Raducanu makes first-round exit to clay specialist Sierra at French Open

Raducanu, playing in just her second match since March following two and a half months out with a post-viral illness, went down to a 6-0 7-6 (7-4) defeat to Sierra, ranked No 68 in the world at Roland-Garros.

Raducanu's Grand Slam got off to the worst possible start as she was bageled in the first set to Sierra in just 25 minutes.

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The British No 1 did get on the board at the start of the second set but fell 3-1 down.

Sierra, 21, is very at home on clay, and made a surprise run to the fourth round of Wimbledon last year. She kept her opponent at arms length until serving for the match at 5-4 when Raducanu struck to break back.

They traded breaks again as the match headed into a tie-break and it was Sierra who took charge with her attacking game-style to seal victory in an hour and 45 minutes on Court 13.

There was better news for British tennis as Fran Jones recorded her first win in a Grand Slam main draw.

Jones, ranked world No 102, battled back to defeat Beatriz Haddad Maia 1-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 and move into the second round.

Tearful Kostyuk says family in war-torn Kyiv were on her mind during win

Marta Kostyuk broke down in tears at the end of her first-round win before revealing a Russian missile almost struck her family home in Kyiv.

The 15th seed woke up to news of a major Russian attack on Ukraine overnight that killed four people and injured around 100.

One missile came within 100 metres of hitting the house in the Ukrainian capital where Kostyuk's mother, sister and great aunt were inside.

After giving an emotional speech on court, in which she described the 6-2 6-3 win over Oksana Selekhmeteva as one of the most difficult of her career, Kostyuk walked into her press conference with a picture on her phone of the scene of destruction.

"This is what I received at 8am today," she said. "I had to live through it and deal with it and go out and play.

"I didn't know what to expect from myself. I didn't know how my focus is going to be, how I'm going to be able to control my emotions or my thoughts.

"There were obviously times in the match when I would go back to thinking about it, because most of the morning I felt sick just for my thought that, if it was 100 metres closer, I probably wouldn't have a mom and a sister today.

"I think the beginning of full-scale war was probably the most difficult [moment] because you don't know what's going on. My whole family was there. We had 17 people in the house.

"Right now I think it was just the closest that it has ever been to my house, and this is what probably makes it the most emotional. There are better days, worse days, but this one was, I would say, top three worst ones, for sure."

Kostyuk has been one of the most outspoken players about the continued horrors being inflicted on her country and refused to shake the hand of Selekhmeteva at the end of the match despite the 23-year-old having switched nationality from Russian to Spanish on the eve of the tournament.

American 26th seed Hailey Baptiste ‌recovered from a set down to eliminate 2021 French Open and 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (8-6) 6-2.

What's happening on Monday at the French Open?

The first round of the French Open continues with British qualifier Toby Samuel, 23, taking on Australian eighth seed Alex de Minaur first up on Court 14 at 10am BST, while fellow Brit Katie Boulter faces American world No 185 Akasha Urhobo third on Court 8.

Four-time champion Iga Swiatek, world No 2 Elena Rybakina and newly crowned Italian Open champion Elina Svitolina ‌among the top seeds in action.

Meanwhile, former champion Stan Wawrinka and home favourite Gael Monfils prepare to bid farewell to Roland-Garros ahead of retirement.

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