French Open day one

PARIS : Highlights of the first day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, on Sunday (times GMT):

1515 AUGER-ALIASSIME SURVIVES, ISNER THROUGH

Canadian ninth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime fought back from two sets down to beat Peru's Juan Pablo Varillas 2-6 2-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 and move into the second round.

American John Isner converted only one break point but won three tiebreaks in his first-round match against Quentin Halys to advance with a 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(6) victory.

1340 KANEPI KNOCKS OUT MUGURUZA

Estonian Kaia Kanepi rallied from a set and a break down to topple 10th seed Garbine Muguruza, sending down 34 winners to wrap up a 2-6 6-3 6-4 victory and hand the former French Open champion her ninth loss of the year.

1315 SCHWARTZMAN MOVES PAST KUZNETSOV

Argentine 15th seed Diego Schwartzman, semi-finalist in Paris two years ago, beat Andriy Kuznetsov 6-3 1-6 6-4 6-2 to set up a second-round clash with Spaniard Jaime Munar, who saw off Daniel Altmaier in four sets.

1138 LINETTE UPSETS JABEUR

Magda Linette ousted sixth seed Ons Jabeur 3-6 7-6(4) 7-5 in a tense two-and-a-half hour battle on Court Philippe Chatrier.

Tunisian Jabeur, seen as one of the main threats to world number one Iga Swiatek, arrived in Paris with a tour-leading 17 wins on clay.

1110 THIEM FALLS TO DELLIEN

Dominic Thiem, twice runner-up at Roland Garros, exited in the first round for the second straight year as he made 42 unforced errors en route to a 6-3 6-2 6-4 defeat by Bolivia's Hugo Dellien.

The Austrian is still searching for his first win of the year and has struggled for form since returning to action in March following a wrist injury.

1047 DIMITROV ROUTS GIRON

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, who retired due to injury during his first-round match