Daniil Medvedev has his advantage and he's going to take some stopping now in this first set.

A comfortable hold of serve leaves the Russian a game away from the opener on Court Simonne Mathieu.

Norrie must do his job now and hope for one more opportunity at the end of a set in which he has been largely solid.

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No idea how Daniil Medvedev covered almost the entire court in a fraction of a second there. Incredible defence by the 11th seed - but Cameron Norrie is stood waiting at the net to pop a volley into the vacated court.

Norrie then serves his way to safety to stay in touch.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

Daniil Medvedev is going about his business and getting a lot of balls back into play.

When he is pushed defensively, he is going back cross-court so that he isn't giving Cameron Norrie the open court to play into.

He is being tactically very smart at the moment. He seems to have wrestled back control of this first set.

Daniil Medvedev is hitting big, clean winners at the moment and catches a huge forehand beautifully on his way to consolidating his first-set advantage.

Has Cameron Norrie got a response in him?

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A second break point for Daniil Medvedev after Cameron Norrie finds the net, and this time the 11th seed gets it as Norrie misses the baseline.

That was a first real chance for Medvedev and the former US Open champion makes his move. Frustration for Norrie.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

I always feel that Daniil Medvedev looks pretty miserable on the court nowadays. He never looks like he is enjoying his tennis and it always looks like he is a tormented soul out on court.

Cameron Norrie has been knocking at the door, looking for that break of serve, for two service games in a row now.

At the moment, it feels like Norrie is on top of the match and Medvedev is battling to find his form out here.

Cameron Norrie appears in control on serve at 40-15 but Daniil Medvedev drives an excellent two-handed backhand down the line to reach deuce for the first time.

And now Norrie has a first pressure point to deal with as Medvedev sets up his first break point.

It's dull, breezy and a little chilly in Paris today. Not easy conditions for either player.

Daniil Medvedev eventually gets over the line and we remain on serve, with three break points now ing Norrie by in these early stages.

Daniil Medvedev dismisses the first break point with a booming serve, and then finds a winner at the end of a brilliant rally which sees both players sliding around the court.

Great recovery by the former world number one, but Norrie isn't giving up yet and denies Medvedev a first game point.

Cameron Norrie is putting real pressure on Daniil Medvedev here!

A brilliant drop shot catches the Russian out to set up two break points.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

The biggest difference between these two is Medvedev's ability to come up with massive serving when he really needs it.

As good as Norrie's serve is - and it is a very decent serve - it isn't really considered a weapon. He has to really physically grind behind his serve so often.

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Cameron Norrie takes charge on serve as he moves out to 40-0 before Daniil Medvedev earns a couple of points, but the 11th seed misses with a forehand to give the Briton another hold.

Early signs here that we could be in for a lengthy battle.

Daniil Medvedev has never been shy to voice his dislike of playing on clay. If he could have it his way, he would play on hard courts all year long.

But the 29-year-old, who once shouted mid-match at Madrid in 2021 that he didn't want to have to play on the surface, is trying to adapt better to it as he enters the latter years of his career.

The Russian comes through a tricky opening test, seeing off a first break point before closing out the game with an ace.

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There never seems to be a dull moment when Daniil Medvedev is on court. Especially out on his least favourite surface.

The Russian begins by taking the opening point on Cam Norrie's serve by lobbing the British number two. An early treat for the applauding morning crowd on Court Simonne Mathieu.

But Norrie serves his way to an opening hold to 30 in a solid first game.

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Cameron Norrie's opponent is former world number one and 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, who is currently ranked just outside the top 10.

Medvedev's best run at the French Open was a quarter-final four years ago, and this is by far his weakest surface with just a 56% win record in Paris.

The pair met recently at the Italian Open earlier in May, with Medvedev winning 6-4 6-2 and extend his head-to-head record to 4-0.

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Former British number one Cameron Norrie had a welcome run to the Geneva Open semi-finals in the days before Roland Garros.

That will have given his confidence a significant boost heading into his eight consecutive appearance at Roland Garros.

Norrie, the former world number eight, has dropped down the rankings of late and the 29-year-old begins the tournament ranked 81st.

And he has not exactly been handed the most straightforward first-round opponent...

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We'll begin today's live text following Britain's Cameron Norrie in action against Russian 11th seed Daniil Medvedev in the first match of the day on Court Simonne Mathieu.

Later on, British number one Jack Draper begins his tournament against Italy's Mattia Bellucci, while Sonay Kartal also opens her singles campaign against Erika Andreeva.

Elsewhere, we have women's second seed Coco Gauff, third seed Jessica Pegula, and sixth seed Mirra Andreeva all in action.

While in the men's draw, world number three Alexander Zverev, history-chasing sixth seed Novak Djokovic, and ninth seed Alex De Minaur are among the big names in action.

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Here are a few of the headlines from Monday's action at Roland Garros:

• Emma Raducanu battled through sickness to set up a French Open second-round meeting with defending champion Iga Swiatek
• British number one Katie Boulter landed her first French Open main-draw victory, coming from a set down to win 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 6-1 against French world number 231 Carole Monnet
• Women's ninth seed Emma Navarro exited the French Open in just 57 minutes as she suffered a 6-0 6-1 first-round thrashing by Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
• British number two Jacob Fearnley claimed his first win at the French Open with a straight-set victory over Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka
• World number one Jannik Sinner defied a late wobble to begin his French Open campaign with a straight-set victory over Arthur Rinderknech
• Carlos Alcaraz said he "expected a worse level" from himself after beginning his French Open title defence with a straight-set victory
• World number four Taylor Fritz became the highest-ranked player to exit this year's French Open as he was beaten by Daniel Altmaier

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We're moving on to the third and final day of first round action in the men's and women's singles competitions, and the doubles action is also getting under way on Tuesday at Roland Garros.

British number one Jack Draper leads the British interest, while Novak Djokovic begins his latest bid for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title.

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