3 Things to Know: June 8

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On Tuesday, Juan Martin del Potro won his first grass-court match in nearly three years in Stuttgart. The Argentine fired 12 aces to take out Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-2 as he continues his comeback from wrist surgery. Also in Stuttgart, No. 6 seed Viktor Troicki fell to qualifier Florian Mayer, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Mayer teamed up with Philipp Oswald to defeat the dream team (at least a dream for one American teenager) of Del Potro and Taylor Fritz in the first round.

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Andy Murray isn’t the best player of his era by any means, but he may be the most important, writes Steve Tignor. The Scot has emerged as a spokesperson for a number of important issues, especially equal pay. “Men’s tennis has been lucky over the last nine or 10 years, with the players, the rivalries which have come out of that,” he said earlier this year. “That’s great, but the whole of tennis should capitalize on that—not just the men’s game.”

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As the season moves to the grass courts, let's take a moment to reflect on a remarkable Roland Garros. Serena Williams lost her second straight Slam final, Samantha Stosur proved she's still a contender and Milos Raonic had a French Open to forget. Check out all the grades from Paris.