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French Open 2017: Defending champion Garbine Muguruza & Venus Williams out

Defending champion Garbine Muguruza was unhappy with a "really tough" crowd after defeat by home favourite Kristina Mladenovic at the French Open.

The Spaniard, 23, lost 6-1 3-6 6-3 on a packed Suzanne Lenglen Court which gave its full backing to Mladenovic.

Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams' defeat by Swiss Timea Bacsinszky means a new major champion will be crowned in Paris on Saturday.

"It's a very painful defeat here in the French Open," said Muguruza.

"The crowd was really tough today. I can't really understand. I don't know how to explain.