PARIS>> Lorenzo Musetti and Aryna Sabalenka eased into the second round of the French Open without dropping a set on Sunday’s opening day.

The eighth-seeded Musetti won 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 against qualifier Yannick Hanfmann of Germany, after the top-ranked Sabalenka earlier beat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-1, 6-0.

Jasmine Paolini, last year’s runner-up at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon, had a tougher first-round match.

The fourth-seeded Italian dropped serve five times in a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 win against Yuan Yue on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

Musetti has been in strong form on clay, reaching at least the semifinals in the past three Masters tournaments.

“I feel ready to try to go for the trophy. That’s the goal, for sure,” Musetti said. “I think clay probably is the surface which I feel the most comfortable.”

Earlier, Sabalenka hit five aces and saved the two break points she faced against the unseeded Rakhimova.

Sabalenka is a three-time major champion and reached the semifinals at Roland-Garros two years ago.

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen of China joined her in the second round by beating 2021 French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-3.

American players Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe both advanced to the second round.