2014 French Open Results: Scores and Analysis from Monday’s Premier Matchups

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Published: May 26, 2014

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As we know, the prestigious French Open is home to the world's most talented tennis players. On Monday, we received our first glimpse of many of those stars in action.

Due to such a strong field, it's important for each player to get off to a hot start. Gaining momentum is crucial for what figures to be a long and arduous road to the finals for each athlete involved.

Many of tennis' brightest stars opened the tournament in pristine form on Monday, growing their confidence in preparation to make deep tournament runs.

Let's take a look at their final scores and analyze a few of the day's premier matchups.

 

(1) Rafael Nadal def. Robby Ginepri; 6-0, 6-3, 6-0



Despite being relegated to the second show court on Monday, Rafael Nadal sure played like a champion.

Earning his 60th career victory in 61 matches at the French Open, Nadal easily upended American Robby Ginepri in three sets.

Nadal got off to a very fast start, taking the first set 6-0 in just 29 minutes, according to a tweet from Roland Garros:



After sustaining a brief surge by Ginepri in the second set at three games each, Nadal turned it on once more, finishing the match by winning nine straight games to secure a berth in Round 2.

During a press conference after his match, Nadal was asked about his thoughts of playing on the second show court. Douglas Robson of USA Today tweeted his response:



The field at Roland Garros should be rather nervous after seeing this brilliant performance by Nadal to open the tournament.

 

(7) Maria Sharapova def. Ksenia Pervak; 6-1, 6-2



Maria Sharapova made swift work of Ksenia Pervak on Monday, losing just three games en route to a two-set victory.

Pervak found her way on the scoreboard in the first set, winning one game due to a flur...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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