Ticking off the wins: the social round-up

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BEST SEAT: The view from a commentary box as No.2 seed Karolina Pliskova powered into round two; Getty Images
What has been happening on social media in the tennis world?

A Grand Slam tournament is happening right now, but that doesn’t stop the world’s best players from tweeting and posting on social media…

Defending champion Garbine Muguruza is back in Paris – and chalking up more wins:

David Goffin is powering on too:

As is No.2 seed Karolina Pliskova, who’s ticked off a first round win:

Australian talent Thanasi Kokkinakis is preparing for his Grand Slam return – declaring it is what he lives for:

Nick Kyrgios isn’t so sure though:

Novak Djokovic had some high-profile supporters in his corner in round one.

With new coach Andre Agassi watching on, so too was former coach Boris Becker:

Doubles star Jamie Murray was glued instead to a five-set marathon between David Ferrer and Donald Young on Court 17:

While women’s doubles stars Casey Dellacqua, Ash Barty, Gabriela Dabrowski and Andrea Hlavackova used their day-offs to explore Paris:

Greek qualifier Stefanos Tsitsipas clearly has too much time on his hands after a round-one loss:

Finally, pregnant world No.2 Serena Williams might not be at Roland Garros – but that doesn’t mean she isn’t keeping up with what is happening:

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