Easy for Nadal and Djokovic, scare for Serena

PARIS: The surroundings looked slightly different but Rafael Nadal was his usual brutal self on a revamped Court Philippe Chatrier as he began his quest for a 12th French Open title on Monday.

She joined Germany's Angelique Kerber who was bundled out by another unheralded Russian, Anastasia Potapova, on Sunday. The Spaniard bristled with energy and menace as he went through his repertoire and, after an unusual amount of claycourt losses in the build-up to the tournament, looked razor sharp.

"A break of serve in the first game gave me wings and relaxed me a bit so I could just start off in the best possible fashion," the world number one said.

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