Here we go, Edmund getting a round of applause from the sparsely populated Lenglen crowd with a superb backhand down the line, and then breaks the Italian.

Wonderful start for the British number one.

And a first break point for the Brit, after Fognini lashes a wild forehand into the tramlines.

The Italian saves with a neat passing winner.

Good hustle from Kyle Edmund, scrambling back to 40-30 and then forcing deuce with a thumping forehand that rattles the strings of Fabio Fognini.

The Italian powers his way to 30-0, before Edmund manages to engage him from the baseline but proceeds to pop a forehand long.

Still plenty of empty seats on Lenglen, a subdued atmosphere to kick the day off.

Right then, away we go... Fabio Fognini to serve first.

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Fognini is renowned for his volatile temper and was thrown out of last year's US Open for shouting obscenities at a female umpire, so what does Edmund make of the fiery Italian?

"You just know what he's like from watching matches," said the British number one.

"You know he's an emotional type of player, that's just the way he is as a personality.

"But the tour is aware of all players and what their attitudes are like or the way they go about things.

"That's the way he operates, but that doesn't necessarily make a difference in terms of your thought process. You've still got to go in and do your thing."

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Roland Garros

One Briton left in the French Open singles. Can Kyle Edmund keep it that way? The countdown is on...

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Kyle Edmund saw off Alex de Minaur in straight sets in the first round, before defeating Hungary's Marton Fucsovics 6-0 1-6 6-2 6-3 last time out.

Fabio Fognini is yet to drop a set at Roland Garros, knocking out Spain's Pablo Andujar and then Swede Elias Ymer on his way to a third-round meeting with Edmund.

Here comes Kyle Edmund to warm up, kitted out in royal blue and followed by Fabio Fognini in his all-red get up with a black lightning bolt carved down the middle.

Fiery.

If you've bagged tickets for Saturday at Roland Garros, you're on to a winner...

At the same time as Edmund's third-round tussle with Fognini on Suzanne Lenglen, women's third seed Garbine Muguruza takes on Samantha Stosur over on Philippe-Chatrier.

Then there's the small matter of Maria Sharapova versus Karolina Pliskova, Rafael Nadal facing Richard Gasquet and Juan Martin del Potro against Albert Ramos.

Following Edmund on Lenglen will be the conclusion of the postponed Gael Monfils-David Goffin match, before Serena Williams continues her return against Julia Gorges.

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Kyle Edmund is used to treading new ground.

In the past six months, he's stepped into the British number one spot and enjoyed a storming run to the Australian Open semi-finals.

And now the 23-year-old is eyeing another first - the last 16 of the French Open.

Clay court specialist Fabio Fognini is the man standing in his way...