'Deja vu' as Muchova upsets eighth seed Sakkari

Karolina Muchova now holds a 3-1 record against Maria Sakkari

Maria Sakkari became the first top-10 seed to exit the French Open as she fell in straight sets to Karolina Muchova in a battling encounter.

It is the second successive year that Sakkari - a previous semi-finalist at Roland Garros - has been knocked out of the clay-court Grand Slam by Muchova.

"It's a little bit of deja vu," world number 43 Muchova said.

"It was a very tough match, she is a very good player. I'm glad we didn't play a [second] tie-break, I managed the nerves."

Muchova will face Argentina's Nadia Podoroska in the second round in Paris.

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Sunday's opening day of action also brought defeat for 21st seed Magda Linette as the Pole was defeated 6-3 1-6 6-3 by Canada's 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez.

Poland could celebrate victory elsewhere, however, as Magdalena Frech stunned China's Zhang Shuai 6-1 6-1, while Belgium's 28th seed Elise Mertens beat Viktoria Hruncakova 6-1 6-4.

Later on Sunday, third seed Jessica Pegula faces 2022 Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins in an all-American clash.

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