French Open: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic cruise into second round

Rafael Nadal started his bid to win a 10th title at Roland Garros with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 win over Benoit Paire. (Getty Images)

Updated on: May 29, 2017 11:26 PM IST

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Rafael Nadal started his bid to win a 10th title at Roland Garros with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 win over Benoit Paire. (Getty Images)

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic dispatched Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the second round of 2017 French Open. (Getty Images)

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Garbine Muguruza breezed into women’s singles second round with a straight-sets win over 2010 Roland Garros winner Francesca Schiavone. (Getty Images)

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Second seed Karolina Pliskova reached the second round with a 7-5, 6-2 win over China’s Zheng Saisai. Pliskova will bid to reach the third round at Roland Garros for the first time when she faces Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova. (Getty Images)

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Fifth seed Milos Raonic raced into round two with a routine 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Steve Darcis of Belgium. (Getty Images)

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Caroline Wozniacki defeated Jaimee Fourlis 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to march into second round. (Corbis via Getty Images)

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Marin Cilic beat Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to reach men’s singles second round. (Getty Images)

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Andre Agassi, coach of Novak Djokovic, speaks with Boris Becker on day two of the French Open. (Getty Images)