Spain's Garbine Muguruza (L) celebrates after winning the women's singles first round match against Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova, on day three of The Roland Garros 2018 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Tuesday. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP

Spain's Garbine Muguruza, third seeded, prevailed on Tuesday over Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 in the first round of the French Open, after the match was suspended for around half an hour due to rain.