Alcaraz, Sinner win, as Swiatek off to strong start

Fritz, Navarro and Osaka among first-round casualties at Roland Garros

PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz powered into the French Open second round on Monday with a resounding win to start his title defense, while world No 1 Jannik Sinner and three-time defending women's champion Iga Swiatek also progressed at Roland Garros.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz struck 31 winners in a 6-3,6-4, 6-2 victory over Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri and will face Hungary's Fabian Marozsan in round two.

Alcaraz is now on an eight-match winning streak at the French Open, and also took Olympic silver at Roland Garros last year, losing the final to Novak Djokovic.