French Open day two snapshot

All you need to know from day two of the French Open at Roland Garros.

SNAPSHOT FROM DAY TWO OF THE FRENCH OPEN IN PARIS

Player of the day: Ons Jabeur - after only making the main draw as a "lucky loser" from qualifying, the 22-year-old world No.114 became only the second Tunisian woman in history to win a grand slam match with a 6-3 6-4 triumph over Ana Bogdan.

How the Aussies fared: Former runner-up Samantha Stosur lived up to expectations and saved the day with a 7-5 6-1 success against Kristina Kucova, after defeats for Daria Gavrilova, Alja Tomljanovic, teenage qualifier Jaimee Fourlis and John Millman.

How the seeds fared: Wins for nine-time champion Rafael Nadal, titleholder Novak Djokovic and fifth-seed Milos Raonic in the men's event, but No.14 Jack Sock, No.31 Gilles Simon and No.32 Mischa Zverev all bombed out. Gavrilova and Australian Open semi-finalist Coco Vandeweghe were the only women's seeded losers as defending champion Garbine Muguruza and former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki and Stosur all safely progressed.

Stat of the day: Fourlis clubbed 36 winners to Wozniacki's 12 but paid the price for committing 54 unforced errors in her three-set loss to the two-time grand slam runner-up.

Quote of the day: "I ran out of gas. Literally." - Gavrilova explaining her shattering three-set loss to little-known Belgian Elise Mertens.

Biggest talking point: Boris Becker letting bygones be bygones and shaking hands with Djokovic's new super coach Andre Agassi in the Serbian superstar's courtside box.


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