Fifth-seeded Milos Raonic is safely through to the second round of the French Open after sweeping past Steve Darcis of Belgium in straight sets on Monday.
The Canadian took just 92 minutes to beat the 38th-ranked Darcis 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 — taking the final game to love.
Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., will next play either Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil or Russian Mikhail Youzhny.
In the women’s tournament, Montreal’s Francoise Abanda defeated Tessah Andrianjafitrimo of France 6-3, 6-4 in her main-draw debut at Roland Garros.
Montreal’s Eugenie Bouchard was set to open against No. 72 Risa Ozaki of Japan on Tuesday.
Champ advances
Defending women’s champion Garbine Muguruza of Spain went through to the second round with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Italian Francesca Schiavone.
Schiavone, the 2010 champion, showed her usual fighting spirit and saved three match points before going down when she sent a forehand volley wide.
The fourth-seeded Muguruza won 15 points in a row from being up 3-2 in the first set and broke her Italian opponent five times.
Wozniacki survives
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark survived a second-set scare to beat Australian wild card Jaimee Fourlis and reach the second round.
The 17-year-old Fourlis, who is ranked 337th in the world and was appearing in only her second ever Grand Slam, lost the first set but raced into a 4-1 lead in the second against the 11th-seeded Wozniacki.
Fourlis managed to save two of three match points on her serve before Wozniacki triumphed 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Despite the defeat, Fourlis walked off to a standing ovation.
