Victor Estrella Burgos became the first player from the Dominican Republic in more than a half-century to compete in a Grand Slam tennis tournament, losing 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 to Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in the first round of the French Open on Sunday. The only other Dominican in the main draw of a major was Manuel Morales, who lost in the first round of the 1956 French Open, according to the International Tennis Federation. I'm never going to forget,'' said Estrella Burgos, who saved a match point in the third-set tiebreaker. There are so many people from the Dominican who come to see me.'' Estrella Burgos mostly plays on the lower-level Challenger tour. More...