(CNN) Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka -- the grand slam leader in the professional tennis era and newcomer who had surged to the last two majors -- both exited the French Open on Saturday in a double shock. Williams was short of matches entering the French Open, completing a mere three after her eventful Australian Open that ended with an ankle injury in a quarterfinal defeat. Osaka, meanwhile, admitted the French Open was just too much to handle. 02:54Osaka is adapting to the clay but she is a quick study, evidenced by a 7-1 record on the surface this season entering the French Open. Halep, Djokovic cruiseSiniakova downed defending French Open champion Simona Halep in China two years ago.

Source: CNN June 01, 2019 14:30 UTC