World No. 1 <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/clay-queen-iga-swiatek-eyes-gold-djoko-rafa-could-meet-in-rd-2-23368041" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Iga Swiatek</a> enjoyed a winning start at the Olympics tennis tournament on Saturday as torrential rain swept across Roland Garros, bringing major disruption to the schedule.&nbsp;
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Swiatek battled to a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania as the 23-year-old Pole had the advantage of playing under the roof of Court Philippe Chatrier. Later, Novak Djokovic lost just one game in his opener to set up a potential blockbuster clash against old rival Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic, chasing a first Olympic gold to add to his 24 Grand Slams, brushed aside Australia&rsquo;s Matthew Ebden 6-0, 6-1. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/djokovic-nadal-alcaraz-in-action-today-23368426" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Carlos Alcaraz</a> enjoyed a winning start to his Games career when he swept aside Lebanon&rsquo;s Hady Habib. The Spanish World No. 3 coasted to a 6-3, 6-1 win over his 275th-ranked opponent.
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Djokovic, chasing a first Olympic gold to add to his 24 Grand Slams, brushed aside Australia’s Matthew Ebden 6-0, 6-1

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