N Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan of India, who were entered in the main draw as alternates, were defeated 6-3, 6-4 by Ilya Ivashka and Alexei Popyrin of Australia in the opening round.
'I'm just glad to overcome today's challenge in straight sets and move on.'
Thirteen-time champion Rafael Nadal, 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer and world number one Novak Djokovic were placed in the same half of the French Open draw on Thursday.
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev will play Brandon Nakashima as the former finalist looks to end his long wait for a maiden Grand Slam title.
'I think for everybody is much more comfortable to play under these conditions than in the other ones.'
Djokovic recalled watching Yokozuna Akebono who became sumo's first foreign-born grand champion in 1993.
A summary of the day's tennis action at Roland Garros.
Images from the US Open women's singles third round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.
Dominic Thiem defeated qualifier Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Wednesday.
Russia took an unassailable 2-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup final in Madrid on Sunday to secure their third title and first in 15 years, as Daniil Medvedev outlasted Croatian Marin Cilic 7-6(7), 6-2.
'My arm has been -- I have had an issue there for quite a while now. It has gotten bigger in the last couple of weeks, so I'm just trying to protect it.'
Daniil Medvedev has tapped into the energy of the crowd at Melbourne Park by playing both hero and villain.
World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz fended off in-form American Tommy Paul to reach the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals on Thursday
Images from Day 3 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Tuesday
Serbian Dusan Lajovic beat Andy Murray at the Miami Open on Wednesday, sending the Briton packing in the first round with his first hardcourt win of the season.
Images from Day 1 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
Images from the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Roger Federer was made to work hard by Fernando Verdasco before beating the Spanish veteran 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Spain's Rafael Nadal was at his dominant best against Pablo Carreno Busta on Saturday, brushing aside his compatriot 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to move into the fourth round at the Australian Open. Images from Day 6 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
World number one Novak Djokovic blasted past qualifier Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.
A round-up of all tennis action on Friday.
Simona Halep ended Beatriz Haddad Maia's dream run in Toronto
Summary of all sports events and persons that made news on Thursday.
Caroline Wozniacki overcame a mid-match wobble and withstood a barrage of big hitting to get her WTA Finals title defence back on track with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Petra Kvitova at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Under the lights on the stadium court, Williams smashed 39 winners to defeat Azarenka 7-5, 6-3 in a rematch of the 2016 final, which the Belarusian won.
World No 2 Rafael Nadal brushed aside American Jared Donaldson 6-1, 6-1 and will next face Diego Schwartzman after the Argentine beat Roberto Carballes 6-3, 6-1.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open.
Images from Day 6 of the US Open in New York, on Saturday.
Images from the second day at the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday
The Ultimate Tennis Showdown will be held at Patrick Mouratoglou's academy in Nice with 10 matches every weekend for a total of 50 matches and prize money on offer for each clash.
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Sunday.
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