No trophy has been awarded since the start of the season and the handshake with new coach Andre Agassi is a great motivation for Nole to find himself again in his journey to defend the title at Roland Garros. This determination was clearly demonstrated in his opening match against Marcel Granollers - the number 77 seed of the Spanish with the ability to play on clay.
In set 1, Nole proactively launched his powerful passes to pressure the opponent. Both players deploy an attacking doubles style of play, but Djokovic is the one who shows more calmness and intelligence. Typically, in the 4th game, he won a series of balls that held the racket up to 38 times to break before ending this set with a score of 6-3.
Having an early break in the first and fifth games of set 2 made Nole somewhat subjective when he immediately changed the players to re-break his game. However, Djokovic's neglect did not create many opportunities for the Granollers because after that, the world No. 2 tennis player calmly finished the set with a score of 6-4.
The scenario of set 3 is not much different from the previous 2 sets. Djokovic won three breaks from the opponent and also lost a serve game before completing his 6-2 victory.
If Djokovic had to lose some strength in the opening match, Rafael Naldal - the championship candidate of the tournament had a rather easy encounter against Benoit Paire when the "king of clay" completely overwhelmed his opponent to win a ticket to the next round with a score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-1.
Also on the first day of competition, a surprise occurred when Gilles Simon - the 31st seed fell to Nikoloz Basilashvili with a score of 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 1-6, while Jack Sock - the world's 15th-ranked tennis player also faced Jiri Vesely with a score of 5-7, 5-7, 3-6.
In the women's singles event, beautiful player Caroline Wozniacki also had to " sweat" to defeat 17-year-old tennis player " Jaimee Fourlis" after 3 sets with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Meanwhile, Gabine Muguruza - the defending champion of the tournament also faced many difficulties to solve the problem of veteran tennis player Francesca Schiavone with a score of 6-2, 6-4.
