Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Men's Singles First Round - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - July 28, 2024. Alexander Zverev of Germany in action during his first round match against Jaume Munar of Spain. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's Alexander Zverev made a confident start to his Olympic title defence with a convincing 6-2 6-2 first-round victory over Spain's Jaume Munar on Sunday.
The third seed rounded off a packed schedule on day two at Roland Garros in quick time to move through to a second round clash against Czech Tomas Machac.
Zverev, beaten in the French Open final last month, had lost his only previous match against Munar but was streets ahead on a warm evening on Court Philippe Chatrier.
The 27-year-old is bidding to match Briton Andy Murray's feat of winning consecutive Olympic men's singles titles.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris)
