HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-French Open Day Two

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) - Highlights of the second day at the French Open on Monday (times GMT):

2048 SUPERB SINNER DEFEATS RINDERKNECH

World number one Jannik Sinner began his bid to win a first Roland Garros title with a 6-4 6-3 7-5 first-round victory over Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech.

1827 FILS OVERCOMES JARRY

Local hero Arthur Fils outlasted Chilean Nicolas Jarry in a four-set battle 6-3 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 to take on his first win in the French Open.

1816 KEYS BEATS SAVILLE, ALEXANDROVA TRIUMPHS

American Madison Keys made short work of Australian Daria Saville, dispatching her 6-2 6-1, while Ekaterina Alexandrova secured a straight-sets victory over Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-2.

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1746 OSTAPENKO FIGHTS BACK TO BEAT KUDERMETOVA

Latvian 21st seed Jelena Ostapenko continued her quest for a second French Open title by knocking out Russian Polina Kudermetova 5-7 6-0 6-2.

1740 KREJCIKOVA DISMANTLES MARIA

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova had little trouble in beating German Tatjana Maria 7-6(4) 6-3.

1708 GASQUET MARCHES ON WITH WIN OVER ATMANE

Frenchman Richard Gasquet continued his farewell tour by taking out compatriot Terence Atmane 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-0.

Former world number seven Gasquet, 38, in October announced that he will retire after his home Grand Slam.

1700 BOULTER STORMS PAST MONNET

Briton Katie Boulter battled from a set down to beat Frenchwoman Carole Monnet 6-7(4) 6-1 6-1.

1643 KASATKINA PREVAILS OVER SINIAKOVA

Russian-born Australian 17th seed Daria Kasatkina fought off a challenge from Katerina Siniakova, defeating the Czech 6-1 3-6 6-2.

1541 RUNE ADVANCES AFTER WIN OVER BAUTISTA

Danish 10th seed Holger Rune came back from a set down to beat Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 6-2.

1455 FEARNLEY ELIMINATES WAWRINKA

Briton Jacob Fearnley eased past three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, beating the 40-year-old Swiss 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2.

1435 GARCIA BIDS SINGLES FAREWELL AFTER LOSS TO PERA

Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, 31, played her last singles match at Roland Garros after falling to a 6-4 6-4 defeat by Bernarda Pera.

1427 ALTMAIER UPSETS FRITZ

Unseeded German Daniel Altmaier stunned American fourth seed Taylor Fritz 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-1.

1426 BADOSA SEES OFF OSAKA

Spanish 10th seed Paula Badosa rallied from a set down to knock out four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-7(1) 6-1 6-4.

1418 TSITSIPAS THROUGH WITH WIN OVER ETCHEVERRY

Former runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas made light work of Tomas Martin Etcheverry, defeating the Argentine 7-5 6-3 6-4.

1400 COLLINS KNOCKS OUT BURRAGE

Former Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins swept aside Briton Jodie Burrage 7-6(1) 6-4 in one hour 40 minutes.

1232 ALCARAZ CRUSHES ZEPPIERI

Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz made a perfect start to his title defence by beating Italian Giulio Zeppieri 6-3 6-4 6-2.

1158 RADUCANU BEATS WANG TO SET UP SWIATEK CLASH

Briton Emma Raducanu dug deep to beat China's Wang Xinyu 7-5 4-6 6-3.

The 2021 U.S. Open champion will next face defending champion Iga Swiatek.

1136 SWIATEK CRUISES PAST SRAMKOVA

Four-times champion Swiatek overwhelmed Slovak Rebecca Sramkova 6-3 6-3.

1118 RUUD EASES PAST VINOLAS

Twice runner-up Casper Ruud beat Spanish qualifier Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 6-4 6-2 in a little over two hours.

1059 RYBAKINA SURVIVES RIERA SCARE

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina overcame a second-set slip to defeat Argentine qualifier Julia Riera 6-1 4-6 6-4.

The Kazakh 12th seed will next face American Iva Jovic.

1010 MANEIRO STUNS NAVARRO IN STRAIGHT SETS

World number 68 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro beat American ninth seed Emma Navarro 6-0 6-1 in 57 minutes to advance to the second-round.

The Spaniard was on the verge of a double bagel but failed to serve out for a 6-0 6-0 win, hitting two double faults.

0910 PLAY UNDERWAY

Play began under cloudy skies, with the temperature at Roland Garros hovering around 16 degrees Celsius. Light showers are forecast late in the day.

Defending champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek will begin their title defences, while world number one Jannik Sinner opens his quest for a fourth Grand Slam crown.

FRENCH OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON MONDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)

COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (play begins at 1000 GMT)

Rebecca Sramkova (Slovakia) v 5-Iga Swiatek (Poland)

Naomi Osaka (Japan) v 10-Paula Badosa (Spain)

Terence Atmane (France) v Richard Gasquet (France)

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1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Arthur Rinderknech (France)

COURT SUZANNE-LENGLEN (play begins at 0900 GMT)

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Spain) v 9-Emma Navarro (U.S.)

Giulio Zeppieri (Italy) v 2-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

Caroline Garcia (France) v Bernarda Pera (U.S.)

Nicolas Jarry (Chile) v 14-Arthur Fils (France)

COURT SIMONNE-MATHIEU (play begins at 0900 GMT)

7-Casper Ruud (Norway) v Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spain)

Daniel Altmaier (Germany) v 4-Taylor Fritz (U.S.)

Carole Monnet (France) v Katie Boulter (Britain)

7-Madison Keys (U.S.) v Daria Saville (Australia)