PARIS -- Well, Angelique Kerber, it appears your time is done on the terre battue after one match.
The No. 1 seed came out flat against Ekaterina Makarova and never recovered. Kerber spoke of her confidence issues during the clay tune-up season, and those were never more manifest than on Sunday when the German, who won two Grand Slam titles a season ago, fell in just 1 hour, 22 minutes.
With her setback, Kerber joined this list, which she'd rather never see again.
But on the brighter side, there was Petra Kvitova, who has already locked up the feel-good story of this French Open after a blistering performance against Julia Boserup. Kvitova, who needed surgery on her left hand after a home-invasion attack last December, fired nine aces. Afterward, she was understandably emotional.
A sigh of relief from @Petra_Kvitova as she wins her first set vs. @JuliaBoserup at #RG17. This match now airing LIVE on Tennis Channel. pic.twitter.com/popZaaoNFe
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) May 28, 2017
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There wasn't a ton of news on the men's side on Day 1. But Grigor Dimitrov, the No. 11 seed, made a strong statement.
GRIGOR MAGIC. #RG17 pic.twitter.com/v2QO6DpONW
— Wilson Tennis (@WilsonTennis) May 28, 2017
Match-of-the-tournament candidate after Day 1? American Madison Brengle needed 2 hours, 48 minutes to slide by Julia Goerges. In the loss, the German hit a whopping 79 winners but an even more astounding 90 unforced errors.
Madison Brengle pulls off a marathon 1-6, 6-3, 13-11 win over Julia #Goerges in R1 of the French Open! https://t.co/xjKT8sIhGs #USTennis pic.twitter.com/fVqPvfq6C3
— USTA (@usta) May 28, 2017
If you don't like long lines that move nowhere for what seems like an eternity, then we recommend you get to the French Open early -- and by early, we mean before the early bird catches the worm.
Stat of the day
Venus Williams, a straight-sets winner Sunday, made her 20th appearance at the French Open, the most by any woman in the Open era.