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Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic and Nick Kyrgios headline the opening day at Roland-Garros.



[5] Kei Nishikori v Simone Bolelli

Philippe-Chatrier Court

Simone Bolelli's best results are typically reserved for the doubles court these days. He reached three Masters 1000 finals and scooped the Australian Open crown with countryman Fabio Fognini in 2015. Fighting it alone, he gave the same top-10 player at Wimbledon an almighty scare. That man was Roland Garros's fifth seed, Kei Nishikori. The head-to-head ledger reads 2-0 in the Japanese player's favour but both matches went to five sets (1R 2015, 3R 2014). Grass is typically Nishikori's weakest surface, however, and he will be a heavy favourite against the 116th-ranked Italian, who has claimed just two of his eight matches this season. While falling one match short of claiming a third straight Barcelona crown, Nishikori has enjoyed his best clay-court season to date. Nadal denied him in the Barcelona final while it was Novak Djokovic who prevailed in back-to-back semifinals in Madrid and Rome.

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[17] Nick Kygrios v Marco Cecchinato

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For a player whose worst results are meant to come on the red dirt, a results sheet which includes two top-10 upsets and pushing Rafael Nadal to three sets is not a bad run on the clay leading in. Whether his game or his personality are bigger is open to debate, but there is no doubt Nick Kyrgios is a name any player is wary of facing on his day. The 21-year-old Australian is a big-match player - only Djokovic has beaten more top-10 opponents this season. The Roland Garros 17th seed sent world No.4 Stan Wawrinka packing en route to the Madrid quarterfinals before bowing to Nishikori in three sets. He could earn a shot at revenge against the top Japanese player in the fourth round. In Rome, he blunted world No.10 Milos Raonic's power to reach a third-round showdown with Nadal, where he pushed the Spaniard to three sets. Cecchinato reached a quarter-final on clay in Bucharest before taking a set from Raonic in Rome, but the 124th ranked Italian will be up against it.

[8] Milos Raonic v Janko Tipsarevic

Suzanne-Lenglen Court

The big-serving Canadian can thank a Roger Federer withdrawal for a last-minute ascension to the top eight seedings. The 25-year-old has never fallen to his Serbian opponent in four prior encounters, although the two haven't squared off since that epic five-set Davis Cup semi-final match in 2013, in which Raonic emerged 10-8 in the fifth. Raonic made a run to the quarterfinals in Monte-Carlo and Madrid, but was soundly thwarted by Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic respectively, before the aforementioned loss to Kyrgios in Rome. Against former top-tenner Tipsarevic, though, he will start an overwhelming favourite. To say the Serb is underdone would be a huge understatement. The 31-year-old has missed the best part of 2.5 years due to a recurring foot injury and only returned to play at the Challenger level three weeks ago.


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