Right, they will not be coming back after that. Sharapova didn’t even start her game. Well, it was brief from me after a long day of fun for John. Thanks for your time and hopefully it will be great weather throughout tomorrow.
Nadal-Bolelli ends 6:4, 6:3, 0:3 for the day.
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The talks between players and umpires start once again. Nadal looks to be packing up while the fans boo. Looks like it’s all over, folks.
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Nadal and the umpire have a chat to see if Bolelli’s shot landed in. Sadly, for Nadal, the umpire stuck with his original call to say it was in. The Spaniard recovers to make it 30:30 as he channels his frustration in the rain. However, a clinical hit and a delayed wide call see Bolelli make it 3:0 in the third. Will they continue, though?
A superb rally was capped off by Bolelli to make it 30:30. He then goes one better with a cross-court forearm to earn game point. A backhand return on Nadal serves lands on the line and wins it for Bolelli. He’s 2-0 up in this set now.
The commentators are really doing their bit by announcing every time an umbrella is put away.
Despite the persistent rain, Bolelli gets through to take the opening game of the third set. Nadal looks the less happy on the two playing in these conditions.
They are clearing the lines, which is nice. The third set will now begin.
The Spaniard is now two sets to the good after a simple service game, overall. The umbrellas are up but the players are going to stay on. The umpire is chatting with Nadal about the conditions.
Nadal is serving for the second set as he battles both Bolelli and the rain in Paris. Not sure he will be allowed to complete the victory tonight due to the rain. They’ve already stopped on Court 18.
Right, that’s me, John Brewin, done for today. Will Unwin will be taking over, hopefully for a five-setter, though rain stopped play looks the likelier outcome. Thanks for joining me.
Nadal, at last, managed to break Bolelli and then serves out the next with a little more ease. It’s 4-3 in the second set.
Watson beats Dodin 6-3 6-0.
Still on Heather Watson’s serve, and she gets it back to deuce, another match point. Needed a good first serve, and this time Dodin hit too long. Great performance and result from Watson after a mixed start.
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Watson has a series of match points, but can’t see them out, and then has to face break points. A player with not many recent wins being put through the mill.
Nadal, grim-faced, wins the next game on his serve but is 2-3 down. Word of warning, the rain is starting to fall. Not heavy enough yet for a delay, but worse is forecast later.
Watson is 5-0 up, and Richard Gasquet is closing on victory over Seppi. He’s 5-2 up in the third set, having breezed to the first two.
Bolelli’s forehand is causing real problems for Nadal, as his serve. Nadal struggling to break him, and after a succession of deuces, that’s 3-1 to the Italian in the second set.
Heather Watson now 3-0 up and serving to make it 4-0. Really powerful display from her.
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Nadal - his purpose renewed? - was brutal in serving that game out to love. Now to break back.
Watson is now 2-0 up on Dodin in the second set.
Bolelli holds his serve to make it 2-0, and Nadal, it has to be said, looks a little ruffled. His opponent has never won a singles title in his career but is lifting his level to somewhere that is uncomfortable for the champ.
Watson served out the first set, to win 6-3. Plucky Britishness abounds.
Bolelli breaks Nadal! That wasn’t the end of the Italian’s resistance, and he seized on a net cord to win the game. 0-1 in the second set.
Heather Watson is 5-3 up now on Dodin in the first set after breaking her French opponent.
Bollelli flops in his crucial service game and Nadal breaks to win the first set 6-4. That took over 40 minutes, and the Italian’s great work, and speed around the court, came to mean nothing. Nadal had a grimace, rather than a smile on his face.
Heather Watson is currently at 3-3 in the first set with Dodin, having broken back.
Nadal is being sent all around the court by Bolelli and not looking too happy with life so far. Shades of Djokovic before, perhaps, but there is looseness about the champion, who is having to chase down some big shots. That game goes to deuce, before Nadal, from mid-court, powers the ball where Bolelli will never reach. 5-4 in the first set.
Bolelli again, is excellent on his service game, and levels it at 4-4. How long can he sustain this? And when might Nadal wake up?
Nadal and Bolelli is at 4-3 now. No panic, but not going nearly as well as the breeze that was expected in pre-match. Real guts from the Italian, though Nadal’s service game there was noticeably easier than its predecessors.
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At least one plucky Brit is through. Here’s Kevin Mitchell’s report from Paris on Cameron Norrie.
Elsewhere, on Court Three, Britain’s Heather Watson is facing Océane Dodin, and lost the first game of the first set, having had her serve broken.
There’s real dog in Bolelli’s fight on his serve, as he and Nadal go through a couple of deuces. He also has Nadal chasing hard after some serve-volleying and then holds with an impressive forehand. 2-2 in the first set.
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Gasquet won the first set 6-0 and leads Seppi 1-0 in the second. He’s finding life easier than Nadal at the moment....though Nadal serves to love to win the third game of the first set, making it 2-1.
Bolelli is up for this, and goes toe to toe on his service game, and hits a fine winner to make it 1-1.
First service game of the championship for Nadal. Bolelli has a very casual gait, but manages to go ahead to 30-15 and then levels at deuce before a loose shot makes it 1-0.
Nadal had a better Saturday night than Woz, by the look of this tweet. Odd that he supports Real Madrid considering that uncle Miguel Angel Nadal played for Barcelona. Real have 13 European Cups, and he is going for 11 this year. Game recognise game, I suppose.
Enhorabuena al Real Madrid por los títulos. Champions y Euroliga en un mismo año, increíble. ¡A disfrutar este momento histórico! pic.twitter.com/P5d2Hxj39h
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) May 27, 2018
France’s Richard Gasquet is playing his 15th French Open, at just 31, and has surged into a 2-0 lead over Italy’s Andreas Seppi, 34.
It’s time for Rafa Nadal, and he’ll be facing another of those lucky losers in 32-year-old Italian Simone Bolelli, better known as a doubles player, having won the Australian Open in 2015. Bolelli, unlike Marco Trungelliti, hopefully didn’t have to drive all the way from Barcelona to get ready for this one.
Wozniacki speaks afer beating Danielle Collins in two sets.
When I saw the draw, it definitely wasn’t an easy one. (On being a Grand Slam winner). It’s been a much more relaxed approach. Being number one and winning a Grand Slam were two career goal, and it’s just so great to be here at Roland Garros.
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Wozniacki beats Collins 7-6 6-1
Admirably, with everything all but lost, Collins makes Wozniacki work for her win, and her service game goes to deuce on repeated occasions. Collins fights off the first match point, but then loses the match by again going too long, her 40th error of the game. The second seed goes through, having suffered through a very even first set.
A French seed goes out.
Upset complete!@AndreaPetkovic takes out French hopeful Mladenovic 7-6(10) 6-2 for a place in the second round.#RG18 pic.twitter.com/oTiF1oQPQj
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 28, 2018
Wozniacki serves and holds to make it 5-1. Surely won’t be long now; Collins appears bereft of ideas.
Some further results.
Men’s Singles 1st rd: (7) Dominic Thiem (Aut) bt Ilya Ivashka (Blr) 6-2 6-4 6-1, (13) Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) bt Denis Istomin (Uzb) 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 1-6 6-4 6-4, Borna Coric (Cro) bt (22) Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
Women’s Singles 1st rd: Alexandra Dulgheru (Rom) bt Christina McHale (USA) 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-3, Georgina Garcia Perez (Spa) bt Dalila Jakupovic (Slo) 6-3 6-4
Until the tie-break, this was as even a contest as could be imagined, but Collins, a relative latecomer to the pro game, having come through the NCAA, has looked overawed since. Some semblance of honour restored by her at last holding serve, though.
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Collins going to pieces a little here, and rather suffering from having a one-dimensional game. Too many bombs aimed off the forehand have missed their target. She fought back to deuce but still lost the game, to make it 4-0 in the second set.
At Wembley, Coventry City are currently 2-0 up on Exeter and heading up to League One at this rate.
Wozniacki now cruising and 3-0 up on Collins, having already broken her opponent twice. That means it probably won’t be long until Rafa Nadal is on court.
Will Ferrer be back next year? He is still a top 40 player. A wiki search reveals that he has made $31,038,623 in career earnings, which is a small nest-egg to rest on if he decides to do something else.
Wozniacki is 2-0 up in the second set against Collins now; so far, this set nowhere as close as the first.
Munar beats Ferrer 3-6 3-6 7-6 7-6 7-5
Munar serves out the match against Ferrer, who forces two break points, before it goes to deuce twice over. That took four and a quarter hours and a comeback from two sets down. The veteran couldn’t last, and Munar will face Djokovic.
Wozniacki takes the tie break in the first set, having surged into the lead. Collins takes a few too many risks with her hard hitting and she was psyched out by her opponent’s greater nous into making mistakes. Wozniacki also hugely powerful with her stroke making.
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Munar has levelled it at 5-5 with Ferrer.
Back to Roland Chatrier and it’s gone to a tie-break in the first set between Collins and Wozniacki.
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The age difference between Munar, 21 and Ferrer is 15 years, and the young man is not giving up on this. A double fault and bad drop shot makes it 4-5 in the final set. Good news for languid, indifferent Djokovic, this.
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David Ferrer, 36 these days but still someone to fear, and set to play Djokovic in the next round, is leading compatriot Jaume Munar in the fifth set on Court 14. He’s 5-3 up in the final set, and will serve to win the match.
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Collins making a real fight of this, and has recovered her serves, mostly as a result of her excellent second serve, as opposed to a wonky first. This first set now level at 5-5.
Elsewhere, on Court 6, Croatia’s Borna Coric has beaten Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber, the 22nd seed, 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4. Not easy being seeded at the French.
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Meanwhile, Wozniacki’s hold of serve took her to 4-3 up, and Collins managed to do the same to make it 4-4.
Some latest results.
Men’s Singles 1st rd: Santiago Giraldo (Col) bt Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) 3-6 3-4 ret, (20) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Rogerio Dutra Silva (Bra) 6-3 6-4 6-4
Women’s Singles 1st rd: (31) Mihaela Buzarnescu (Rom) bt Vania King (USA) 6-3 6-3, Mariana Duque-Marino (Col) bt (20) Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) 4-6 6-1 6-3, Pauline Parmentier (Fra) bt Chloe Paquet (Fra) 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2, (14) Daria Kasatkina (Rus) bt Kaia Kanepi (Est) 6-4 6-1
Collins, 3-2 ahead after a break, is given a scare by some fierce work from Wozniacki, who lands a break point. Wozniacki goes for a winner, but seems to be beaten by the irregular bounce off the clay and hits the net. It goes to deuce, before another break point, which Collins double faults on. Both have lost service twice already.
Wozniacki, a Liverpool fan, did not enjoy her Saturday night, judging by this being her last post on the subject of events in Kiev.
Ok... Let’s regroup and come out firing in the second half. #YNWA
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) May 26, 2018
Collins, with a little difficulty, held her serve to make it 2-2.
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Wozniacki managed to break straight back with some handy returns of serve and then served out her second service game to make it 2-1.
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Should you fancy catching the last knockings of the English football season, the League Two play-off is it. Nick Ames is your guide here.
And Collins takes the first game, breaking Wozniacki.
On Court Philippe Chartrier, it’s Caroline Wozniacki taking on Danielle Collins. Not a surface that favours “Woz”, the clay, so a shock may be on the cards here, despite the Dane breaking her Grand Slam duck in winning the Australian Open this year.
Thiem beats Ivashka 6-2 6-4 6-1
Once Thiem had the second set in his grasp, he was able to get the job done quickly. One hour and 44 minutes is all it took.
That Tim Henman 1995 mention before is explained here. This was before he was a national treasure.
Thiem is now 5-1 up in the third set, and this match is just about over. Nice, easy progress for the Austrian.
A brief word from Djokovic after that indifferent win.
You don’t always get to feel your best but all you can do is try to get the best out of it.
Thiem has a break on Ivashka in the third set, is 3-1 up, and looks on course to guide himself through to the second round.
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Djokovic beats Dutra Silva 6-3 6-4 6-4
The scoreline does not do justice to the balance of play. The Brazilian had his moments, but Djokovic played well below his best and his mood was subdued and dark. Judging by that, he will not be repeating his 2016 triumph.
Djokovic even looks unhappy when he is hitting winners. Dutra Silva double faults to hand over a break point, but then sends Djoko all over the court to take it to deuce. Some rage when a drop shot leaves Djokovic sliding. In his rage he pelts the ball to the sideline, but without doing a Tim Henman 1995. Another Dutra double then a fine passing shot gives Djokovic the chance to serve for the match.
Merci, Robert. OK, back on with the show, and Djokovic’s mood is being matched by the skies, which are beginning to darken. Takes an age over his serves, and is pegged back to deuce and broken. He’s making plenty of noise out there. At times, you could be mistaken for thinking his outbursts are an angry line-caller. It’s 4-4, and the Brazilian is playing for his life.
That’s it for me. Thanks for joining. I’ll now hand you back to John to see you through the rest of the Djokovic match and beyond.
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Thiem wins the second set against Ivashka 6-4 to go two sets up. That’s a real blow for the Belarusian, who worked so hard to break Thiem only to lose his serve immediately. A straightforward service game from the world No 8 closes out the set.
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Djokovic breaks in the third set to lead 3-2 against Dutra Silva, and two sets to love. This match could be over soon but Djokovic does not look at all happy with his game. There was absolutely no reaction to that break of serve. His game will have to improve greatly if he is to prosper in the latter stages of this tournament.
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Dominic Thiem has long since been heralded as the next big thing and he seemed to motoring through his first-round match with Ilya Ivashka. Thiem’s victory over Rafael Nadal at the Madrid Open a fortnight ago – when he ended Nadal’s run of 50 straight sets won on clay – suggested the Austrian will be a real contender here in Paris and he took the first set here 6-2. He then broke in the second but Ivashka has produced a fine game to break back and tie things up at 4-4 in the second.
After Warwinka’s exit another surprise is on the cards out on Court 3. The No 13 seed Roberto Bautista Agut, one of Spain’s army of clay specialists, won the first set against the dangerous Denis Istomin but has lost the next two. Bautista Agut has a break in the third and leads 3-1 so this could be a long one.
Judy Murray is on the Marco Trungelliti train, or should that be car …
Loving this Marco Trungelliti lucky loser story. Ranked 190, lost in qualis, never expected to get in MD, drove 9 hours from Barcelona to Paris with coach, mum + gran. Arrived midnight and beats Tomic this morning to make R2. 💪🎾#FrenchOpen https://t.co/QuqOCSlhdj
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) May 28, 2018
Novak Djokovic wins the second set against Rogério Dutra Silva 6-4 to go two-sets up, but it was far from straightforward. Djokovic began the game with an exquisite cross-court backhand lob but some messy serving and a stunning driven backhand down the line from the Brazilian set up a break point. The former world No 1 saved that at the end of a punishing rally before a couple of errors from Dutra Silva handed him the set.
John’s just dashed off for a well-earned luncheon, so you’ll have myself, Rob Bleaney, keeping you up to speed for the next little while. And the first thing to report is that Djokovic has broken Dutra Silva in the second set and is now 5-3 up. It’s been a struggle at times for the Serb – he’s just served his first ace in that last game – but he looks to be cruising now. Famous last words.
Garcia-Lopez beats Wawrinka 6-2 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-3
The battle of Stan’s wounded knee went against the Swiss. He was brave, and had chances to win the match in the fourth set, but the Spaniard worked him over in the end.
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No mercy from Garcia-Lopez, who is hitting some punishing shots from the baseline, working Wawrinka round the court to take the game to match point.
Garcia-Lopez served out the next game with ease, and is now 5-3 up in the final set. Wawrinka simply has to win the next two matches to stay alive.
Djokovic has fought back to 2-2 in the second set. Again, just like the first set.
Wawrinka bent double as he tries to prevent a further break. Certain tennis players have a reputation for putting on injuries when they are losing, but this looks genuine. The movement has gone, but the determination hasn’t. He manages, via deuce, to win the game. That’s 4-3 now.
Bad news for Stan! Garcia-Lopez has broken Wawrinka. He served out the next game to love and his winning shot saw the Swiss really look as if he can barely walk. It’s 4-2 in the fifth set, and seemingly no way back. Wawrinka may not not wish some kind of death or glory comeback if it damages his knee any further.
Dutra da Silva, just as in the first set, has taken a 2-0 lead in the second set.
Meanwhile, Garcia-Lopez and Stan Wawrinka cannot be separated; they are at 2-2 in the fifth and final set.
Djokovic has his face on, despite winning that first set 6-3 after those early scares from Rogério Dutra da Silva.
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The Barcelona commuter, the lucky loser, Marco Trungelliti, has beaten Bernard Tomic, 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4. His mum and gran will be pleased, not least because he has won 79,000 extra euros as a result. All those “are we there yet?” calls have been so worth it.
La belle histoire du jour nous vient de l'Argentin Marco Trungelliti 🌟
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 28, 2018
Arrivé tard hier soir à Paris pour remplacer Nick Kirgios, forfait, l'Argentin s'impose
en 4 sets face à Bernard Tomic 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 #RG18 pic.twitter.com/YaRTwxDS92
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Ridiculous rally follows that. Wawrinka eventually forces Garcia-Lopez into a mistake but there is still a set point. That’s won by an ace. And that takes this match into a fifth set. How long can Stan’s knee hold?
Wawrinka loses his bearings when presented with a chance to volley the ball home and it sails beyond the baseline. Set point to Garcia-Lopez.
At last, someone blinks, and Wawrinka is the victim of some fine forehand play from Garcia-Lopez. He goes 5-3 up, but then makes an error to take it back to 5-4.
“Vamos, vamos,” says Garcia-Lopez once more. And he holds his two serves, though Wawrinka made an unenforced error when a golden volleying chance was his. At the change of ends, both have won all of their service points.
Into the tie-break we go, Wawrinka wins both his to go 2-1 up.
Djokovic has broken back and the score with Dutra Silva is at 2-2.
Wobbles from Wawrinka, whose urgency to get this done is causing him to over-amp things, but he does manage to force a tie-break by making it 6-6. Some stretches, and it’s Garcia-Lopez to serve first.
At 5-5 in the fourth set, Wawrinka forces a pair of errors from Garcia-Lopez, and gets to break point again. His first attempt is a backhand rocket which he can’t keep down, and it bounces out of bounds. At deuce, Garcia-Lopez serves well to gain the advantage, and then holds the set with an overhead. Another rescue job from Wawrinka is required.
Meanwhile, Dutra Silva held his serve and is 2-0 up on Djokovic.
Wawrinka looks troubled, well below his best, but he squares it at 5-5. Garcia-Lopez was presented with an open goal of a winner, but got caught in several minds, and his drop shot rattled off the net.
Garcia-Lopez held his nerve and his serve to make it 5-4 and that means Warwinka must hold his serve in this game, or set five, which his dodgy left knee won’t appreciate, will beckon.
Djokovic was broken in the first game of his match with Dutra Silva. Nobody, aside from Cameron Norrie, is having it easy out there.
Some animalistic noises from Wawrinka as he seeks to win the match in this set. The heavy weaponry is being used, and he hits two howitzers down the line to force a break point. “Vamos,” says Garcia-Lopez to himself, knowing this is a vital juncture, and it goes to deuce.
Warwinka didn’t make too much of a fight with the seventh game of the fourth set and is now 4-3 down to Garcia Lopez. His serving has been a little more assured here, and he seemed set to make it 4-4 with ease only for it to come back to 40-30. Garcia Lopez disputed the call that won Wawrinka the game, but the set is back in the balance now.
On the Philippe Chatrier court, Novak Djokovic is warming up ahead of his match with Brazilian veteran Rogério Dutra Silva.
And Garcia-Lopez levels to break back. He was a little lucky with a drop shot that hit the net cord, for which he was apologetic, and there are worrying signs of Wawrinka getting a little distracted.
Warwinka a break up now and heading for a victory that looked so unlikely when Garcia-Lopez cruised to that 6-2 win. A note of caution: Stan did not sit down on the change of ends; his dodgy knee is clearly playing up again.
Stan Wawrinka took the third set 6-4 and it’s going with serve in the fourth at 2-2. Garcia Lopez is having to do all the chasing now.
Meanwhile, the other big breaking news is that former world number 1 Victoria Azarenka has perished in the first round, losing to Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, who won 7-5 7-5.
Kvitova beats Cepede Royg, 3-6 6-1 7-5
The former Wimbledon champ had to dig deep in a game that took over two hours. At the end, she found her straps, though a number of flat spots gave reason for caution.
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And Kvitova gets the break, and will serve for the match.
Kvitova, 4-5 down to Cepede Royg, suddenly found her serving mojo and hit three aces. It’s 5-5 and getting nervy.
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A punishing forehand from Warwinka takes it to 5-3. The niggling knee appears to have been forgotten.
Stan Wawrinka is 4-3 up in the third set now, and with a break to his name.
It’s a battle royale on Court Philippe Chatrier, where’s it’s 4-4 between Kvitova and Cepede Royg in the third and final set.
A modest, but confident Cameron Norrie speaks after his 41-minute match ended with Gojowczyk abandoning with injury.
I am not sure what was going on with him but I will take the win.I was really really nervous. He was a little bit tired from last week. It was tough to get the win in that way but I’ll take it. The body was feeling good and the mind is fresh.
Norrie will play local French hero Lucas Pouille in the next round. Not a bad morning’s work from him, and he taken some official Roland Garros towels as souvenirs.
Gojowczyk abandons and Britain's Cameron Norrie is through.
The German gave up the ghost when 3-0 down and a set down in the second set. He was unable to continue. Good signs from Norrie in that match, though Gojowczyk’s obvious lack of fitness needs to be taken into account. Norrie won the first set 6-1.
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Is Trungelliti’s road weariness beginning to show? Tomic is level at 1-1 in sets, and it’s 1-1-1 in the third set.
The Gojowczyk serve is too easy for Norrie to deal with and he breaks to love, and is 1-0 up in the second set. Having predicted that Wawrinka was not going to see out the course, and so far been proved wrong, feels like it is safer territory to suggest Gojowczyk is not for the long haul.
Info: pulling out after carrying an injury into a match can result in a fine of 75% of fees.
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Gojowczyk is back up to serve. And Norrie thwacks his second serve right back past him. He’s quickly up to 30-0 up.
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Talking of injuries, Stan Wawrinka won the second set, and is 2-1 up with a break of serve to his name. You can’t keep a good Stan down. Gojowczyk’s physio work has involved him having to lie down on the clay as he gets worked over.
Kvitova, meanwhile, held her serve and it’s 2-2 in the third set.
Norrie has won the first set, 6-1! Great stuff from him, though his opponent, Gojowczyk has called for medical help. Looks to have a side problem.
Kvitova has suddenly lost her mojo, and hit a series of wild shots. Decent recovery to get back to 30-30 as a Cepede Royg break looked likely.
Cameron Norrie storming it. He’s 4-1 up on Peter Gojowczyk.
Kvitova won the second set 6-1, by the way, to level the match. Cepede Royg held the first match of the third set.
That Marco Trungelliti drive from Barcelona to Paris - over 1000km - was completed with his brother, mum and grandma in the car. The internets say it should take ten hours. He’s currently 3-2 down in the second set to Tomic, though it’s going with serve, and won the first set 6-4.
Sigue en viaje Trunge. Con una sonrisa acorde a la situación. pic.twitter.com/4vm8aWZ5U8
— FueBuena (@FueBuena) May 27, 2018
And Norrie makes it 2-0 and a break of serve with a whipping forehand from the baseline.
The first of today’s plucky Brits, Cameron Norrie, is now on court, taking on Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk, and he’s already a game up.
Wawrinka has hit back, and is now 3-1 up in the second set. Full credit must be offered to the magic hands of the physio for that revival.
Kvitova now 4-0 up in the second set. Her superior power is beginning to show.
There’s been a resolution to this story. Argentina’s Marco Trungelliti had to drive up from Barcelona to fill a “lucky loser” slot and is making the best of it so far; he’s beating Bernard Tomic, and won the first set 6-4.
Kvitova has woken up now, and has stormed into a 3-0 lead in the second set.
Here’s a cut-out-and-keep guide to today’s fun.
🎾 Day 2
— Andy Sims (@AndyCSims) May 28, 2018
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Norrie#RG18 pic.twitter.com/5jqzmghsJQ
Wawrinka fighting out a real battle to hold serve in the first game of the second set. The arsenal still contains some heavily artillery but he is running into problems when being asked to chase the ball. And he holds serve.
Kvitova is equally in the wars, and took a ball to the mush just when she was looking to break Cepede Borg. She held on, to take it and is now 2-0 up on the Paraguayan.
Garcia-Lopez smells blood and devours it, winning the first set 6-2 and serving the final game to 15 from Wawrinka. This has the look of a no contest, and the winning of the set was barely celebrated by the Spaniard. You would not get good odds on Wawrinka mounting a five-set comeback here; he will need a full set of working legs to do so.
That bravery doesn’t stop him being broken again to go 5-2 down. Meanwhile, another big name is in trouble. Kvitova lost the first set 6-3 to Cepede Boyg.
Really gutsy stuff from Stan, who is grimacing in pain each time he hits the ball.
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Wawrinka has responded well to treatment and is back on, and wins the first point of his resurrection.
Wawrinka stricken here, and it looks like a repeat of the serious knee problem that kept him out until the Australian Open.
Garcia Lopez held his serve, and leads 4-2 in that first set. Wawrinka looking anything like Happiness Stan at the moment. Looks like he has a calf problem. It was made apparent by reaching for a ball that bounced very low. The physio has been requested at deuce.
Veteran Venus Williams also perished.
Let’s have a recap on some of yesterday’s stuff. Konta didn’t take this well, blaming the media and Uncle Tom Cobley, stopping short of blaming Loris Karius for her demise.
The big news so far is that, Stan Warinka, the 2015 champion, is in some early bother against Guillermo García-López, who is a break up in the first set, and leading 3-2. Kvitova versus Cepede Royg is going with serve at 2-2.
Bonjour all, so what do we have here at Roland Garros today? In short, a wealth of big names, including Rafa Nadal beginnning his bid for “la Undécima”, and he plays last on the show courts, after Novak Djokovic and “Woz”. Richard “Pamela” Gasquet leads the charge for the home contingent, while there is a smattering of plucky Brits. Heather Watson and Cameron Norrie, GB’s number 3, hope not to be on the Eurostar home this evening.
Updated
Order of play (from 10am BST)
Court Philippe Chatrier
P Kvitova (Cz) [8] v V Cepede Royg (Par)
R Dutra Silva (Br) v N Djokovic (Ser) [20]
D Collins (US) v C Wozniacki (Den) [2]
R Nadal (Sp) [1] v S Bolelli (It)
Court Suzanne Lenglen
G García-López (Sp) v S Wawrinka (Sui) [23]
C Paquet (Fr) v P Parementier (Fr) – suspended Sunday
A Petkovic (Ger) v K Mladenovic (Fr) [29]
A Seppi (It) v R Gasquet (Fr) [27]
M Sharapova (Rus) [28] v R Hogenkamp (Neth)
Selected others
D Thiem (Aut)[7] v I Ivashka (Blr) – second on Court One
B Krejcikova (Cz) v Karolina Pliskova (Cz) [6] – last on Court One
H Watson (GB) v O Dodin (Fr) – last on Court Three
P Gojowczyk (Ger) v C Norrie (GB) – second on Court Six
