Tennis: Erakovic goes down in first WTA final

New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic will not be in day one action at the French Tennis Open in Paris.

Erakovic has been beaten 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the doubles at the Istanbul Cup.

She flew to Paris after the match but has been spared the prospect of an opening day start with little time to practice on the Parisian red clay.

It is a star-studded lineup nevertheless with Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic all in opening day action.

The forecast is not great, however, with rain in store for much of the opening week.

- NEWSTALK ZB