⁍ Caroline Garcia reached her only Grand Slam quarter-final in Paris three years ago.
⁍ Venus Williams suffered a 6-4 6-4 defeat by Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.
⁍ Top seed Simona Halep was 4-2 down to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo.
– Japanese player Kei Nishikori came back from a set and a break down to beat Britain’s Dan Evans in five sets in the first round of the French Open on Sunday. Nishikori, who missed the American hardcourt swing because of a virus, won the last four games of the fifth set to win 1-6, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-4, reports Reuters. In other matches: Caroline Garcia of France beat Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Victoria Azarenka of Belarus beat Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic 6-1, 6-2. Italian teenager Jannik Sinner stunned 11th-seeded David Goffin 7-5, 6-0, 6-3. American Venus Williams lost to Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the first round. The 40-year-old American has now lost in the first round at all her four tournament appearances since the season resumed following the COVID-19 shutdown, including this month’s US Open.
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