Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev defeated Argentine Facundo Bagnis in straight sets Tuesday to easily advance to the second round of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.
Medvedev blasted 12 aces in winning 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 in an efficient one hour, 38 minutes. Medvedev showed no signs of rust after missing most of the European events to recover from hernia surgery. He broke Magnis’ serve eight times.
“When I did the surgery, I thought I would not play on clay,” Medvedev said after the match. “But with my physio and doctor, we managed to put me back on track quickly and in the end, I was even able to play last week, a difficult match, but I’m happy to have played at least one match on clay to get ready for Roland-Garros and to arrive here in a good shape.”…