JAMES SHARPE AT ROLAND GARROS: Paramedics rushed to a star's aid to bring ice packs, which he used as a pillow as he lay on the dirt, while his opponent came over to check he was OK.

Two-time French Open finalist Casper Ruud overcame extreme heat – and a defiant Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin – to advance to the second round at Roland Garros.

Mensik fell onto the clay and lay there for several minutes after beating Mario Navone in four hours and 41 minutes in gruelingly hot conditions