PARIS- Here are the highlights from day one of the French Open tennis championships on Sunday (all times GMT):
1113 DIMITROV OFF TO STRONG START
Fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov got his Roland Garros campaign off to a good start, powering past lucky loser Mohamed Safwat 6-1 6-4 7-6(1) in the opening match on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Safwat became the first Egyptian player to contest a grand slam main draw since 1996 after Bulgarian Dimitrov's original opponent Viktor Troicki pulled out with an injury.
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1102 DZUMHUR MAKES SHORT WORK OF AMERICAN KUDLA
Bosnian Damir Dzumhur swatted aside American Denis Kudla, winning 6-4 6-2 6-2 to storm into the second round.
1024 SVITOLINA GETS PAST TOMLJANOVIC IN OPENER
Elina Svitolina began her quest for a maiden grand slam with a battling first round victory over Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. The fourth-seeded Ukrainian prevailed 7-5 6-3.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru Editing by Christian Radnedge) ((Shrivathsa.Sridhar@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: shrivathsa.sridhar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
