeni alves. the norwegian is a two time beaten finalist in paris, so will be looking to make that final step. aryna sabalenka meanwhile dropped just three games against teenager erika andreeva to start her french open campaign in emphatic style. the second seed was never truly troubled in a 6 1, 6 2 win over her 19 year old opponent, who is ranked 98 places below her. she will face japan s moyuka uchijima in round two. fourth seed elena rybakina started sluggishly against belgium s greet minnen. she w
of high pressure will be nosing its way in from the west. now, some big areas of cloud moving around the highs. so it s not going to be completely sunny, but it will be largely dry. and, actually, across northern areas, particularly parts of scotland, it is going to turn very warm indeed, with temperatures by sunday of 22 or 23 degrees. hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. a full blown freak out at democratic party headquarters according to politico asjoe biden continues to struggle in the polls. welcome back. right now, president zelensky is on a whirlwind european tour, trying to secure crucial military aid for ukraine. and he needs it quickly. russian forces are making considerable progress towards the eastern ukrainian city of kharkiv. and with air defences running low, ukraine s second largest city is all but defenceless against the air attacks. those still there, soldiers and civilians alike, are sitting ducks. on the latest leg