Rafael Nadal, the 13-time champion at Roland Garros beat Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 within the first spherical on Court Philippe Chatrier.
“Stop!”
Catch the digicam 😂#RolandGarros | @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/Y1hkWJZIRU
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 23, 2022
Nadal gained his males’s-record twenty first Grand Slam title on the Australian Open however he has solely lately returned from a rib harm that has bothered him since March.
He has additionally been coping with power ache in his left foot. That stored him out of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open final 12 months, and bothered him once more throughout a loss on clay in Rome this month.
Nadal will subsequent face Corentin Moutet, a French wild-card entry who beat 2015 French Open champion Stan Wawrinka 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Stan Wawrinka crashes out
Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka misplaced within the first spherical of the French Open to native wild-card entry Corentin Moutet.
Moutet beat the 2015 French Open champion 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Wawrinka had performed solely 4 tour-level matches this season earlier than the French Open, successful two and dropping two. He missed most of final season after having surgical procedure on his left foot.
The 37-year-old Swiss participant additionally gained the Australian Open in 2014 and the U.S. Open in 2016.
