Swiatek, Alcaraz and Djokovic start the Olympics with wins at the French Open's site. Osaka loses

Iga Swiatek of Poland returns the ball against Irina-Camelia Begu of Romani during a women's singles tennis competition, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France.

Iga Swiatek of Poland returns the ball against Irina-Camelia Begu of Romani during a women's singles tennis competition, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)


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PARIS — Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz got the Paris Olympics tennis competition started with first-round victories Saturday under closed roofs at Roland Garros, the site of their French Open titles less than two months ago. Novak Djokovic also won in straight sets as he, like Swiatek and Alcaraz, opened a bid for a first Olympic gold medal. Djokovic's second-round opponent could be longtime rival Rafael Nadal, who won his opening doubles match Saturday night with Alcaraz as his partner. Nadal, though, says he isn't sure if he will compete in singles. Angelique Kerber beat Naomi Osaka in Saturday's last match.

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