Daniil Medvedev kicked off his French Open with a win – never a sure thing for the second-seeded Russian.
The US Open champion beat Argentinian Facundo Bagnis 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Medvedev was a quarter-finalist at Roland Garros last year after four straight first-round defeats.
The Russian picked up his first win since undergoing hernia surgery nearly two months ago. He had lost his first-round match at the Geneva Open last week when he returned.
I’m just getting started 👊@DaniilMedwed advances to the second round with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over Bagnis. #Roland Garros pic.twitter.com/N0OLVB2TRt
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 24, 2022
Medvedev reached the Australian Open final this year, losing to Rafael Nadal in five sets.
Danish teenager Holger Rune stunned 14th-seeded Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(4) in the first round of French Open.
The booming new generation ⬆@holgerrune2003 went 11-6 on clay this season, ousting No. 14 seed Shapovalov 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(4). #Roland Garros pic.twitter.com/74aLQ6wNR7
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 24, 2022
Rune, 19, won the BMW Open this month and was a semi-finalist in Lyon last week.
Shapovalov fought back in the third set to force a tiebreaker but trailed 3-1 and couldn’t recover, sending a forehand wide on match point.
Rune won the French Open junior championship in 2019.
The Dane beat Alexander Zverev en route to his maiden tour title in Munich.
