Defending champion Stan Wawrinka will begin his title defence campaign against Rosol. The Swiss leads their H2H by four wins to none.  He has had a moderate clay court season. He didn’t reach more than a quarterfinal at any of the three masters series played on clay in the last few weeks. And then, he won the Geneva Open.

Over the last few years, Stan has been one of those players who saves his best for the majors and unleashes the ‘Stanimal’ inside, on big stages. Rosol reached the semis at the Geneva Open, losing to the eventual champion. In their two meetings on clay, Stan has never won in straight sets. But it seems like he will be untroubled by his opponent today.

Murray will start his bid for a first trophy in the French capital. The Brit is brimming with confidence after his famous victories against Djokovic and Nadal in Rome finals and Madrid semifinals respectively. He faces a familiar foe, Stepanek. The two will contest in their 9th meeting today. Murray leads 6-2.

The last meeting came three weeks ago in Madrid where Andy was tested in his win against the Czech opponent. It’s fitting to say that Andy will win this easily because Stepanek has already played a few rounds of qualifying and also giving due consideration to the fact that the former is perhaps in the best form of his life on clay. He will be tested again, but this time he will make through easily.

They’ve played against each other four times, with Raonic winning all the meetings. The last meeting came back in 2013 where Milos was given a tough time before coming away with the win. One has take into account the fact that Raonic has evolved drastically as a player since then. He will come out strong against Tipsarevic and will look to carry the good form for the next two weeks to come.

Local hope Gasquet leads their head to head by three wins to none. They’ve played twice on clay and once at Roland Garros, back in 2011.  Considering the recent form of both of the players, seems like it will be not be a cakewalk for the winner.

Dimitrov leads their head to head by two wins to one. Troicki won the last meeting between the two, this year in Sydney. Dimitrov has been struggling with his form lately. His last two crashes in the opening matches at the masters series are a clear evidence of his dipping form. If he fails to consolidate his chances today, a possible upset might be on the cards. But that seems a little unlikely because Dimitrov claims that he is ready for the tournament and feels good.

This will be a clash between two local hopes. They’ve played each other just once, back in 2013 where  Benneteau got the better of his French counterpart. But if one considers their recent form, clearly Pouille is poised to win the clash, thanks to his semifinal run at the Rome Masters. And he will also take heart from his win against Ferrer en route his semifinal run.

Marin Cilic vs Marco Trungelliti

John Isner vs John Millman

Kyle Edmund vs Nikoloz Basilashvili

Albert Ramos Vinolas vs Horacio Zeballos

Pablo Cuevas vs Tobias Kamke

Fernando Verdasco vs Steve Johnson

Ivan Dodig vs Mikhail Youzhny

Gilles Simon vs Rogerio Dutra Silva

Jeremy Chardy vs Leo Mayer

Adrian Mannarino vs Mikhail Kukushkin

Mathias Bourgue vs Jordi Samper Montana

Due to heavy rain, the following matches were left midway, to be completed today-

Kei Nishikori vs Simeone Bolleli

Jack Sock vs Robin Haase

Dustin Brown vs Dudi Sela