French Open day three: Ashleigh Barty battles injury as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic ease through

Ashleigh Barty survived a tight encounter with Bernarda Pera to reach the second round of the French Open but revealed concerns over a left hip problem. Rafael Nadal had to save two set points against young Australian Alexei Popyrin but maintained his record of not having lost a set on the Parisian clay since 2019, while Novak Djokovic defeated Tennys Sandgren 6-2 6-4 6-2 under the lights.