French Open LIVE: Latest updates after Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz makes winning starts at Roland Garros

Here’s what to look out for on the main courses tomorrow:

1 Women’s Singles Round 1: 11:45 (7) Ons Jabeur (Tun) vs. Lucia Bronzetti (Ita)

2 Men’s Singles Round 1: Thiago Seyboth Wild (Bra) vs (2) Daniil Medvedev (N)

3 Women’s Singles, Round 1: (1) Iga Swiatek (Pol) vs. Cristina Bucsa (Esp)

4 Men’s Singles Round 1: Gael Monfils (Fra) vs. Sebastian Baez (Arg)

1. Men’s Singles, Round 1: 11:00 (11) Elias Ymer (Sweden) vs. (4) Casper Ruud (Nor)

2 Women’s Singles Round 1: Rebeka Mansarova (Esp) vs (6) Coco Gauff (USA)

3 Women’s Singles Round 1: (4) Elena Rybakina (Kaz) vs (Q) Brenda Fruhvirtova (Czech Republic)

4 Men’s Singles Round 1: Richard Gasquet (Fra) vs Arthur Rinderknech (Fra)

1 Women’s Singles Round 1: 11:00 (25) Anhelina Kalinina (Ukr) vs. Dianne Parry (Fra)

2 men’s singles, round 1: (22) Alexander Zverev (Germany) vs. Lloyd Harris (RSA)

3 Men’s Singles Round 1: (6) Holger Rune (Den) vs. Christopher Eubanks (USA)

4 women’s singles, round 1: (18) Victoria Azarenka (L) vs. Bianca Andreescu (Can)

Racist behavior towards athletes is getting worse and even software designed to protect them from it has little effect, said world number 30 Sloane Stephens on Monday.

The American, after her straight-set win over Karolina Pliskova in the first round of the French Open, said she endured it throughout her tennis career.

“Yeah, obviously that’s been a problem throughout my career,” said Stephens, who is black. “It never stopped. If anything, it’s only gotten worse.”

She didn’t go into specific details, but said even software like the one available to French Open players that’s designed to block racist comments can’t prevent it.

More here from the former French Open finalist:

Elina Svitolina defeated Martina Trevisan in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday, before rounding off the “empty words” spoken in the sport about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Since last year’s attack on the eastern European country, a number of sports stars from Ukraine have tried to further raise awareness and support for their home country, but Svitolina wants to do more than just talk.

“What I found out is a lot, I can’t put it better, but there’s a lot of nonsense going on around the situation where we need to focus on the core of what’s going on,” Svitolina told her 6 afterward: 2 6-2 win.

“Many Ukrainians need help and support and we focus on so many things, like empty words, empty things that don’t help the situation.”

Marta Kostyuk claimed French Open fans who booed her off the field for refusing to shake hands with Aryna Sabalenka should be ashamed of her reaction.

Of particular interest was the tournament’s opening duel with Philippe Chatrier, as Ukraine’s Kostyuk was the harshest critic both for allowing Russian and Belarusian players to continue competing and for athletes from those two countries not speaking out against their nations .

Sabalenka knew Kostyuk wouldn’t shake her hand at the end of the game and the Belarusian said in her pre-tournament press conference: “If she hates me, okay. I can’t do anything about that.”

The pair stayed wide apart before the fight and didn’t pose together for the usual pre-match picture, and at the end of the 6-3, 6-2 win for the runner-up, Kostyuk shook hands with the referee before heading out your place.

Part of the crowd started booing, startling Sabalenka, who seemed unsure if the gesture was aimed at her, and bowed sarcastically, but fans then cheered her on before taunting Kostyuk as she left.

The French Open will see a new men’s champion this year as 14-time singles winner Rafael Nadal is absent from Roland Garros for the first time since 2005.

Nadal triumphed on the Paris clay court last June to become the oldest French Open champion in history but was sidelined this year with a hip injury.

Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev will be the top contenders for Nadal’s title – while Iga Swiatek is aiming for a hat-trick at the French Open in women’s singles and starting to defend her crown.

However, Swiatek faced a difficult draw as Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina were also among the favorites in Paris. But how much is the prize money of the French Open this year? And how does it change from round to round? Here you will find everything you need to know.

Novak Djokovic started his quest for the record-breaking 23rd men’s singles Grand Slam title with a resounding 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) first-round win over debutant Aleksandar Kovacevic at the French Open on Monday.

The two-time Roland Garros winner easily mastered the first two sets before meeting resistance from the 24-year-old American, whose lack of experience then showed in the tie-break on the world’s largest clay court.

Djokovic ended the contest with a smashing service return on his first match point and meets Hungarian journeyman Marton Fucsovics for a spot in the third round.

Report and current results here:

Carlos Alcaraz, the much sought-after Spanish star and world number one in the men’s world, advanced to the second round with a three-set win over Italian Flavio Cobolli.

Alcaraz triumphed 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 on the Suzanne Lenglen Court and advanced to the next round along with players like Norrie and Djokovic.

A pivotal moment came in the third game of the second set when Norrie served when the score was 30-30 and referee Nico Helwerth awarded the number 14 seed a point for an obstruction, claiming he had shouted during play.

Paire then broke the serve and although Norrie kept his on-court protest brief, he made it clear in the press conference room how unhappy he was.

Meanwhile, the ‘mentally devastated’ Jack Draper once again cursed his injury luck after being sidelined from the French Open with a shoulder problem.

The 21-year-old has struggled with hip and abdominal problems this season but declared himself fully fit ahead of the second Grand Slam of the year.

However, in the eighth game of his first-round contest against Argentina’s Tomas Etcheverry, it became clear that Draper was again in physical distress when he began hitting under the arm.

Cameron Norrie called the referee’s decision against him “absurd” and “unacceptable” after he struggled to a five-set win over Benoit Paire in the first round of the French Open.

Elimination in British singles looked possible for the second time in four editions in Paris when Norrie was 4-2 down to Suzanne Lenglen in the deciding set but fought back and France’s Paire went 7-5, 4-6 and 3: 3 defeated. 6 6-1 6-4 and silenced the lively home crowd.

A pivotal moment came in the third game of the second set when Norrie served when the score was 30-30 and referee Nico Helwerth awarded the number 14 seed a point for an obstruction, claiming he had shouted during play.