sport news FRENCH OPEN DIARY: Lucas Pouille on comeback trail and Felix Auger-Aliassime ... trends now FRENCH OPEN DIARY: Lucas Pouille on comeback trail after battle with alcoholism and depression, injury-ravaged Felix Auger-Aliassime likely to take a pre-Wimbledon break... and it's child's play for Elina Svitolina Felix Auger-Aliassime to rest shoulder following surprise defeat on Monday Lucas Pouille has opened up on his struggles with a recurring elbow injury Elina Svitolina gave birth to her first child with Gael Monfils in October By Lewis Steele For The Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 29 May 2023 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 29 May 2023 Viewcomments The second day of the French Open saw victories for Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. The two are in the same half of the draw and could meet in the semi-finals. But Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime became the first men's top-10 seed to exit the clay major. The 10th seed lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to Italy's Fabio Fognini in his fourth first-round defeat in five years at Roland Garros. Here, Mail Sport's LEWIS STEELE rounds up some of the big stories from Paris. Lucas Pouille (above) will face Cameron Norrie in the second round at the French Open Pouille battles back from brink Cameron Norrie's second-round opponent Lucas Pouille has a heartbreaking backstory. After peaking at No 10 in 2018, the Frenchman’s struggles with a recurring elbow injury led him to alcoholism and depression. ‘I had a darker side, I used to sleep an hour a night and drink alone,’ he told L’Equipe this week. ‘I sank into something creepy, I cried after each defeat. I had to stop or I would have ended up with the madmen.’ Felix needs a break Injury-ravaged Felix Auger-Aliassime is likely to take a pre-Wimbledon break following his surprise defeat here by Fabio Fognini. The Canadian said: ‘It’s a difficult time. I got a bit sick last night, didn’t sleep. 'I’ve been playing with painkillers but now I need to let (his shoulder) get better.’ Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime suffered a surprise loss to Italy's Fabio Fognini in round one Child's play for Svitolina Elina Svitolina gave birth to her first child with former world No 6 Gael Monfils in October. After returning from maternity leave, she won a title in Strasbourg last week and continued her fine recovery here with a win over last year’s semi-finalist Martina Trevisan. ‘Our baby is half French and half Ukrainian,’ Svitolina said. ‘Maybe one day you’ll see her here playing some tennis!’ Elina Svitolina claimed an impressive win over last year’s semi-finalist Martina Trevisan Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility