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Japan’s former world no 1 was beaten as a home heroine dumped out last year’s women’s champion, as Rafa Nadal cruised through

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 13-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal start their Roland Garros campaigns on a star-studded Monday, while women's favorite Iga Swiatek begins her quest for a second title in three attempts. Unseeded Naomi Osaka faces a tough first-round test as she returns to Paris a year…

Paris (AFP) - Naomi Osaka admitted Friday that she was "worried" over her return to the French Open, fearing she had "offended" people when she controversially quit the 2021 tournament.

Naomi Osaka had stunned the tennis world when she withdrew from the 2021 French Open after boycotting post-match media duties. A year, the sport is addressing the mental toll on athletes

Novak Djokovic and Barbora Krejcikova are the defending champions

The rising star and sixth seed Carlos Alcaraz is also in Novak Djokovic’s part of the draw while Emma Raducanu will play a qualifier in the first round in Paris

The two headline acts in the men’s draw were placed in the same quarter

Paris (AFP) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic, 13-time winner Rafael Nadal and new teenage star Carlos Alcaraz were drawn in the same half of the French Open on Thursday.

Naomi Osaka returns to Roland Garros looking to banish the memories of her withdrawal 12 months ago, but hampered by concerns over her clay-court form and fitness. The former world number one pulled out of last year's French Open ahead of the second round, citing mental health issues, AFP said.…