Tennis: top Czech seed Vaidišová out of the French Open

In sport, Czech women’s tennis number one Nicole Vaidišová is out of the French Open after losing to her compatriot Iveta Benešová in the first round. Vaidišová lost the first set on a tie-break, 6:7, before collapsing in the second set, which Benešová won 1:6. Unseeded Benešová will now meet either the Russian Anastasia Rodionova or China’s Shuai Peng in the second round. She will be joined in the second round by fellow Czech Lucie Šafařová who beat Sandra Kloesel 6:1, 6:1 on Sunday.