Lucky loser Trungelliti makes most of reprieve

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic made their entrances at Roland Garros yesterday but both found themselves upstaged by a lucky loser and his 88-year-old grandmother.

Argentinian Marco Trungelliti, beaten in French Open qualifying last week, was back home in Barcelona on Sunday when, after a spate of withdrawals, he got the call to replace injured Nick Kyrgios.

The 28-year-old had his family — mother Suzanna, brother Andre, and grandmother Daphne — staying with him, and within five minutes Trungelliti had packed them all into his car to embark on a 10-hour, 1,000km drive in order to be in Paris in time to sign in.