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PARIS - Men's top seed Novak Djokovic began his fifth Olympic Games with an emphatic victory over Australia's Matthew Ebden after women's favorite Iga Swiatek launched her bid for gold with a straight sets win at a rain-drenched Roland Garros on Saturday.Serbia's Djokovic, chasing the Olympic title that has proved so elusive during a career that has earned him 24 Grand Slam titles, sauntered to a 6-0 6-1 win against a player only handed a spot in the draw as a late alternate.
"The opening day of tennis was disrupted by rain with thousands of fans without tickets for the two main show courts frustrated after braving long queues to get in.No play was possible on the uncovered courts until at least 5pm local time, but the big medal prospects had no such worries.Djokovic has suffered some heart-breaking Olympic disappointments, twice losing in singles semi-finals, with his only medal being a singles bronze in Beijing in 2008.
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