French Open 2016 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats from Monday’s Singles Bracket

Defending French Open champion Stan Wawrinka avoided a major upset during his first-round clash with Lukas Rosol on Monday, completing a comeback win in five sets.

As shared by MailOnline’s Stuart Fraser, Wawrinka came dangerously close to making the kind of history no player wants to make:

Stan Wawrinka fights back to beat Lukas Rosol in five. Avoids becoming the first defending champion at Roland Garros to lose in first round.

— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) May 23, 2016

Kei Nishikori cruised to a win against Simone Bolelli, while Andy Murray trails Radek Stepanek midway through the fourth set of their match, which was suspended due to fading light.

In the women’s draw, Garbine Muguruza survived a tough challenge from Anna Schmiedlova, Roberta Vinci lost in two sets against Kateryna Bondarenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova needed three sets to get past Yaroslava Shvedova.

Men’s Results

Wawrinka and Rosol served up an epic encounter on Monday, with both players producing some of their finest tennis. The defending champion came close to an early exit, saving a break point in the fourth set, but his class ultimately made the difference as he used his backhand to power his way back into the match.

Rosol has a tendency to make life hard on the top players on tour, and Monday’s match was no different.

According to CBC Sports, the Czech had Wawrinka playing from his heels throughout the match, and the defending champion ended up hitting 46 unforced errors.

The longer rallies belonged to the favourite, and Wawrinka produced some fantastic shots, via Roland Garros’ official Twitter account:

Allez #StantheMan! The defending champ pulls out all the stops to win this 31-shot rally against Rosol. #RG16 https://t.co/zfwx3vlR12

— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 23, 2016

His serve and backhand improved as the …

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