Roland-Garros: Gasquet scores straight sets win over Harris to reach second round
Playing in his 19th Roland-Garros main draw, Richard Gasquet is through to the second round of the French Open where he will meet 27th seed Sebastian Korda or John Millman
Tennis : Roland Garros 2021 – France – Richard Gasquet – France
French veteran Richard Gasquet reached the second round of Roland-Garros with a straight sets win over South African Lloyd Harris .
Playing in his 19th main draw at Roland-Garros, the 35-year-old needed one hour and 56 minutes to win 6-1, 6-3, 6-4.
The 70th ranked Frenchman will meet either 27th seed Sebastian Korda or John Millman in the second round.
Paris (Grand Slam): Wednesday first-round men’s results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 43.600.000)
- Laslo Djere beat Ricardas Berankis: 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
- Holger Rune beat Denis Shapovalov (14): 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 [4]
- Daniil Medvedev (2) beat Facundo Bagnis: 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
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