PARIS — Canada's Gabriel Diallo rallied but fell just short, losing 7-5, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 1-6, 7-5 to Japan's Kei Nishikori on Sunday in first-round men's singles action at the French Open. The Montreal native fired 14 aces and committed six double faults in the five-round battle, and broke on eight of his 14 opportunities. Diallo had 10 aces to just one double fault in the final three sets, as he found his way back into the match after dropping a tiebreaker in the second set. Nishikori had one ace
PARIS (AP) — Stan Wawrinka repeatedly used his trademark one-handed backhand to get the better of Andy Murray at the French Open once again, beating him 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday night in what might have been Murray's last singles match at Roland Garros. Wawrinka, at 39, is just the third man of at least that age to win a match at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament since 1980, joining his Swiss countryman and pal Roger Federer, who did it in 2021, and Ivo Karlovic, who did it two years earlier.
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic has yet to win a title this season. Hasn't even reached a final. His schedule has been lighter than usual, and so has his record, which is just 14-6 entering the French Open. So this is how he framed his outlook for Roland Garros on Sunday: “Low expectations and high hopes.” And just how low are those expectations? Well, this is Novak Djokovic we're talking about — the owner of 24 Grand Slam titles, including his third in Paris a year ago, and more time at No. 1 than