Dominic Thiem lost in the first round of the French Open for the first time as he suffered a five-set loss to Pablo Andujar.
The Serb will be aiming to put a halt to Nadal’s dominance and win his second major on clay after his triumph in 2016.
Iga Swiatek became the first player from Poland to ever win a Tennis Grand Slam title.
Gaston Gaudio was the last non-European player to win the French Open in 2004 before the dominance of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Thirteen-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal respects Naomi Osaka's decision to not do press events during the tournament.
Alexei Popyrin, who will face defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal in the first round, believes he has a chance of winning his match.
Roger Federer might have won a career Grand Slam, but he's only won the French Open men's singles title once - in 2009.
Naomi Osaka skipping press conferences in the French Open is regrettable - but shines a light on issues regarding media interactions.
Indian tennis players Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan advanced to the men's singles second round of the French Open qualifiers.
Swiss tennis great Roger Federer hopes he can make one last big splash on the sport in what will be a pivotal summer for him.