Courtside

Gender wars

Serena Williams issued a swift denial after sister Venus seemingly revealed the gender of her unborn child, due in September. Venus quipped she would be the child's "favorite aunt" and was urging Serena to call her "baby V". But Serena said: "If I want something from one of my sisters, I say baby Venus, baby Lyn, or baby Isha needs it. I didn't grow up with any brothers, only sisters, and we all say 'she' more than 'he'."

Djokovic delivers

Two bouquets of red and white roses mysteriously turned up in the women's locker room courtesy of Novak Djokovic. "When @djokernole surprises the women's locker room with two huge bouquets of beautiful roses, so you take the mall home for yourself...just kidding. Merci Novak! Sir@andymurray we're now awaiting yours..." wrote Britain's Naomi Broady in a caption alongside a picture on her Instagram page.

Double trouble

French duo Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut followed top seeds John Peers and Henri Kontinen out in round one, the first time in the Open era the No 1 and No 2 pairings in the men's doubles have crashed out in the opening round at Roland Garros.

Cornet's crushing comment

Novak Djokovic is the new face of clothing company Lacoste, but Alize Cornet joked not everyone is happy about it. "I told him, 'Welcome to the Lacoste family'. He said, 'Thanks for accepting me'. I said, 'Well, it's not like we had much of a choice', which he thought was hilarious," she said.

Brothers in arms

Juan Martin del Potro consoled a sobbing Nicolas Almagro after the Spaniard retired from their second-round clash with a knee injury. "I tried to find good words for that moment. I said to him, 'Try to be calm'. Try to think about his family, his baby," said Argentine Del Potro.

Bouchard late for loss

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard was caught off guard by Nicolas Almagro's downfall, arriving late for her second-round defeat to Latvian 17th seed Anastasija Sevastova. "Well, there was a retirement before, so I had to do my whole routine. I had to get my ankle taped. I can't do everything in 10 minutes. She (Sevastova) ran ahead of me," said Bouchard.