PARIS, May ⁠26 (Reuters) - Fifth seed Jessica ⁠Pegula’s French Open struggles continued ‌when she fell to a 1-6 6-3 6-3 defeat to Australian ​Kimberly Birrell in the ⁠first round, ⁠becoming the biggest casualty in the ⁠women's ‌draw on Tuesday.

Pegula, who has never made ⁠it past the quarter-finals at ​Roland ‌Garros, has now exited the ⁠claycourt ​major in the first round for the third time.