Djokovic cruises into French Open second round, Norrie upsets Medvedev

Novak Djokovic got his campaign for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title off to a solid start on Tuesday as the Serb beat Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the French Open.

Fresh off claiming his 100th tour title at Geneva last weekend, Djokovic booked his place in the round of 64 at Roland Garros with a straight-sets win over his 98th-ranked American opponent in under two hours.

The only hiccup for the 38-year-old sixth seed was his failure to serve out the second set at 5-2, but Djokovic swiftly remedied his error by breaking McDonald to 15.

A fourth victory at the French Open would take the former world number one beyond Margaret Court's total of 24 Grand Slam titles.

However, Djokovic has previously admitted he has moved into a new phase of his career as he progresses into his late thirties, and the Belgrade-native's last major win was at the US Open two years ago.

"I don't know how many more Grand Slams I've got left in my body," said Djokovic after his win. "I'm just trying to enjoy every moment in this magnificent stadium."

The three-time Roland Garros champion will face Corentin Moutet in the second round.

Meanwhile, Alexander Zverev made an impressive start to his latest bid for a first Grand Slam title with a straight-sets victory over American teenager Learner Tien.

The German third seed, who lost to Carlos Alcaraz in last year's French Open final, saw off Tien 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 on Court Suzanne Lenglen. The 28-year-old, who has lost all three of his Grand Slam finals, has made at least the last four in each of the past four French Opens.

2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, who was seeded 11th, lost to Cam Norrie 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 1-6, 7-5 across nearly four hours. Medvedev has now fell at the first hurdle at Roland Garros for the sixth time in his past nine appearances.

Other seeded men were sent home when 18-year-old Joao Fonseca dispatched No. 30 Hubert Hurkacz 6-2, 6-4, 6-2, and when No. 16 Grigor Dimitrov quit while leading American qualifier Ethan Quinn two sets to one. This is the fourth consecutive major tournament at which Dimitrov retired.

British fifth seed Jack Draper won his first match at the French Open, rallying past Italy's 68th-ranked Mattia Bellucci 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the second round on his third attempt.

Ninth seed Alex de Minaur, a quarter-finalist at each of the past four majors, started well with an accomplished 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) win over Serbia's Laslo Djere.