Cameron Norrie reaches second round after beating Manuel Guinard, Harriet Dart out of French Open

British No. 1 Cameron Norrie comfortably reached the second round at Roland-Garros after beating French wild card Manuel Guinard in straight sets. Norrie is seeded No.

10 at the French Open, a career-high in Grand Slams, and the 26-year-old was looking to carry the momentum with him from his Lyon title win on the weekend. Ad/> And Norrie did just that, winning through 7-5 6-2 6-0 to book a meeting with Jason Kubler, the world No. 161 and qualifier who beat Denis Kudla when winning all three tie-breaks in their opening match.

ATP LyonNorrie holds off Molcan to win first clay-court titleYESTERDAY AT 17:23 Guinard, 26, was making his Grand Slam debut a week after recording his first tour-level win at the Lyon Open. The Frenchman was forced to save two break points in the opening game, but was then broken to love two games later before Norrie then pulled through a marathon fourth game featuring 11 deuces. Guinard then levelled at 4-4 when breaking back, but Norrie recovered to break at the business end and avoid a first-set tie-break.

Norrie holds off Molcan to win first clay-court title Defending champion Krejcikova out of French Open after being stunned by Parry 'Only one favourite' — Djokovic's coach Ivanisevic backs Nadal to win French Open In the second set Guinard’s resolve subsided, with three breaks of serve in 43 minutes helping Norrie move within a set of the second round, with the third set proving a formality as the Briton bagelled his opponent. “The first set was a battle and I just had to hang in there," said Norrie. «I held my level and intensity and he dropped slightly as I went up a little bit more, and I was able to free up a little on the forehand and to get my first win here at the French Open, in my