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PARIS: Novak Djokovic launched a clinical start at the French Open on Tuesday for his latest pursuit of the 25th Grand Slam title, while women contenders Koko Goff and Merra Andrew successfully launched their campaign in Roland Garros.
Three days after becoming the third person who won 100 ATP titles with his victory in Geneva, 38-year-old Djokovic was very troubled to see the 98th, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
For the first time after winning the Olympic Gold last August, Djokovic played in the sixth and in Paris, “Well, the emotions were really good.”
“But, you know, with the wind and rain at the beginning of the match and what was happening, I think there was a lot of difficult conditions.”
Three times the French Open champion Monte Carlo and Madrid lost their opening match in the Clay Court season, but failed to serve the second set in the eighth game despite McDonald’s.
Djokovic said, “I think going to Geneva, telling the truth was a good move, because I was struggling a little with the level of confidence, doubting my game a little.”
“So it was good that I won four matches under my belt, won a title. While coming to Roland Garros, it feels different from the feeling that I had compared the feeling that I did three weeks ago. Let’s see how far I can go here, but I have a good feeling right now.”
Serb, who was injured in the quarter -finals in 2024, will meet with French Creaton Maoett, the next 73rd.
Djokovic is on the same half of the world number one Junk Signner and last year’s runner-up Alexander Zurio, which saw American teenager Lerner Tian 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
World No. Three Zurio is hoping to move a step further 12 months ago when he lost the final to Carlos Alakaraz, which is his third defeat in many Grand Slam final.
Zurieo, who has reached at least in the last four French Openses, will be in the semi -finals, will face the next Dutchman Jesper de Jong -un.
Former US Open Champion and five-time Grand Slam runner-up Daniel Medvedev was thrown into Paris sixth time in the first round, which lost dramatic collision with Cameron Noori 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 1-6, 7-5.
Gregor Dimitrov was injured for the fourth consecutive Grand Slam tournament, when American Ethan Quinn was left in two sets due to leg injury.
The British Fifth Seed Jack Draper won his first match in the French Open, winning Matia Belchi, who came in Italy’s 68th, 6-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, to reach the second round on his third attempt.
The ninth seed Alex de Maur, who is a quarter-finals in each of the last four Majors, started well with the success of 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) on Serbia’s Laslo Digir.
Miami champion Jacob Mansk came through a heartbreaking match against French Alexander Muller, 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-3.
In the women’s draw, 2022 runner-up gaugevs turned Australian Olivia Gedic 6-2, 6-2.
The 2023 US Open winner, Gauf, won a tournament since last year’s WTA finals, but he reached the finals in both Madrid and Rome this month.
The 21 -year -old Rolland Gerros has reached the quarter -finals in each of his last four visits.
“I knew that this was not going to be a clean match, how fast it was,” the other seed, which initially forgot his racket, which was to collect by a ball boy.
“In fact, these were two different matches that depended on what aspect of the court you were.”
The growing Russian star Andrewa is looking at his first Grand Slam crown after the WTA 1000 titles in Dubai and Indian Wales, and in the first set, Spaniard Cristina Bocasa recovered well after falling 3-0.
The 18-year-old quickly ended the double break deficit and eventually won 6-4, 6-3 at World No. 98.
The sixth seed said, “Over time I played better and better, so I noticed that was playing well near the end of the match, not initially.”
Andrea, which reached the semi -finals last year, will play the role of American Ashlin Craiger in the second phase.
The third seed Jessica Pigola also made a comfortable progress against Romania’s ANCA Todoni 6-2, 6-4 when Rolland Garros returned after losing an edition of 2024 due to injuries.
Former Australian Open champion Victoria Ezarnika twice hammers Belgium’s Anina Wicker, who will retire 6-0, 6-0 6-0 after Wimbledon, while Magdalena Farich has given three times the Grand Selim Finalist on the final.
