PARIS (AP) " Novak Djokovic will be celebrating his 29th birthday when the French Open starts on Sunday. The 34-year-old American, who will open against 76th-ranked Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia, has never won back-to-back French Open titles. When Djokovic lost the 2014 French Open final to Nadal, the Spaniard was still the player to beat on clay. Second-second Andy Murray could pose a serious threat, having beaten Djokovic in the Italian Open final last weekend. Goran Ivanisevic holds the Open era Grand Slam record of needing 14 attempts before winning Wimbledon in 2001.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 21, 2016 10:48 UTC