The key match of the day between the two former (multiple) winners of the Open 13 Provence was finally one-sided, turning in favour of the three-time winner of the tournament, 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, that's how long it took Jo to inflict a 6-2 6-4 defeat 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.
