Defending champ Krejcikova loses to French foe in 1st round

By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer

PARIS (AP) — Barbora Krejcikova has become only the third defending women’s champion to lose in the first round of the French Open. Krejcikova is a Czech player who was seeded second at Roland Garros. She lost to 97th-ranked Diane Parry 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. It was Krejcikova’s first match since February because of an injured right elbow. The only other two women in the professional era to lose in the first round a year after winning the title at Roland Garros were Anastasia Myskina in 2005 and Jelena Ostapenko in 2018. Krejcikova is also only the seventh reigning champion at any Grand Slam tournament in the Open era to lose in the first round the following year.