French Open 2016 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats from Sunday’s Singles Bracket

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Published: May 22, 2016

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Rain destroyed Sunday's Day 1 schedule at Roland Garros, as the French Open was washed out in Paris.

Many matches were forced to be delayed until Monday, but several encounters were completed before the heavens opened.

There were wins for men's seeds Nick Kyrgios and Benoit Paire as they defeated Marco Cecchinato and Radu Albot, respectively.

No. 10 women's seed Petra Kvitova also prevailed in the wet conditions, beating Danka Kovinic 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in a tough battle of wills.

Here are the full results and scores from Sunday's schedule:

 

Recap

The schedule for Day 1 was obliterated in Paris as the rain refused to stop to allow a prolonged period of afternoon play.

However, a number of matches beat the weather as a host of contests were postponed until Monday, putting huge pressure on the organisers.

Kyrgios showed his fiery temper once more, but the Australian found safe passage into the next round. He defeated Cecchinato 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 6-4 on a bleak day in the French capital.



Kyrgios was forced to save two set points on his way to the win and stated how difficult the day had been, per ATPWorldTour.com:

I thought it was really tough. I thought when I woke up this morning and saw the rain I knew it was going to be heavy conditions. I knew it was going to be a bit of a leveller out there. We were both going to be a little bit cold.

I thought he played really well, the way he played the dropshots and he was very crafty. I knew it was going to be a tough match. He had two set points in the second set. I mean, I was a bit lucky at times, but I'm just happy to get through.



The controversial Aussie bickered with umpire Carlos Ramos during the match and was issued a code violation.

However, it didn't affect his overall game ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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