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

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Published: May 26, 2015

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Big first-round upsets at the 2015 French Open were saved for Tuesday's final day of Round 1.

While top-seeded names such as Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams had no trouble escaping their early opposition, the same couldn't be said across the board. At least one top-10 seed was bounced in both the men's and women's brackets, headlined by 2014 semifinalist Eugenie Bouchard's shocking straight-set loss to one of France's own up-and-comers, Kristina Mladenovic.

As if Tuesday's action needed any more sizzle, nine-time champion and No. 6 seed Rafael Nadal took to the courts and began showing both signs of formidability and rust. His quest for a Grand Slam-record, sixth-straight French Open commenced in convincing fashion.

Let's take a peek at all of the notable scores from Day 3 and break down the other big matches.

 

2015 French Open Scores: Tuesday, May 26

Complete scores available at RolandGarros.com

  

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Jarkko Nieminen



If drawing Nadal in the quarterfinals had Novak Djokovic looking ahead, it certainly didn't show in his Tuesday opener.

Djokovic cruised to a straight-sets victory over 33-year-old Jarkko Nieminen, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2, extending his winning streak to 23 matches and displaying constant dominance over his opposition in his pursuit of the career Grand Slam.

The biggest concern for Djokovic arose in the second set, where Nieminen came within two points of winning the set. But the Serbian battled back to win a tiebreaker, and his 40 winners helped to secure the third set with ease.

He shared his thoughts on the match with Roland Garros:



The top seed's win was never really in jeopardy, but he did commit 31 unforced errors to Nieminen's 18. However, his 75 percent dominance on first serves and six aces were too much to overcome.

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