Highlights of the first day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1114 SABALENKA BLASTS PAST RAKHIMOVA World number one Aryna Sabalenka needed just an hour to overpower Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova 6-1 6-0 in the first round,

Last time Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego played each other, the match went to four sets. Shelton took their quarterfinal at the Australian Open in a tiebreak, but the match ebbed and flowed throughout, a contest of two attack-first players forced to be a little more attritional than normal.

Several fascinating women’s matches were played on Day 1 of the French Open. Last year’s runner-up Jasmine Paolini, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova all competed in Paris.

French Open has begun in Paris. The top players on tour are fighting for 2000 points in their respective rankings and hoping to make a significant impact at the iconic Major.

The French Open runs until 8 June with rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner hoping to meet in a grand slam final for the first time and renew hostilities.

Former Arsenal and Real Sociedad attacker Carlos Vela has retired from professional soccer after a career spanning 19 years, the 36-year-old said on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old British number one recovered from a slow start to win 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 under the roof on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

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Over a dozen matches on Day 1 of the French Open included five-setters and an unwanted rain delay, with just one male Top 10 player making his debut. LWOT recap who impressed, and who struggled on the first day of the tournament.