Mohamed Safwat becomes first Egyptian in 22 years to play a Grand Slam: 27-year-old tennis player Mohamed Safwat enjoyed a short-lived Grand Slam debut after earning a last-minute spot in the French Open on Sunday, only to lose his first match against Belgium’s Grigor Dimitrov, Reuters reports. “With little time to collect his thoughts on becoming the first Egyptian man to make it into the main draw of a major in 22 years, Safwat appeared to be suffering from a serious bout of stage fright,” the newswire says. Safwat had lost in the final round of the qualifiers to Argentina’s Guido Andreozzi, but Serbia's Viktor Troicki pulled out of the tournament after sustaining a back injury, earning Safwat the title of the “lucky loser,” the Associated Press reports.