In Tennis, final grand slam of the year, the French Open got off in Paris today with many changes in place amid COVID-19 pandemic.

In the Women's Singles, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated Danka Kovini? of Montenegro, 6-1,6-2 in the opening match.

Former French Open champion top seeded Simona Halep of Romania beat Spanish Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 6-0 while Anna Karolína Schmiedlová defeated Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the first round.

In the Men's Singles sixth seeded Alexander Zverev will take on Dennis Novak while Stanislas Wawrinka will clash with former World No.1 Andy Murray tonight .

Time slot, weather conditions, match balls and the clay-court swing are all different at the Rolland Garros this year which ends on 11th of next month.

Rescheduled time slot of September instead of May has brought changes in weather conditions.

The main court has roof so that rain doesn't stop matches. Official match ball has also changed from Babolat to Wilson.

Organisers have restricted the spectators' size to one thousand per day from the earlier 5,000.