Police officer hit by driver of fleeing vehicle in Toronto
York Regional Police say they are continuing to search for a suspect in an auto theft investigation who was captured on video running over a police officer in Toronto last month.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, two men expected to go far at the French Open, make their 2023 Roland Garros debuts on Monday against a pair of opponents who never have played a Grand Slam match.
Alcaraz, a 20-year-old from Spain ranked No. 1 who won the U.S. Open in September, faces Flavio Cobolli, an Italian who is ranked 159th. Djokovic, who won two of his 22 major championships in Paris, takes on Aleksander Kovacevic, an American ranked 114th.
Asked to compare the Alcaraz of today to the Alcaraz of a year ago, his coach, 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, began by saying: "As a person, I would say he's more mature."
And then Ferrero added: "As a player, I think he grows up, like, super fast on the court. He can, let's say, read the matches a little bit better."
Djokovic begins his bid to break the men's record he currently shares with Rafael Nadal by earning Grand Slam trophy No. 23. Djokovic also can become the only man with at least three titles from each major.
Other major champs on the Day 2 schedule include Sloane Stephens, Petra Kvitova, Jelena Ostapenko, Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem.
Play begins at 11 a.m. local time in Paris, which is 5 a.m. EDT, everywhere except the main stadium, Court Philippe Chatrier, where the first match -- 2017 U.S. Open champion Stephens against two-time major finalist Karolina Pliskova -- is scheduled to start at 11:45 a.m. local time, which is 5:45 a.m. EDT.
Djokovic-Kovacevic will be next on that court. Alcaraz-Cobolli is the third match at Court Suzanne Lenglen, so could begin around 4 p.m. local time, which is 10 a.m. EDT.
A handful of seeded players exited: No. 8 Maria Sakkari, No. 21 Magda Linette, and No. 29 Zhang Shuai from the women's draw; No. 20 Dan Evans and No. 30 Ben Shelton from the men's. The day's biggest news, though, emerged from a straight-set victory for No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.
That's because her opponent, Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, did not shake hands at the net -- something she has consistently avoided doing with players from Russia and Belarus since those countries began the war in Ukraine more than a year ago. The crowd, seemingly unaware of why Kostyuk avoided Sabalenka after the match, booed and whistled.
Alcaraz is minus-7000 to win his opener, which seems overwhelming until you see that Djokovic is minus-10000 for Monday, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Alcaraz remains the tournament favourite on the men's side, at plus-155, followed by Djokovic, who has moved from plus-230 to plus-200.
Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune are all next for the men's title at plus-1000. Defending champion Iga Swiatek, whose first match is Tuesday, remains a significant moneyline favourite for the women's championship at Roland Garros, listed at minus-125.
Next up is Australian Open champion Sabalenka, who moved up to plus-430 after her first-round win. Elena Rybakina is the third choice at plus-650.
675 -- Lucas Pouille's current ATP ranking, making the 29-year-old from France the lowest-ranked man to win a first-round match at Roland Garros in 10 years. Pouille is 4-0 over the past week -- three victories in qualifying, plus a 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 win over Jurij Rodionov in the first round of the main draw Sunday -- after going a year without playing a tour-level match while dealing with depression and alcoholism.
Pouille also beat Rodionov in the last round of qualifying; Rodionov then was placed in the bracket as a "lucky loser" when another player withdrew.
"No. Not really. More time to enjoy red wine." -- No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, a two-time major finalist, when asked after his victory Sunday whether getting that Day 1 assignment affected his focus (the other three Grand Slam tournaments start on a Monday). Tsitsipas now gets extra rest before his second-round match on Wednesday.
York Regional Police say they are continuing to search for a suspect in an auto theft investigation who was captured on video running over a police officer in Toronto last month.
Quebec Premier François Legault reiterated that the pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University must be dismantled while police remain 'on the lookout for new developments.'
Drew Carey took over as host of 'The Price Is Right' and hopes he’s there for life. 'I'm not going anywhere,' he told 'Entertainment Tonight' of the job he took over from longtime host Bob Barker in 2007.
The United Nations food agency warned Sudan's warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don't allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region.
Electric scooters (e-scooters) have been gaining popularity in the capital and this season comes with some changes and updates.
Ontario Provincial Police say two people were killed after a car and a transport truck collided in the westbound lanes of Highway 417 near Limoges, Ont. on Tuesday afternoon.
The adorable trio of child actors from the 1993 classic comedy 'Mrs. Doubtfire,' which starred the late and great Robin Williams, are all grown up and looking back on their seminal time together.
Crucial witnesses took the stand in the second week of testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial, including a California lawyer who negotiated deals at the center of the case and a longtime adviser to the former president.
Golf is a sign of spring and summer and a major driver for seasonal tourism, experts say.
Alberta Ballet's double-bill production of 'Der Wolf' and 'The Rite of Spring' marks not only its final show of the season, but the last production for twin sisters Alexandra and Jennifer Gibson.
A British Columbia mayor has been censured by city council – stripping him of his travel and lobbying budgets and removing him from city committees – for allegedly distributing a book that questions the history of Indigenous residential schools in Canada.
Three men in Quebec from the same family have fathered more than 600 children.
A group of SaskPower workers recently received special recognition at the legislature – for their efforts in repairing one of Saskatchewan's largest power plants after it was knocked offline for months following a serious flood last summer.
A police officer on Montreal's South Shore anonymously donated a kidney that wound up drastically changing the life of a schoolteacher living on dialysis.
Since 1932, Montreal's Henri Henri has been filled to the brim with every possible kind of hat, from newsboy caps to feathered fedoras.
Police in Oak Bay, B.C., had to close a stretch of road Sunday to help an elephant seal named Emerson get safely back into the water.
Out of more than 9,000 entries from over 2,000 breweries in 50 countries, a handful of B.C. brews landed on the podium at the World Beer Cup this week.
Raneem, 10, lives with a neurological condition and liver disease and needs Cholbam, a medication, for a longer and healthier life.