Naomi Osaka secures hard-fought victory in French Open opener

On the first day of the 2024 French Open, Naomi Osaka marked her seventh appearance in Paris with a 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 first-round victory over Lucia Bronzetti.

"There were moments I played pretty well, but I was pretty nervous and got really tight," said the No. 134-ranked Osaka of her hard-fought victory during an on-court interview.

No. 48-ranked Bronzetti has never won at Roland Garros in three appearances. Her career record in Grand Slam tournaments is 3-10. In her most recent match at the Morocco Open quarterfinals last week, she led American Peyton Stearns 5-0 in the third set but ended up losing.

Elsewhere, No. 30 Dayan Yastremska eliminated Ajla Tomljanovic while Lesia Tsurenko forfeited after playing less than a set against Donna Vekic because of a back problem.

On the men's side, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain led a trio of men among the world's top 10 into the second round.

A fourth was on the verge of a win in a five-set match when play was suspended due to rain.

On the clay courts at Roland Garros, the third-seeded Alcaraz made quick work of J.J. Wolf in a 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 win.

Alcaraz, dealing with an arm injury, isn't in peak form. But he was good enough in the one-hour, 53-minute match to manage five aces, convert nine of 14 break chances and hit 27 winners to 20 unforced errors.

Wolf cashed in on only two of seven break opportunities and had just 10 winners compared to 25 unforced errors.

In a more challenging match, Russia's Andrey Rublev, the sixth seed, rebounded from a second-set downturn to defeat Taro Daniel of Japan 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5 in three hours, 11 minutes.

"It was a tough match, and he is a tough player," Rublev said. "He knows how to play on clay, and we have played a lot of matches against each