Djokovic in Winning Start to Title Defense, Life with Agassi

He then called for the doctor at the start of the third set and the match was over inside two hours. The 13th seed is third on Court Philippe Chatrier against American Jennifer Brady - weather permitting. After pulling level again at 4-4, he broke to love to take the initiative for the first time in the second set, and he served it out comfortably.

The heavy favourite for the title looked in imperious form as he steamed through the first set. He took the court to start his Roland Garros defense against Marcel Granollers, who wouldn't go down without pulling off some magic.

- Unseeded Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan beat women's seventh seed Johanna Konta of Britain 1-6 7-6 (2) 6-4 in the first round.

"During the second set, I was careful to hit at his forehand, but then my forehand crosscourt is my best shot, and I realised that I could use this type of shot, as well".

That defeat to the Swede opened the door for Roger Federer to win his only French Open title.

France's Paire, who has a career-high ranking of 18, lost in the opening round in Paris for the first time since 2011. "It was not an easy opponent in the first round, obviously". This is exactly what I need at this moment, a person like him [who] understands the transitions as a tennis player and as a person, as well, going through lifestyle and certain choices that you make, how that affects you later on.

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The Spaniard took the final set in 31 minutes. The Frenchman failed to protect a break lead in the second set. The 10th-seeded Goffin won 6-2, 6-2, 6-2, sealing the match with an ace.

He was courtside yesterday as Djokovic opened his campaign with an emphatic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Marcel Granollers and will be on hand for a maximum of just two more matches of the champion's title defence. Djokovic split from his long-time team last month as he sought answers to the slump that has seen him struggle since adding a fourth consecutive grand slam title here past year.

Djokovic perhaps made heavier weather of it than he should have against 77th-ranked Granollers, taking only eight of his 20 break points and dropping serve four times himself. Jelena Jankovic's 54th consecutive Grand Slam maiden draw appearance was a fleeting one as the three-time French Open semi-finalist was consigned to another first-round exit by Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp. Typically, the 30-year-old Spaniard was producing his best tennis on the biggest points.

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The 25th-seeded Johnson won 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-7 (3), 6-3.