Two-time Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka crashed out of the French Open in the first round losing 5-7 5-7 to Katerina Siniakova on Monday, playing only her fifth tournament of the year after a legal battle over the custody of her son. A judge in California had ruled that her son Leo should not leave the state until custody was resolved. After losing the first set, Azarenka showed signs of a comeback, winning a fierce-hitting baseline exchange to go to 2-2. Former world number one Azarenka has endured a tough return to Europe's clay courts, losing in the second round at the Madrid Open before being dumped out of the first round in Rome. In an open letter posted on social media last year, Azarenka said no one should ever have to decide between a child and their career.

Source: dna May 28, 2018 12:00 UTC