Tsonga sets up a stunning point against Olivo
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s first round match was suspended because of fading light even as he was trailing 5-7, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 4-5 to Roland Garros debutant Renzo Olivo. On a day when not much went right for Tsonga, the 12th-seeded Frenchman tested Olivo’s technique by hitting a sizzling crosscourt smash followed by a sensational drop that Olivo could only play into the net. Watch here:
Brown, Monfils pull off two sensational shots in a single rally
Brown and Monfils pulled off two astonishing shots on the same point in an epic rally. In a tense second set battle, Brown attempted to beat Monfils with a drop shot but Frenchman Monfils was up to the challenge and his return forced Brown to rush to the baseline from where he pulled off a cross-court flick that put Monfils on the defensive. Monfils sealed the point with a stunning tweener. Watch here:
Murray shows his class to Kuznetsov
Andy Murray's first year as world No 1 has not got off the way the Briton would have ideally liked it to after dethroning Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings at the end of 2016. Murray appeared scratchy in the first round that saw world No 73 Kuznetsov break him four times - twice while taking the second set. However, in the third set, the Briton showed who the boss was as he carved a stunning return from a difficult position when Kuznetsov thought the point was done and dusted. Watch here:
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