June 1 2017

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French Open 2017: Day four snapshot

Ons Jabeur's dream French Open debut has continued as the 22-year-old Tunisian beat sixth seed Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets to reach the third round of a grand slam for the first time in her career.

Jabeur, who is ranked No.114, won 6-4 6-3, sealing the victory on her third match point when Cibulkova double-faulted.

Sam Stosur through to third round

Beating unseeded Flipkens in straight sets to reach the French Open third round. Cibulkova and Kvitova both knocked out at the second round stage

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Golden State dominates Cleveland in Game 1 of the 2017 NBA Finals.

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Nadal and Djokovic ease through

To the men's third round of the French Open with comfortable straight set victories.

Sam Stosur through to third round

Beating unseeded Flipkens in straight sets to reach the French Open third round. Cibulkova and Kvitova both knocked out at the second round stage

She struggled to hold back the tears and ran over to her team to grab a Tunisian flag which she held over her head.

"I am very, very happy," Jabeur said. "I won the Roland Garros juniors here, I have good memories and I hope to create more."

Defending champion Garbine Muguruza had to claw her way back from a set down to survive a scare from Anett Kontaveit and move into the third round with a 6-7 6-4 6-2 win.

Novak Djokovic has turned in a commanding performance for new coach Andre Agassi as the French Open holder hammered home a 6-1 6-4 6-3 thrashing of Joao Sousa to reach the third round.

The second seed, advised on a trial basis this week by the 47-year-old US legend as the pair test out a more permanent arrangement, was untroubled on Wednesday by his 59th-ranked opponent from Portugal.

He now faces Diego Schwartzman in the third round after the Argentinian beat Stefano Napolitano 6-3 7-5 6-2. Canadian fifth seed Milos Raonic beat Rogerio Dutra Silva 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4.

Austrian sixth seed Dominic Thiem crushed Italy's Simone Bolelli 7-5 6-1 6-3.Belgian 10th seed David Goffin beat Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3.

Player of the day: Steve Johnson - the American broke down in tears after downing Next-Gen star Borna Coric 6-2 7-6 (10-8) 3-6 7-6 (8-6) to venture to the third round just three weeks after the death of his father and explaining: "I just miss my dad. I wish he was following along."

Quote of the day: "Quite honestly, I really don't give a damn what she says." - defending women's champion Muguruza when quizzed about Australian legend Margaret Court's inflammatory comments.

Stat of the day: Dead heat. Venus Williams, at 36 years, 348 days, became the oldest woman to reach the third round since her American compatriot Billie Jean King, at 38, in 1982.

Upset alert: US prodigy Catherine Bellis sent 2016 semi-finalist and 18th seed Kiki Bertens packing with a 6-3 7-6 (7-5) boilover.

How the Aussies fared: Samantha Stosur rolled into the third round with a stylish 6-2 7-6 (8-6) win over tricky Belgian Kirsten Flipkens, while Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson teamed up for the first time to take out second seeds Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in a three-set first-round doubles thriller.

How the seeds fared: Muguruza, Wozniacki, Stosur, Williams and Kristina Mladenovic all progressed in the women's, as did nine-time champion Rafael Nadal, Raonic, David Goffin and Grigor Dimitrov in the men's. But Cibulkova, two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova and top French hope Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were the big-name casualties.

Biggest talking point: Margaret Court.

AAP