Canada's Milos Raonic waves to the crowd after defeating Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic in first-round action at the French Open on Monday. Wawrinka and Rosol played four times previously, with Wawrinka winning each one, most recently Friday at Geneva. ( Alastair Grant / The Associated Press )PARIS—So, Stan Wawrinka was asked, were you aware that in the long history of the French Open, no defending champion had ever lost in the first round? 7 Roberta Vinci, the Italian who ended Serena Williams’ Grand Slam bid at last year’s U.S. Open. Raonic will next face France’s Adrian Mannarino, who advanced with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan.

Source: thestar May 23, 2016 15:41 UTC