A MATCH at Roland Garros lasted just five minutes this afternoon after a star was quickly forced to pull out with injury.
Ben Shelton compared himself to a Major League Baseball left-hander after a painful shoulder prevented him from playing his best in a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 third-round loss to Felix Auger-Aliassime at the French Open that concluded on Saturday after being suspended a night earlier because of rain.
21st-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime beat No.15-seeded American Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. Their match resumed after being interrupted by rain on Friday evening.
If this does turn out to be Andy Murray’s last French Open, it ended after two matches: one loss in singles and, on Friday, one loss in doubles.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is out of the French Open after losing 6-4, 7-6 (5) to Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the third round Friday.
Coco Gauff advanced to the fourth round of the French Open on Friday with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Australian Open semifinalist Dayana Yastremska.
German tennis player Alexander Zverev’s trial for allegedly causing bodily harm to a woman began Friday, German news agency dpa reported.
MORE than £200million has flowed into British tennis coffers over the past five years — and yet we still end up with horror shows like this French Open.
