3 Things to Know: May 31

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And come back when there's a roof? Though that may not be for a few years. On Monday, for the first time in 16 years, all matches were cancelled at Roland Garros. Paris is the lone major to not have a roof, and much has been made of this glaring problem as more and more matches have been affected, and scheduling is becoming more crammed. Rain has caused delays on Tuesday as well, with Novak Djokovic’s match against Roberto Bautista Agut first halted with the world No. 1 trailing by a set, 6-3. The second rain delay left the match tied at one set each and Djokovic leading 4-1 in the third.

Matches completed on Tuesday included Samantha Stosur upsetting Simona Halep, 7-6 (1), 6-3, and Tsvetana Pironkova beating second-seed Agnieszka Radwanska, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

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Top seeds Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were upset in the third round by Czech duo Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova, 6-3 6-2. Hingis and Mirza were looking to win their fourth straight Grand Slam title. Venus and Serena Williams were also stunned in their third-round encounter with Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson, 6-3, 6-3. Larsson and Bertens were the vanquishers of second seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova.

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Who was Roland Garros? The French aviator was more than just a pilot. He was the first to mount a machine gun on a n airplane, which he used during World War I to shoot down four enemy planes. What happened to him, and why is the French Open named after him? Steve Tignor has the answers.