Highlights of French Open third day

Highlights from day three of the French Open tennis championships on Tuesday (all times GMT):

Romania's Simona Halep. (Photo: Reuters)
Romania's Simona Halep. (Photo: Reuters)

Women's top seed Simona Halep will have to wait for another day to get on court after her first round match against American Alison Riske was postponed on Tuesday.

The rain delays over the last two days have resulted in several first round matches being rescheduled at Roland Garros.

Former world number one Serena Williams, competing in her first Grand Slam since winning the 2017 Australian Open, looked in fine form as she defeated Czech Kristyna Pliskova 7-6(4) 6-4.

"Two years has been a really long time since my last match on clay but I feel good," Williams said. "I trained hard. I’m just happy to have a won match here. I take it one day at a time."

World number seven Caroline Garcia produced a stellar display to beat China's Duan Yingying 6-1 6-0 in 58 minutes. Garcia became the fourth Frenchwoman into this year's Roland Garros second round.

British number one Kyle Edmund booked a place in the second round with a 6-2 6-4 6-3 victory over Australian's Alex de Minaur.

Former world number one Maria Sharapova won the last six games in the final set to beat Richel Hogenkamp 6-1 4-6 6-3 in just under two hours. The two-time French Open champion will meet Croatia's Donna Vekic in the second round.

Top seed Rafa Nadal, chasing a record-extending 11th French Open title, saved four set points in the third set to beat Italian Simone Bolelli 6-4 6-3 7-6(9) in the opening round. The Spaniard recorded his sixth consecutive win in as many meetings with Bolelli. It was Nadal's 80th win at Roland Garros and 105th in best-of-five matches on clay.

Third seed Marin Cilic backed his aggressive style of play to beat Australia's James Duckworth 6-3 7-5 7-6(4) on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Cilic, who reached the quarter-finals last year, struck 47 winners to seal the victory in two hours and 13 minutes.

World number three Garbine Muguruza recorded a convincing 7-6(0) 6-2 victory over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in a battle of former French Open champions.

Canadian teenage sensation Denis Shapovalov hit 32 winners to collect his first main draw win at Roland Garros, defeating John Millman of Australia 7-5 6-4 6-2.

Fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro made light of any injury concerns as he recovered from a poor start to beat Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the French Open first round on Tuesday. The big Argentine was feeble in the opening set, winning just one game, but he picked up the pace to claim a 1-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 victory on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

Reuters