Reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz scored his eighth straight RG win and is now 28-2 on red clay since last May.
Iga Swiatek stopped Rebecca Sramkova 6-3, 6-3 for her 22nd straight Roland Garros win and a second-round clash with Emma Raducanu.
Fresh off title No.100, Djokovic comes into Paris confident.
First-round action continues in earnest on Day 2 at Roland-Garros.
The “King of Clay,” Rafael Nadal enjoyed a tribute ceremony in Paris with family, fans, and friendly rivals Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Novak Djokovic.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka sped through nine games in a row in a 6-1, 6-0 sweep of Kamilla Rakhimova to start Roland Garros with a bang.
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