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From nightmare to dream: Kokkinakis delivers Kyrgios a perfect wake-up call
Nick Kyrgios had hailed it a “popcorn match” but when push came to shove in the middle of the night back home, he didn’t even stay up to watch buddy Thanasi Kokkinakis star against Stan Wawrinka.
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French minister tells Djokovic to stay out of politics as Kosovo tensions rise
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has been chastised by a senior French politician following his intervention over the escalation of violence in the Balkans.
- by Rob Harris
‘Don’t wanna lose this one’: Kyrgios ignites old rivalry, out to enjoy Wawrinka-Kokkinakis duel
Nick Kyrgios may not be at Roland-Garros but he still hasn’t been shy from thousands of kilometres away to reheat an old, supposedly forgotten soap opera.
- by Courtney Walsh and Ian Chadband
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Daniil Medvedev
Qualifier silences Medvedev, bundling the second seed out of the French Open
World No.2 Daniil Medvedev has been sensationally dumped out of the French Open in the first round, losing to Brazilian world No.172 Thiago Seyboth Wild.
Grand Slam Daily - Demon leads the Aussie charge
Chris Stubbs and Wally Masur wrap up all the Day 2 action from Roland Garros including De Minaur's win, the amazing skills of Alcaraz, and the fan group going viral. Plus, Duncan McKenzie-McHarg catches up with Daniil Medvedev & Holger Rune ahead of their Round 1 clashes.
Djokovic’s Kosovo message sparks controversy after French Open win
The world No.3 wrote a message that appeared to deny the independence of Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008 and had been backed by NATO for a decade prior.
- by Molly McElwee
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Alex de Minaur
De Minaur, Djokovic through to the second round of the French Open
Alex de Minaur has continued Australia’s positive start to the French Open, beating Belarusian Ilya Ivashka to motor into the second round.
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‘I’m an idiot’: Kokkinakis shrugs off lost laundry to clinch biggest grand slam win of career
Kokkinakis upset Britain’s world No.25 Dan Evans to reach the second round of the French Open, while victories to Storm Hunter and Jason Kubler made it a memorable first day for Australia.
- by Courtney Walsh
‘I can do some damage’: Australian star keen to reverse French Open fortunes
The French Open has not been a happy hunting ground for Australia’s Alex de Minaur in previous years, but he feels ready for a career-best run at this year’s claycourt grand slam.
- by Marc McGowan
Kokkinakis putting in the hard yards to change fortunes
Thanasi Kokkinakis, a try-try-and-try-again soldier of Aussie tennis, has a notion to get Lady Luck onside in what he plans to be the hardest, most extensive and most fruitful season of a career that still promises so much. Starting at this week’s French Open.
- by Ian Chadband
Tough French Open campaign looms for Australian contingent
World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz is on the horizon for Christopher O’Connell at Roland Garros in a tough draw for Australians at the year’s second major.
- by Darren Walton