Zeballos' Victory Kicks Off Day One At Roland Garros

Horacio Zeballos opened Day One at Roland Garros in winning fashion, downing Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday. It was the Argentine veteran’s first match win at the clay-court Grand Slam since 2013, equalling his best result in reaching the second round.

Zeballos enters Roland Garros in strong form after reaching his first ATP World Tour semi-final in four years at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell a month ago (l. to Nadal). He followed that up with a quarter-final finish in Munich, upsetting defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber. The 32 year old will next face either 23rd-seed Ivo Karlovic or Greek teen Stefanos Tsitsipas. The #NextGenATP star is making his Grand Slam debut.

Also in action on Sunday are sixth seed and Mutua Madrid Open finalist Dominic Thiem, 11th seed Grigor Dimitrov, Frenchman Lucas Pouille and Estoril champion Pablo Carreno Busta.

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