The comeback effort just gets more complicated for Andrea Petkovic as the German lost in the first round of her home event, going out to Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-2
It was obvious that Novak Djokovic was in pain. It didn't look as if he would be around long; he lost the first four games. But then the endorphins kicked in.
Rafael Nadal leads an all-star elite lineup at the first major clay event of the French Open run-up with the Spanish king of clay now joined for sure by top seed Novak Djokovic.
Milos Raonic rode last weekend's Davis Cup momentum for Canada into an opening win as the 12th seed reversed the day's upset trend by dispatching Julien Benneteau 6-1, 6-4 on the clay.
Petra Kvitova had chances in Roberta Vinci's last service game of the first set, but couldn't do anything with them, and it was straight downhill from there.
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.
