Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki enter second round as Stan Wawrinka crashes out on Day 2 of French Open 2018
Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki and Dominic Thiem entered the second round of the French Open on day 2 while Stan Wawrinka and Victoria Azarenka bowed out.
)
Seventh seed Dominic Thiem crushed Ilya Ivashka to cruise into the second round of the French Open on Day 2. AFP
It was a tale of two sets for Caroline Wozniacki as she beat Danielle Collins 7-6, 6-1 to enter the second round at Roland Garros. AFP
2016 champion Novak Djokovic notched a comfortable 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Rogerio Dutra Silva in his first-round clash. AFP
Karolina Pliskova endured a tough match against compatriot Barbora Krejcikova before triumphing 7-6, 6-4 to set up a second-round match with another compatriot in Lucie Safarova. AFP
Marco Trungelliti, who made a 1,000km round trip from Barcelona to Paris to enter the main draw as a lucky loser, made the trip worthwhile with a win over Bernard Tomic. AP
2015 champion Stan Wawrinka became the first high-profile male player to bow out as he lost in five sets to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round. AFP
Two-time Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka joined the list of high-profile female players to make a first-round exit at the French Open as she lost to Katerina Siniakova. Reuters
Day 2 at the French Open came to a premature end as rain forced play to halt with the likes of Rafael Nadal, who was leading by two sets in his first-round clash, and Maria Sharapova set to return on Tuesday. Reuters