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Easy starts for Djokovic and Swiatek
Few athletes will have simpler opening tasks in Paris than Novak Djokovic – 54 minutes after he first walked out on to court, the Serbian had beaten Australia’s Matthew Ebden 6-0 6-1.
He’ll face much tougher hurdles – Ebden was playing his first singles match for two years – but it was as easy a warm-up as he could hope for.
Up next? It could be Rafael Nadal, should he beat Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics later this week.
In the women’s tennis, Poland’s Iga Swiatek got up and running at Roland Garros – where she is a four-time French Open champion – by beating Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2 7-5.
They were among those fortunate enough to complete their matches as heavy rain delayed play on the outside courts, impacting the start of the Games for GB’s Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper, Dan Evans and Katie Boulter.
(BBC)