Daniil Medvedev makes a winning start to his French Open campaign; Casper Ruud up against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in what could be the Frenchman’s last match of his career while Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on Lorenzo Musetti on Court Philippe Chatrier in the night session
Last Updated: 24/05/22 2:19pm
Russia’s Daniil Medvedev recently returned to the tour after hernia surgery and opened his Roland Garros campaign with a win
Daniil Medvedev allayed fears over his fitness as he enjoyed a comfortable passage into the second round of the French Open.
The Russian who missed time during the clay swing after undergoing a small procedure to treat a hernia problem, returned to Grand Slam action with a win.
Medvedev beat the clearly-unfit Facundo Bagnis of Argentina, whose calf was heavily strapped and his movement restricted, 6-2 6-2 6-2.
Medvedev, who lost his opening-round match at the Geneva Open last week to French veteran Richard Gasquet on his return, was a quarter-finalist at Roland Garros last year after four straight first-round defeats.
Wimbledon semi-finalist Denis Shapovalov was a surprise first-round casualty early on day three.
The Canadian world No 15, who beat Rafael Nadal – albeit an injured version – on clay just a couple of weeks ago, lost 6-3 6-1 6-4 7-6 (4) to Danish teenager Holger Rune.
“I’m really positive and working hard every day to get better. This is what you work for every day, to be able to play the biggest tournaments,” the baby-faced teenager with a bright smile said.
“You know, I’m super happy and pleased to be in this position right now, to be able to have chances against these guys, to be able to, you know, win my first title in Munich was a huge step forward in my career.”
A former French Open junior champion at 16, he has already improved his ranking to world No 40, a major accomplishment considering he played for the first time in the main draw of an ATP tournament just over a year ago.
“I’m improving every day. I’m trying to improve one per cent every day to get, you know, always to do things a little better than the day before,” he said.
Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas takes to the court against Italian youngster Lorenzo Musetti in the night session on Court Philippe Chatrier.
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