lEAP YEAR WIN
Grigor Dimitrov has won his first match in four years at Roland Garros to reach the second round of the clay-court major. Dimitrov made light work of veteran Frenchman Stephane Robert to win 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Court Philippe Chatrier, ending a four-match losing run in Paris. The 11th-seeded Bulgarian, who was once regarded as a potential future No. 1, has never fared well at the French Open. He achieved his best result on the red clay in 2013 when he made it to the third round.
EASY WIN FOR KUZNETSOVA
Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has beaten Christina McHale of the United States in straight sets to reach the second round of the French Open. The eighth-seeded Kuznetsova, who won the tournament in 2009, triumphed 7-5, 6-4, sealing the result on the last of her three match points. The 31-year-old Russian will face either Camila Giorgi or Oceane Dodin in the second round. It is the fifth successive year that McHale has gone out in the first round at Roland Garros.
AGASSI-DJOKER DUO
One of the hot topics at Roland Garros this year has been the return of Andre Agassi. The eight-time major champion has been hired by Novak Djokovic as part of his coaching team as the former top-ranked Serb tries to turn around his form. Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 French Open champion, told a press conference thatAgassi's return is "great for tennis" because "he's a great champion." But don't expect Wawrinka to jump for joy if he crosses paths with Agassi in Paris. As a youngster, Wawrinka cheered for Agassi's biggest rival. "I really was a (Pete) Sampras fan, to tell you the truth," he said.
SO lONG, ROBERTA
Former U.S. Open runner-up Roberta Vinci could not find a way to end her losing streak at Roland Garros and lost in the first round of the French Open again. The 31st-seeded Vinci, who ended Serena Williams' hopes of a calendar year Grand Slam by beating her in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows in 2015, lost 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to Olympic champion Monica Puig.
It's the fourth consecutive year that Vinci lost her opening match at the clay-court Grand Slam.
Venus in 2nd round
In a record 20th appearance at the French Open, Venus Williams eased into the second round with a straight sets victory over Qiang Wang of China. Williams, who is seeded 10th, saved two set points to win 6-4, 7-6 (3). The 36-year-old American will play Kurumi Nara of Japan in the next round.
US WIlD CARD ENTRIES lOSE
Both U.S. Tennis Association wild-card entries lost in the first round of the French Open. Tennys Sandgren, a 25-year-old from Tennessee, was beaten 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 by Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan on Sunday.
It was the first Grand Slam main-draw appearance for Sandgren. This was also the debut at a major tournament for 15-year-old Amanda Anisimova of New Jersey, the other USTA wild-card recipient. She lost to Kurumi Nara of Japan 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.
COME ON KVITOVA!
On Sunday, several members of Kvitova's entourage wore black T-shirts with white capital letters on the front that read, "Courage. Belief. Pojd." That last word, which is the Czech equivalent of "Come on!" and was spelled on the shirts with a red heart instead of the "o'', is often yelled by Kvitova to celebrate particularly good shots. There was quite a bit of that against Boserup, who was making her debut in the French Open's main draw.