As Williams -- and her eye-catching outfit -- grabbed the headlines, there were wins but a few scares for 10-time champion Rafael Nadal and two-time winner Maria Sharapova. Nadal racked up his 80th win in Paris by seeing off Italian lucky loser Simone Bolelli 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (11/9). The three-time champion champion then fell 0-2 behind in the second set and was forced to retrieve another break to level at 4-4. The top seed eventually claimed victory on a third match point when Bolelli dumped a forehand into the net. Third seed Marin Cilic reached the second round with a 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) win over Australia's James Duckworth.

Source: Bangkok Post May 29, 2018 17:48 UTC