David Goffin backs decision by French Open chiefs to ban alcohol in the stands
Belgian veteran Goffin beat Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets on Court 14 on Tuesday.
Belgian veteran Goffin beat Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets on Court 14 on Tuesday.
In contrast to Swiatek, the pair enjoyed relatively stress-free passages.
Carlos Alcaraz laboured to a four-set victory over Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong.
Osaka looked set to pull off her biggest win in years when she led the world number one and defending champion 5-2 in the third set.
There was another tearful goodbye from France’s Alize Cornet.
Nadal, the King of Clay, was beaten in the first round by Alexander Zverev.
Nadal bid an emotional farewell to Roland Garros after a first-round defeat to fourth seed Alexander Zverev.
The ‘King of Clay’ was beaten in straight sets by fourth seed Alexander Zverev.
Swiatek dispatched French wild card Leolia Jeanjean 6-1 6-2.
The former world number one from Japan needed a deciding set to beat Lucia Bronzetti in the opening match on Court Philippe Chatrier.
The 14-time champion takes on the Italian Open winner while Andy Murray will play a familiar rival.
Andy Murray faces Stan Wawrinka while 14-time champion Rafael Nadal takes on fourth seed Alexander Zverev.
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek are the defending champions.
Rafael Nadal is chasing a 15th Roland Garros title.
The 21-year-old has made the surprising decision not to contest next week’s preliminaries in Paris.