Earlier yesterday, Garbine Muguruza, 23, hailed the incredible longevity of Francesca Schiavone, 36, after winning a first-round battle of French Open champions.
― Reuters picPARIS, May 31 ― Spaniard Rafael Nadal, seeking a record-extending 10th title at the French Open, faces big-serving Dutchman Robin Haase in the second round today.
"A set up and 4-1 up, when I had him on the ropes I just played very bad games", he said. "It was not the best thing obviously but I promise you I will come back and will fight until the end".
Paire, described prior to their encounter on Court Suzanne Lenglen as a unsafe opponent by Nadal, played with more freedom in a closer second set as the Spaniard lost his edge.
- Del Potro served 13 aces to Pella's three and dished out 33 winners as he sealed a comfortable victory. Title-holder Djokovic strolled through his opener against Marcel Granollers of Spain, advancing 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
With recently hired coach Andre Agassi calmly sitting in his player's box, Djokovic had to scramble in spells against Granollers, but the Serb was able to routinely have success against the World No.76's second serve and he parlayed that into eight break points converted out of 20 break points earned.
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"It's great to have Andre Agassi as coach and as a mentor. I will try to learn as much as I can from him", said Djokovic, who next takes on Portugal's Joao Sousa.
Nadal remains the bookmakers' choice to win his 10th title here, something no one on the men's or women's tours has done at any major in the open era, which began in 1968.
Muguruza's middling form this season saw her arrive in Paris with just three wins on clay, but the Spaniard dispatched former Paris champion Schiavone 6-2, 6-4. "She kind of enjoys out there", added the Spanish star, who will meet Anett Kontaveit of Estonia.
"I can not believe in the first round we have two ex-champions". That doesn't make me extra confident this year. That's what brings me confidence.
- The match was halted on Monday due to poor light and rain and play resumed on Tuesday with the scores tied at a set apiece.
Men's 1st rd: Jiri Vesely (Cze) bt Jack Sock (USA) 7-5 7-5 6-3 Milos Raonic (Can) bt Steve Darcis (Bel) 6-3 6-4 6-2, David Goffin (Bel) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) 6-2 6-2 6-2, Marin Cilic (Cro) bt Ernests Gulbis (Lat) 6-3 6-3 6-3, Simone Bolelli (Ita) bt Nicolas Mahut (Fra) 6-4 6-2 6-2. Raonic, whose best run at the French Open came when he made the 2014 quarter-finals, fired 15 aces and 44 winners to book a meeting with Mikhail Youzhny of Russian Federation or Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva.
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