Gallery: Seeded stars step out

Some of tennis's biggest names lit up the courts on Day 1 of RG19.

Roger Federer

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Elina Svitolina

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Diego Schwartzman

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Sloane Stephens

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David Goffin

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Roger Federer

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Kei Nishikori

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Matteo Berrettini

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Marco Cecchinato

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Belina Bencic

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Karolina Pliskova

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Playing at Roland-Garros for the first time in four years, third seed Roger Federer was a straight-sets winner on Chatrier over Lorenzo Sonego.

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