Two-time defending champion Jim Courier, a strong favorite despite his No. 2 seeding, beat Argentina's Roberto Azar 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the French Open.
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In other first-round matches, third-seeded Stefan Edberg of Sweden defeated Marcelo Filippini of Uruguay 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and fourth-seeded Boris Becker of Germany beat Nicolas Escude of France 6-0, 6-3, 6-0.In women's first-round matches, top-seeded Steffi Graf of Germany beat Cecilia Dahlman of Sweden 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 and second-seeded Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain defeated Monique Kiene of the Netherlands 6-3, 7-6 (7-1).