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Two-time Roland-Garros champion Novak Djokovic was broken while serving for the match late in the third set and was forced by Aleksandar Kovacevic into a tiebreak but still managed to move into the second round in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(1) over the 24-year-old American.

The No.3 seed, who improved to 19-0 in Roland-Garros first-round matches, will next face Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in the last 64.

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Italian world No.130 Fabio Fognini knocked out No.10 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Roland-Garros second round for the 12th time in his career.

The former world No.9 next takes on Australian Jason Kubler.

Denis Shapovalov picked up his first Roland-Garros win since 2020 with a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 result against American Brandon Nakashima in 3hr 47min, while No.14 seed Cameron Norrie recovered from a break down in the fifth to deny home favourite Benoit Paire 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Norrie will take on Lucas Pouille in round two, while the 26th-seeded Shapovalov faces Italian debutant Matteo Arnaldi.

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World No.3 Novak Djokovic begins his quest for a men's all-time record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title today on Court Philippe-Chatrier against American world No.114 Aleksandar Kovacevic.

The Serbian two-time Roland-Garros champion has taken a 6-3, 1*-0 lead as he looks to book a second round meeting with Marton Fucsovics.

Back on her favourite surface and her favourite court - Philippe-Chatrier - 2018 finalist Sloane Stephens quickly found her clay legs to sweep past former world No.1 and RG No.16 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-4 in under 90 minutes.

Stephens next faces Varvara Gracheva or Dalma Galfi in the last-64.

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Home favourite Benoit Paire has leapt to a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 lead on British No.14 seed Cameron Norrie, much to the delight of the Court Suzanne-Lenglen crowd.

The 34-year-old French wildcard is looking to post his first Roland-Garros main-draw victory since 2020 and his first win over a top-20 opponent since Cincinnati 2021.

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Canadian Denis Shapovalov is leading American Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 7-5, 4-4 on Court 7 as he searches for a first Roland-Garros match-win since 2020.

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Minutes apart, Madison Keys and Kayla Day both secured passage to the second round, where they will square off in an all-American showdown.

Keys, the No.20 seed, beat Estonian Kaia Kanepi 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, while qualifier Day ousted French wildcard Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 6-1.

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Former runner-up Sloane Stephens has raced to a 6-0 lead inside 33 minutes over ex-world No.1 Karolina Pliskova on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Stephens, a finalist in Paris in 2018, made the last-eight stage in Paris 12 months ago and enters this year's edition ranked 30 in the world.

Pliskova is the No.16 seed. The Czech's best result in the French capital came in 2017 when she reached the semi-finals.

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Our first winner of the day is 2021 runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who eased past 18-year-old Czech Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2, 6-2 in 70 minutes. Up next for the 31-year-old is No.15 seed Liudmila Samsonova.

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Play has already begun on all courts, except Court Philippe-Chatrier, which has an 11:45am start today, and our early pick of the day would be a generational clash on Court 9 between 2021 Roland-Garros finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and 18-year-old Czech Linda Fruhvirtova, who is making her tournament debut.

Fruhvirtova reached the Australian Open fourth round last January and is ranked 59 in the world.

The 31-year-old Pavlyuchenkova took a seven-month break from the game last year to recover from a knee injury and is making her way back up the rankings. The former world No.11 is ranked 333 this week.

Pavlyuchenkova is up 4-0 in the first set against Fruhvirtova.

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