The Spaniard blasted past German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann 6-2 6-1 6-3 before Novak Djokovic also kicked off his tournament in style with an easy 6-4 6-2 6-2 win over Pole Hubert Hurkacz. The women's draw lost another Grand Slam champion on day two when Czech Petra Kvitova pulled out with an arm injury before her match against Romania's Sorana Cirstea. Nadal has lost only two matches at the claycourt Grand Slam since debuting in 2005 and winning the title. He will face another qualifier named Yannick from Germany in round two, this time Yannick Maden. He was clinical though and after breaking serve in the opening game he floated through to a second round clash against Swiss Henri Laaksonen.

Source: The Star May 27, 2019 19:18 UTC