Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach the third round of the French Open in 27 years with a see-saw 6-3 1-6 6-3 victory over Lauren Davis.
The women’s tournament lost one of its title favourites when fourth seed Kiki Bertens was forced to retire with a stomach bug early in her clash with Viktoria Kuzmova, who will take on Konta next.
There were no real problems for either Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer, who both won their matches in straight sets.
Picture of the day
Is there ANYTHING you can’t do????? ????♀️?♀️?♀️ https://t.co/HIUwf7lfcZ
— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) May 29, 2019
Wawrinka the Good Samaritan
Während dem Zweitrundenspiel war er noch kaltblütig und fegte seinen Gegner vom Platz, nach dem Spiel zeigte @StanWawrinka seine warme Seite und «rettete» einen kleinen Jungen aus der drückenden Fanmenge. ?? #FrenchOpen #srftennis pic.twitter.com/1MBxNxPCvY
— SRF Sport (@srfsport) May 29, 2019
Stan Wawrinka was in fine form on court and after his win over Cristian Garin. As fans surged forward to seek photos and autographs, Wawrinka spotted a young boy in distress and lifted him onto the court before consoling him and locating his father.
“People were pushing too much and he started to cry because he had some pain,” said Wawrinka. “I took him out of that mess a little bit, and he was in pain and sad. So for sure, I tried to make him feel better, give him a towel and try to find his dad.”
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Fallen seeds
Women: Kiki Bertens (4)
Men: Marin Cilic (11), Guido Pella (19), Alex De Minaur (21), Matteo Berrettini (29)
Who’s up next?
Another day to rocknrolla
See you tomorrow morning ✌? pic.twitter.com/pvfiVYMyvM
— victoria azarenka (@vika7) May 29, 2019
Kyle Edmund will attempt to match Konta and reach the third round for the third year in a row when he takes on experienced Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas.
Both top seeds are in action, with Naomi Osaka taking on former world number one Victoria Azarenka in a match that surprisingly has not been scheduled for Court Philippe Chatrier, while Novak Djokovic faces Henri Laaksonen.
Serena Williams will hope to avoid another bad start against Japan’s Kurumi Nara, and defending champion Simona Halep meets Magda Linette.
