Andy Murray fans were worried to see the England international make his debut against Russia in France. The first two sets were tense as both teams had cross-court matches. If Murray won 6-4 in the opening set, Kuznetsov responded with a similar victory in set 2.
However, the game changed completely after that, sets 3 and 4 witnessed a clear decline in the Russian tennis player's form when he easily surrendered to the world No. 1 tennis player with the score of 2-6, 0-6 respectively. The 3-1 victory was a bit difficult but still enough for Murray to qualify for the second round to welcome the world-class 50-class opponent - Martin Klizan.
The next step with Andy Murray also has a series of other famous players. Stan Wawrinka won Jozef Kovalik after 3 sets with a score of 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3. Meanwhile, the young talent of Australia-Nick Kyrgios also has a good performance to overcome the veteran player of Germany-Philipp Kohlschreiber with a score of 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3. Juan Martin Del Potro also marked his return after 5 years of absence in the tournament with a sweet victory 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 against compatriot Guido Pella.
In the women's singles event, surprises continued to appear when England's number 1 hope and the number 8 seed of the Johanna Konta tournament fell to world-class 109-ranked tennis player Hsieh Su-wei with a score of 6-1, 6-7 (2-7), 4-6. In contrast to Konta's poor performance, Madison Keys - the 12th seed of the American - won a ticket to the next round after an impressive 6-3, 6-2 performance against Ashleigh Barty. Following the Keys was also seed number 5 Elina Svitolina when she defeated Yarroslava Shvedova with a score of 6-4, 6-3.
