PARIS (Reuters) -Highlights of the first day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1818 VEKIC ACES PAST BLINKOVA Paris Olympics finalist and Croatian 18th seed Donna Vekic beat Russia's Anna Blinkova 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1 in the first round,

The French Open is played on the clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. Saturday, June 7 is the women's final. Sunday, June 8, is the men's final.

Jasmine Paolini, last season's beaten finalist, had to dig deep to battle past China's Yuan Yue in the French Open first round on Sunday before earning a nerve-wracking 6-1 4-6 6-3 victory. The Italian fourth-seed got off to a sizzling start,

Nadal, a 14-time Roland Garros champion whose record may never be surpassed, was honored by tennis rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray showed up at the French Open on Sunday to participate in a ceremony honoring 14-time tournament champion Rafael Nadal, symbolizing the approaching end of a golden era in men's tennis.

Italian Lorenzo Musetti found his touch after a tight first set to reach the French Open second round with a 7-5 6-2 6-0 victory over German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann on Sunday, beginning his campaign with the firm intention of winning the title.

A tennis nation with an eye for the spectacular is getting closer to refuting the idea that it is all showmanship and no substance

Victoria Mboko is an 18-year-old from Canada who has won her Grand Slam debut at the French Open. Mboko beat 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Lulu Sun 6-1, 7-6 (4) on Sunday.

If there is one thing 23-year-old Eva Lys does not want to know it is who she is playing next at the French Open, the German said after making a winning start at the tournament on Sunday.Lys, ranked 59th in the world,