Johanna Konta won her first match in the main draw of the French Open at the fifth attempt, beating Antonia Lottner of Germany 6-4 6-4.
Fellow British number one Kyle Edmund must come back to finish his match against Jeremy Chardy on Tuesday, though, after bad light stopped play with the pair tied at 5-5 in the fifth set.
Serena Williams recovered from a poor first set to beat Vitalia Diatchenko 2-6 6-1 6-0 while there were straightforward wins for Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Picture of the day
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— Johanna Konta (@JohannaKonta) May 27, 2019
Stat of the day
16 Year-old Diane Parry is into RD2️⃣ at #RG19 pic.twitter.com/W17FNgDGEh
— Wilson Tennis (@WilsonTennis) May 27, 2019
Sixteen-year-old French wild card Diane Parry defeated Vera Lapko 6-2 6-4 to become the youngest woman to win a main draw singles match at Roland Garros for 10 years.
Hanfmann making himself heard
Fallen seeds
Women: Caroline Wozniacki (13), Julia Goerges (18), Mihaela Buzarnescu (30), Aliaksandra Sasnovich (32)
Men: Daniil Medvedev (12), Nikoloz Basilashvili (15), Denis Shapovalov (20), Frances Tiafoe (32)
Who’s up next?
Rest. Recover. Go again ?? @rolandgarros pic.twitter.com/lDAThAVlVE
— Kyle Edmund (@kyle8edmund) May 27, 2019
As well as the conclusion of Edmund’s match, Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans will also begin their campaigns.
They have contrasting contests – Norrie takes on French qualifier Elliot Benchetrit, who is ranked 273, while Evans meets 23rd seed Fernando Verdasco.
World number one Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep are among the big names in action, taking on Anna Karolina Schmiedlova and Ajla Tomljanovic respectively.
