French Open 2015 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats from Sunday’s Singles Bracket

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Published: May 24, 2015

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Chalk reigned supreme in the opening day of the 2015 French Open, with straight-set victories the norm for seeded players and very few upsets among the heavy slate of Sunday matches.

No. 2 Roger Federer and No. 3 Simona Halep set the tone as the top seeds in their respective brackets, each posting comprehensive straight-set wins. Those behind them followed suit. Throughout the 32 matches on Sunday's opening day of action, only four featured seeded individuals falling. None of them were seeds in the top 24. 

Although few thrillers emerged from Day 1, a couple of highly touted contenders did have their hands full getting past the opening round at Roland Garros. Let's break down the most notable scores from Sunday.

 

2015 French Open Day 1 Results

Complete scores available at RolandGarros.com.

 

No. 2 Roger Federer def. Alejandro Falla



History couldn't help but creep into the mind of Federer after seeing his draw for the French Open and noticing Alejandro Falla in the first round—the same foe who got a two-set lead on Federer at the 2009 Wimbledon before falling victim to nerves and losing.

A repeat wasn't in the cards Sunday. Federer made sure of that, running away with his Round 1 meeting with Falla to a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 straight-set win.

The Swiss maestro began his quest for a second French Open title in style, dictating play from the get-go and making life difficult for Falla. The Colombian had the same number of unforced errors (26), but he converted on just 46 percent of his second serves.

Meanwhile, shots like this one provided by NBC Sports had Federer cruising to an easy win:



Federer was pegged with a serious chance to win his first Grand Slam in years entering play at Roland Garros, after he landed opposite Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray in the draw. While he ...
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