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Tennis: Fourth seed Taylor Fritz out of French Open in first round

# Tennis: American fourth seed Taylor Fritz suffered a surprise first-round exit at the French Open, beaten in four sets by German Daniel Altmaier. The 2024 US Open runner-up, whose best performance at Roland Garros was a run to the fourth round last year, slipped to a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss. It is the first time Fritz has lost in his opening match of a Grand Slam tournament since the 2022 US Open. World number 66 Altmaier, who reached the last 16 in 2020, will next face unseeded Czech Vit Kopriva.