The thrill of the fight: the social round-up

Is there any better feeling than winning?

Monica Puig doesn’t think so:

This is what it's all about! The thrill of the fight. Very happy to have won my first round here in Paris at @rolandgarros today! ???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/XNmeJX1Y6w

— Monica Puig (@MonicaAce93) May 28, 2017

Svetlana Kuznetsova knows all about it – she’s just won her 50th singles match at Roland Garros:

??? ?? ??????? ?? ???? ????? … ? What are you doing with me Paris ?? not easy day at the office @rolandgarros @carlosmartinezcomet @focus_on_svetlana_kuznetsova

A post shared by ???????? ?????????/Kuznetsova (@svetlanak27) on May 28, 2017 at 9:25am PDT

Speaking of records, Venus Williams is making an unprecedented 20th main draw appearance – and she’s not slowly down yet:

Kinda proud of this slide & these legs look like they want to do damage on the clay! @EleVenbyVenus pic.twitter.com/MLNfKO9Lck

— Venus Williams (@Venuseswilliams) May 28, 2017

Turkey’s Cagla Buyukakcay doesn’t have near as much Grand Slam experience – but that didn’t stop her from upsetting No.22 seed Mirjana Lucic-Baroni:

Fransa Aç?k'ta kariyerimin en özel galibiyetlerinden birini alarak 2. turday?m????????????????/ So happy to be in the 2nd round of #RG17 ?????????? pic.twitter.com/Qm6a2AU98r

— Ça?la Büyükakçay (@CaglaBuyukakcay) May 28, 2017

The highlight of day one was the inspiring return of Petra Kvitova – and social media was buzzing with excitement when she won.

READ MORE: The reaction to Kvitova’s win

World No.2 doubles player John Peers wasn’t having the best day though:

Thanks @British_Airways for leaving my tennis bag in London! Not like I need it for @rolandgarros or anything….

— John Peers (@johnwpeers) May 28, 2017

Rivals Mike and Bob Bryan spent their day at the practice court:

Another day of practice in the ????. #rg17 #teamizod pic.twitter.com/m9DAi3qmji

— Bob Bryan (@Bryanbros) May 28, 2017

Andrea Petkovic spent her day off watching tennis – and was elated to discover Argentinean Marco Trungelliti has similarities to a now-retired countryman:

Trungeletti techniquewise is the spitting tennis reincarnation of @nalbandiandavid I'M SO HAPPY #favmaleplayerever

— Andrea Petkovic (@andreapetkovic) May 28, 2017

Tomas Berdych spent his day exploring the city:

Hello #paris #rg17 pic.twitter.com/wGsE5A4Vvb

— Tomáš Berdych (@tomasberdych) May 28, 2017

Victoria Azarenka did the same:

From Paris with ??

A post shared by Victoria Azarenka (@vichka35) on May 28, 2017 at 2:39pm PDT

Newly-crowned Lyon champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has arrived in Paris:

???? @RolandGarros, j'arrive !! ????? #TsongaTeam #RG17 pic.twitter.com/MPboyn9xJD

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) May 28, 2017

We have no idea what Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is up to:

Evenings in Paris … ???? pic.twitter.com/zpxoDIzPjN

— A. Pavlyuchenkova (@NastiaPav) May 28, 2017

And Genie Bouchard has us questioning the definition of shy (or should we say shyyy):

Me being all awkward & shyyy. So surreal to walk down Champs Élysées and see this! ???? @Nikecourt pic.twitter.com/hEtMVGQCWt

— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) May 28, 2017