Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal progress but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga suffers shock French Open exit

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal reached the French Open third round but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's late-night heroics proved in vain as he suffered his first opening-round loss at a grand slam in a decade.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal progress but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga suffers shock French Open exit

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal reached the French Open third round but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's late-night heroics proved in vain as he suffered his first opening-round loss at a grand slam in a decade.

The Frenchman was on the ropes against world number 91 Renzo Olivo when play was finally stopped at 9.55pm on Tuesday night.

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