PARIS — Still reeling from knee surgeries, former champion Stan Wawrinka lost a five-set battle to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round of the French Open on Monday. Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka has struggled with his fitness after undergoing knee surgeries in August. Wawrinka did not go down easily, though, and put on a big fight during a match that produced some spectacular baseline rallies. The pair was joined in the second round by former champion Novak Djokovic, who advanced with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over qualifier Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil. After a poor clay-court campaign punctuated by early exits in Madrid and Rome, the two-time Grand Slam champion was unable to turn things around against the 54th-ranked Siniakova.

Source: thestar May 28, 2018 16:30 UTC