12:26 PM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — The wind was swirling, Naomi Osaka‘s shots were flying everywhere except where she wanted and her debut as the No. 1 seed at a Grand Slam tournament was not going well. Not well at all. In the first set of her first match at the 2019 French

4:26 PM ET PARIS — Serena Williams‘ ability to overcome the first-round sluggishness and nerves that can afflict even the most accomplished players is practically unparalleled. She needed that knowhow Monday, when she said she felt as if she had “concrete blocks” on her feet in the early going against Russia’s No. 83 Vitalia Diatchenko.

2:01 PM ET Serena Williams‘ opening matches at any Grand Slam are always on the radar. And while the 23-time Grand Slam winner’s play made the ultimate statement on Monday, Williams’ fashion statement in first round play at the French Open made plenty of headlines as well. Shortly before posting a first round win over

11:45 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Rafael Nadal made light work of qualifier Yannick Hanfmann on Monday, winning 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the French Open. The 11-time champion at Roland Garros saved four break points in his first service game on Court Philippe Chatrier but was never troubled

11:12 AM ET ESPN News Services Playing his first match at Roland Garros since 2015, Roger Federer had no problem reaching the second round of the French Open. Back on the refurbished Court Philippe Chatrier on the opening day of the clay-court event, the 20-time Grand Slam champion defeated French Open debutant Lorenzo Sonego 6-2,

11:50 AM ET ESPN News Services Playing his first match at Roland Garros since 2015, Roger Federer had no problem reaching the second round of the French Open. Back on the refurbished Court Philippe Chatrier on the opening day of the clay-court event, the 20-time Grand Slam champion defeated French Open debutant Lorenzo Sonego 6-2,

10:20 AM ET ESPN staff India’s top ranked singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost 1-6, 3-6, 1-6 to Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien in the opening round of the 2019 French Open on Sunday. Prajnesh only managed to hold one serve in the opening set and was broken twice as Dellien went a set up in just 21

May 24, 2019 With the 2019 French Open beginning Sunday in Paris, we gathered 14 of our ESPN tennis experts to glean their knowledge and get their picks for this year’s tournament. Will Rafael Nadal win an astonishing 12th title at Roland Garros or will Novak Djokovic complete the “Djoker Slam”? Will Simona Halep repeat

1:15 PM ET Associated Press STRASBOURG, France — Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska beat Caroline Garcia 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3) to win the Internationaux de Strasbourg Saturday in the longest final of the WTA season. Yastremska wasted two match points in the second set and saved one in the third before closing out the encounter in