Defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek made all the right moves at the clay-court.
As expected from a five-setter, the match was evenly balanced and the level of competition between the two was, quite frankly, unexpected.
Naomi Osaka is boycotting the media during the French Open to bring about some positive change, according to her coach Wim Fissette.
Round 1 of the French Open 2021 began on Sunday (May 30), and Japan's Naomi Osaka started the tournament with an easy win.
The Serb will be aiming to put a halt to Nadal’s dominance and win his second major on clay after his triumph in 2016.
Gaston Gaudio was the last non-European player to win the French Open in 2004 before the dominance of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Thirteen-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal respects Naomi Osaka's decision to not do press events during the tournament.
Alexei Popyrin, who will face defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal in the first round, believes he has a chance of winning his match.
The Spaniard will be in the same half of the Roland Garros draw as his rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
Roger Federer might have won a career Grand Slam, but he's only won the French Open men's singles title once - in 2009.