Nadal, the King of Clay, was beaten in the first round by Alexander Zverev.
The King of Clay may have bowed out but the Queen of Clay is still in power, with Iga Swiatek through to round two as she bids for a third straight title and a fourth in five years.Iga Swiatek , Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic were all in attendance to watch Rafael Nadal’s farewell Away from Nadal there were comfortable wins for Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur.
Novak Djokovic begins his title defence in the night session against French wild card Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Brits Evans and Boulter are in action late in the afternoon against Holger Rune and Paula Badosa respectively.Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly.
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