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French Open 2018: Elina Svitolina sweeps past Ajla Tomljanovic after shaky start; Grigor Dimitrov enters 2nd round
•Elina Svitolina overcame a slow start to power past Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-3 while Grigor Dimitrov did not let a last-minute switch in opponent throw him off his stride.
French Open 2017: Angelique Kerber beaten by Ekaterina Makarova, 1st women's top seed to lose opener
•World number one Angelique Kerber was dumped out of the French Open on Sunday, going down 6-2 6-2 in a first-round defeat to Russia's Ekaterina Makarova.
Australian Open 2017: Caroline Wozniacki stops slide at Melbourne with first-round win
•Caroline Wozniacki finally stopped the rot by winning her first-round match at the Australian Open, breaking a depressing downward slide at the first Grand Slam of the year.
Australian Open 2017: Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Milos Raonic power into 2nd round
Agencies •Rafael Nadal powered into the second round of the Australian Open with a commanding straight-sets win over Germany's Florian Mayer on Tuesday.
Australian Open 2017: Karolina Pliskova, Johanna Konta post convincing 1st-round wins
•Karolina Pliskova and Johanna Konta had their Grand Slam breakthroughs last year, and both prepared for the season's first major with title runs in Australia.
Australian Open 2017: Simona Halep crashes out in first round, says she struggled with knee pain
•"Frustrated" fourth seed Simona Halep said she was struggling with a knee injury as she fell at the first hurdle at the Australian Open on Monday.
US Open 2016: Rafael Nadal, Angelique Kerber cruise; Garbine Muguruza survives scare
•Wimbledon 2016: Ana Ivanovic blames wrist injury for shock loss, won't play till Olympics
Fpsports •Wimbledon 2016: Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic cruise; Garbine Muguruza labours to win
•French Open 2016: Andy Murray survives first round scare to beat Radek Stepanek in five sets
•World number two Andy Murray completed his recovery from a two-set deficit against Czech veteran Radek Stepanek to advance to the French Open second round on Tuesday.