Karlovic becomes oldest man to win match at Roland Garros for 45 years
Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic became the oldest man to win a match at the French Open for 45 years on Tuesday as he beat Spain’s fellow veteran Feliciano Lopez in a first-round duel.
Osaka survives huge first-round scare
World number one and top seed Naomi Osaka flirted with an opening-round exit at the French Open on Tuesday but recovered from a first-set horror show to beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 0-6 7-6(4) 6-1.
NBA draft notebook: Duke’s Bolden to stay in draft
Duke center Marques Bolden will keep his name in the 2019 NBA Draft, leaving the Blue Devils with a year of eligibility remaining.
Soccer: Spanish players, officials held on suspicion of match-fixing
Spanish police arrested several first- and second-division soccer players and officials on Tuesday on suspicion of forming a match-fixing group to profit from betting on games, the police said.
Cycling: Carapaz holds off Nibali as Roglic loses more ground in Giro
Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz took a big step towards a Giro d’Italia title by holding off two-time champion Vincenzo Nibali and increasing his lead over Primoz Roglic in Tuesday’s 16th stage.
My idols are not tennis players, says Tomic
Bernard Tomic admitted his idols “were not in tennis” after bowing out of the French Open with a 6-1 6-4 6-1 thrashing at the hands of American Taylor Fritz on Tuesday.
Former French Open champion Ostapenko blows out in first round again
Jelena Ostapenko suffered her second successive first-round loss at the French Open since winning the 2017 title as she was beaten by former world number one Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday.
Karlovic, 40, beats Lopez in oldest match
Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic became the first man in his 40s to compete in a Grand Slam singles match for 27 years when he beat fellow veteran Feliciano Lopez at Roland Garros on Tuesday.
Zverev digs deep to reach French Open round two
Alexander Zverev was made to work hard to reach the second round of the French Open, trashing a racket in frustration in a 7-6(4) 6-3 2-6 6-7(5) 6-3 win over Australian John Millman on Tuesday.
Del Potro powers past Jarry into second round
Juan Martin del Potro fired up his power game after a sluggish start to ease past Nicolas Jarry in an all-South American first round clash at the French Open on Tuesday.
