The key match of the day between the two former (multiple) winners of the Open 13 Provence was ultimately one-sided, turning in favour of three-time tournament winner Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The Frenchman was happy to be on the court, like a professional tennis player who has left his physical problems behind him, and his power was too much for his opponent and friend Gilles Simon to handle.
1h10 is the time it took Jo to inflict a 6-2 6-4 win on his buddy.
The second round will be more complicated for Jo who will face the recent winner of the Rotterdam tournament and finalist here in 2020 against Stefanos Tsitsipas: Felix Auger-Aliassime.
