Novak Djokovic extended his bid for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title with a hard-fought victory over Valentin Royer in the French Open second round. Meanwhile, women's second seed Elena Rybakina crashed out of the tournament.
Djokovic had to come from a set down in his opening match and was pushed hard again by Royer, before finally sealing a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7/9), 6-3 win after three and three-quarter hours.
He will next take on Joao Fonseca, who fought back from two sets down to beat Dino Prizmic. Rybakina, on the other hand, blew a one-set lead to exit in dramatic fashion, slumping to a 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10/4) loss to Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva.
Other notable results include Iga Swiatek's 6-2, 6-3 win over Sara Bejlek, and Elina Svitolina's 6-0, 6-4 victory over Kaitlin Quevedo.
