Yet he looked in majestic form in the first match of what is only his second appearance on the Paris clay since 2015. However, he did not play again until the Geneva Open last month, losing to Spain's Pablo Andujar in his one and only clay-court match in the past two years.Įxpectations of a deep run at Roland Garros have been dampened by Federer, who said he is focusing on building up his form and fitness to peak at next month's Wimbledon. He returned to the match court at Doha in March, beating British number one Dan Evans in his comeback match before losing to Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili a day later.

The Swiss, who turns 40 in August, was playing in a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2020 Australian Open semi-finals, having needed two knee operations during the pandemic. Follow live coverage of day two from Roland Garrosįederer was the star attraction in the men's singles on the second day of the clay-court Grand Slam, reintroducing himself to the top level after missing the past three majors.Norwegian 15th seed Casper Ruud, 22, overcame Benoit Paire 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 (7-4), while John Isner won an all-American match against Sam Querrey 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 6-4. Medvedev, 25, won 6-3 6-3 7-5 against Kazakhstan's Bublik, ending a run of four successive defeats in round one.Įlsewhere in the men's singles draw on Monday, Croatia's Marin Cilic set up a second-round meeting with Federer following a 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 6-2 win against Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech.īelgian 13th seed David Goffin was beaten in straight sets by Italian 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti, the Lyon Open semi-finalist winning 6-0 7-5 7-6 (7-3) to claim his first victory at a Grand Slam. Meanwhile, Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev ended his misery at Roland Garros as he beat Alexander Bublik for his first win on the Paris clay. The 39-year-old Swiss played smoothly and confidently as he won 6-2 6-4 6-3.

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