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Paris, France, 25 May 2017 | AAP

Nick Kyrgios’s untimely injury setback has cost the Australian No.1 an all-important top-16 seeding for the French Open starting on Sunday.

After a blinding hardcourt campaign in the United States, Kyrgios’s momentum stalled when the death of his grandfather limited claycourt exposure and then a hip flexor problem forced his withdrawal from last week’s Rome Masters.

As a result, Kyrgios has dropped to 19th in the rankings and has been seeded 18th for Roland Garros after rising one position due to Roger Federer’s scratching to focus on Wimbledon.

Lyon, France, 25 May 2017 | Reuters

Ending Australia’s chances at the tournament after the exits of Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios, Jordan Thompson bowed out in the second round of the ATP event in Lyon.

Thompson was beaten 6-2 7-6(3) by Russian world No.54 Karen Khachanov, who will next face second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Home favourite Tsonga fought back to secure a 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3 victory over Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq.

Strasbourg, France, 25 May 2017 | AAP

Ashleigh Barty and Daria Gavrilova are set for a quarterfinal showdown at the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg.

The Australian pair reached the quarters in varying styles.

Rising star Barty stormed into the last eight at the Roland Garros tune-up with with a straight-sets win over Camila Giorgi.

Melbourne VIC, Australia, 24 May 2017 | tennis.com.au

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Paris, France, 24 May 2017 | tennis.com.au

Tuesday was a forgettable day for the Australian contingent in Roland Garros qualifying as all four in action fell at the first hurdle.

Sam Groth led Serbian Filip Krajinovic by a set and a break before fading to a 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 defeat while all three Aussie women in action bowed out in the first round in straight sets.

Teenager Destanee Aiava put in a promising showing in a 7-6(5) 6-1 loss to 19th seed Rebecca Sramkova; the Victorian led 5-3 and 5-2 in the tiebreak before her relentless opponent proved too strong.

Lyon, France, 24 May 2017 | AAP

Nine double-faults and 16 aces summed up a forgettable day for Nick Kyrgios at the ATP event in Lyon.

Kyrgios lost his opener 2-6 6-4 6-2 to Argentine Nicolas Kicker from a position in which he appeared to be cruising on Tuesday.

The Australian fourth seed and world No.19 ripped through the opening set, serving six aces to blast the 24-year-old qualifier off the court.

Strasbourg, France, 24 May 2017 | AAP/tennis.com.au

Australia’s top-ranked female Sam Stosur has easily accounted for Madison Brengle to reach the last eight at the WTA’s Strasbourg International.

Stosur’s 6-0 6-1 victory over American Brengle was an identical score to her first-round win over Ying-Ying Duan.

During the match, which lasted just 49 minutes, Stosur blasted 27 winners while committing just five errors, and also produced five aces to just one double fault.

23 May 2017 | Tennis Australia

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Strasbourg, France, 23 May 2017 | AAP

Daria Gavrilova wasted little time beating 21-year-old American Louisa Chirico in the opening round of the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg.

The Australian world No.25 defeated Chirico 6-2 6-3 in just over an hour of court time to join fellow Australians Sam Stosur and Ash Barty in the second round.

Gavrilova will next play Russian qualifier Elizaveta Kulichkova, while Stosur is set for a showdown with American qualifier Madison Brengle.

Lyon, France, 23 May 2017 | AAP

Thanasi Kokkinakis’ long-awaited return to the ATP Tour didn’t exactly go to plan with the 21-year-old Australian falling to Uzbek world No.81 Denis Istomin 6-3 6-4 in the first round in Lyon.

Kokkinakis, who has spent the last 18 months battling debilitating injuries to his shoulder and abdomen, delivered a serviceable performance but it appeared he was well below his best.

His forehand, usually a strength, was at times erratic and he failed to make any inroads on Istomin’s serve.

Melbourne VIC, Australia, 22 May 2017 | tennis.com.au

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Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC • 3001, Australia, 22 May 2017 | PA

Jordan Thompson has sent eighth seed Benoit Paire packing on the opening day of the Lyon Open in France.

Thompson, playing his final event before the French Open, beat Paire 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-4 in just over 2.5 hours on the red clay.

Thompson, the world No.88, wobbled late when leading 5-2 in the third set and allowed Paire to get one break back before serving out the match at his second attempt.

Strasbourg, France, 22 May 2017 | AAP

Sam Stosur and Ash Barty are both through to the second round of the Strasbourg Open after impressive first-round wins.

Between them the Australians dropped a total of two games as they romped to claycourt victories on Sunday.

Stosur beat Chinese world No.64 Ying Ying Duan 6-0 6-1 in just 50 minutes before qualifier Barty recorded the same 6-0 6-1 scoreline with a win over Turkish world No.157 Cagla Buyukakcay.

Paris, France, 21 May 2017 | Matt Trollope

Jaimee Fourlis is one win away from scoring a second straight Grand Slam wildcard after getting past an injured Arina Rodionova on Saturday at Roland Garros.

In the final of the French Open Women’s Wildcard Play-off Fourlis will take on Isabelle Wallace, who brushed aside No.2 seed Lizette Cabrera in straight sets.

Fourlis won the AO Wildcard Pay-off in December and is on the brink of reaching the main draw in Paris; she was leading Rodionova 6-2 4-0 before the top seed pulled out, citing a hamstring injury.

Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC • 3001, Australia, 20 May 2017 | AAP

The power-hitting of Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens proved too much for Daria Gavrilova to handle in their Italian Open quarterfinal.

The world No.20 Bertens dismissed Gavrilova with a 6-3 6-3 victory, producing a barrage of heavy forehands that the Australian could not withstand.

Bertens broke Gavrilova twice in each set, attacking the world No.33’s second serve.

Strasbourg, France, 20 May 2017 | tennis.com.au

Sam Stosur is a late wildcard entrant into the WTA Strasbourg tournament as she seeks claycourt preparation ahead of Roland Garros.

Stosur is a former champion (2015) at the red claycourt event, staged the week before the French Open.

The Queenslander is seeded sixth at this year’s edition and will open against China’s Duan Ying-ying.