Murray, Wawrinka and Kyrgios sail to second round

After briefly losing his way, top seed Andy Murray battled his way past Andrey Kuznetsov to take his place in round two of the French Open, winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.

It was not a perfect start by the world No.1, who began the match strongly only to go walkabout about in the second set, but he finished the match with real momentum, visibly growing in belief and authority. After an indifferent build-up to Roland Garros, Murray can look forward to a second round encounter with Slovakia's Martin Klizan with improved confidence.

Third seed Stan Wawrinka on Tuesday defeated Slovakian Jozef Kovalik to advance to the second round of the French Open here. The World No. 3 tennis star finished the game 6-2, 7- 6 (6), 6-3 in one hour and 57 minutes, reports Efe. The Swiss star, winner of the clay court in Paris in 2015, is set to face Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov, who earlier on Tuesday eliminated Argentina's Carlos Berlocq.

Argentine Juan Martin del Potro did not lose his nerve on his return to the French Open, four years after his last appearance in the Paris Grand Slam, and won in his debut against compatriot Guido Pella on Tuesday. Del Potro, seeded 29th, needed only one hour and 49 minutes to win the match, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4,

reports Efe.

The Argentine has demonstrated the progress of his game from the beginning of the season, reaching the quarter-finals in Rome, where he conceded to Serbian Novak Djokovic, World No. 2. Del Potro, who reached the semi-finals of the Roland Garros in 2009, the same year he scored his only Grand Slam in New York, is currently playing on the clay court in Paris for the seventh time, after he was away for four years due to wrist problems.

His next opponent will be the winner of the clash between Spaniard Nicolas Almagro and Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis.

Nick Kyrgios also kept his combustible nature in check to reach the French Open second round on Tuesday.

The 18th seeded Australian downed German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3.