Roger Federer didn't look particularly strong in the first set of this, but the second was good enough that he was able to finish in just a little over an hour.
The grass season of big-hitting Milos Raonic got off to the worst possible start under new coach Ivan Ljubicic as the Canadian lost in the opening round to Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-2.
While not the focus of the day, the doubles debut of Roger Federer and Tommy Haas, a pair of former singles champions, drew the biggest interest on opening day.
Serena Williams overcame a mid-match fight back from injured Svetlana Kuznetsova to go through 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to reach her first French Open semi-final in a decade.
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.