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Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic's next opponent is an oft-injured guy ranked outside the top 100 and making his Grand Slam debut thanks to a wild card.

The surprising results in the women's draw at the French Open keep piling up and now only three of the top 10 women's seeds are still in the field before the third round has even started.

Top-ranked Ash Barty has started her 2022 season with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 comeback win over 17-year-old American Coco Gauff in the second round of the Adelaide International.

French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova grasped for an air tube during a medical timeout and grew frustrated at the lack of ice in a court-side container.

Coco Gauff is not the only teenager headed to Week 2 of Wimbledon this year.

Top-ranked Ash Barty has matched her best Wimbledon result by reaching the fourth round for the second time.

Roger Federer has made a winning return to Grand Slam tennis after 16 months away.

The president of the French tennis federation said Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open is “unfortunate” and wished her the “quickest possible recovery.”.

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all are in the same half of the French Open men’s field.

A view of the central court during Palermo Ladies Open tennis tournament in Palermo, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Tour-level tennis resumed after a five-month enforced break and players at the Palermo Ladies Open had to handle their own towels and not shake hands of opponents. (Palermo Ladies Open via AP)ROME The only player who tested positive for the coronavirus was withdrawn from the tournament without ever setting foot at the venue. Local organizers and the WTA Tour have been vigilant about abiding by strict health protocols in order to hold this weeks Palermo Ladies Open, the first tour-level tennis tournament for men or women in five months. A large part of the players are coming from Palermo, Palma said.

Despite the loss, Osaka, who crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round last month, will return to the world No. Williams, meanwhile, who was recently ousted by Simona Halep in the Wimbledon final, looked in fine form against her Japanese opponent as she surpassed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario's record of 32 Rogers Cup wins. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and featuresThe pair seemed evenly poised in the opening set until Williams broke in the seventh game. READ: Nick Kyrgios enjoys one of the 'favorite weeks' of his lifeAfter the match, Osaka spoke of her admiration for Williams, whom she has beaten on their two previous meetings. READ: WTA Finals offer historic $4.75 million prizeThe 21-year-old has previously dubbed Williams her "tennis mom."