Medjedovic tips hat to mentor Djokovic

"I trained with him [Djokovic] the day before I came here. We didn’t play a set in training, or points, but if we did, he would have won for sure," revealed Medjedovic.

"For his birthday yesterday we were texting, he congratulated me on my matches here. We're always keeping in touch and we have had a great relationship for years.

"It's unexplainable what he's still doing, it feels like he's from another planet. He's 37, playing like he's 25, it's crazy. But we all know Novak, he has no limits."

The world No.134 launched into the limelight last season, capping it in style as champion of the NextGenATP Finals in December. Medjedovic hailed the continued impact of coach Troicki.

"I think he's even better as a coach than he was as a player. He obviously had an amazing career, was No.12 in the world," Medjedovic said. "We've a great relationship for many years now. I'm so happy he's my coach and it's working very well together."

The Serbian roared "idemo" after his main draw spot was confirmed on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

"It feels amazing. I'm really happy to do it twice in a row. It was a great match on a big court, I enjoyed every moment of it," he said.

"I love these stadiums, the French crowd, the French people, even though I wasn't their favourite today. I still felt love and support from them."

Victories over the experienced duo of Lucas Pouille and fellow Serbian Filip Krajinovic have set the tone in Paris, building on an impressive run of head-turning results in recent weeks.

Medjedovic qualified at the Madrid and Rome Masters, only to be denied in the Italian capital 7-5 in the deciding set at the hands of Daniil Medvedev.

"I'm just happy to be on the court after a long year so far. It was very tough, I had a virus, couldn’t play for some time," the 20-year-old said. "I'm healthy again, I've found my form again and I feel we've upgraded a lot of stuff across my game.

"There have been many small changes. We've done a lot of work on my mental game too. We've done a lot of work with my fitness, physically I feel stronger, more prepared, more ready than last year. 

"I have experiences like against Medvedev, on the big courts, the big stage, and I think I proved to myself that I can compete with these players. Rome gave me a lot of confidence for this week."

Feeling zen has provided a boost for Shintaro Mochizuki.

The former junior world No.1 earned his maiden Roland-Garros main draw when Facundo Bagnis was forced to retire with injury at 6-4, 2-0 down.

"It feels very special to me. Playing on clay, playing here, is difficult, but also very interesting for me," said the 20-year-old. "I think I've proved that I can perform on this surface. I just want to do my best in the main draw.

"Just to play against the top guys, it's an amazing experience still as I'm only 20. I haven't had loads of experience at this level yet. I just want to enjoy every single one."

The world No.163 has been busy enhancing his mental fortitude.

"I've been using meditation a lot recently, I started around a month ago," said the Japanese youngster. "I think it helps me a lot. I haven’t changed that much, but I do sometimes get angry on the court and I can still come back from it and be positive at the end. Meditation has helped me to stay in the zone for those situations."

Elsewhere, No.10 seed Gregoire Barrere soaked up the home support following a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback against American Denis Kudla.

In his first Grand Slam campaign, Valentin Vacherot of Monaco has entered the main draw with a 7-6(2), 7-5 victory over Great Britain's Billy Harris.

Erasing qualifying heartbreak from across all four Grand Slams, Canadian Gabriel Diallo earned his maiden major spot 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 over Frenchman Alexander Ritschard.

Brazil's Gustavo Heide, No.31 seed Giulio Zeppieri and fellow Italian Mattia Bellucci will also look forward to taking their respective places in the main draw.