Following the first-round script written by fellow young Australian wildcard Nick Kyrgios two days earlier, Barty produced a mature display against a player ranked 96 places higher to win 7-5, 2-6, 6-1. At the same time, the news was not so good for Kyrgios, with the 18-year-old from Canberra crashing out in straight sets to second-round opponent Marin Cilic. An older, taller, wiser Barty took to the red clay of Roland Garros last night and it showed when she dug her way out of trouble after letting the second set slip away. The world No.183 resembled nothing of the shell-shocked youngster making her French Open debut a year ago, which ended in a comprehensive defeat at the hands of then-world No.4 Petra Kvitova. Barty said despite her baptism of fire against Kvitova possibly coming too early in her career, she wouldn't trade it for the world now. "Last year playing Petra, it was obviously a bit of David and Goliath maybe," Barty said. You can't buy experiences like that. It's helped me this year. Maybe it was too early last year but it's certainly helped me this year. I was happy to go out there today and I knew that I could win, I just wanted to execute my game plan and do what I do. Barty next faces a tough second-round clash with No.12 seed Maria Kirilenko. Ashleigh Barty hits a backhand during her first-round win over Lucie Hradecka. Making her second main draw appearance in Paris, the 17-year-old was hitting the ball harder and cleaner, with more confidence. Hradecka took control of the second set early, breaking her opponent twice, and although Barty managed to claw back a break, the Czech Republic's world No.87 stamped it out straight away with another break of serve. She now faces a tough second-round clash with No.12 seed Maria Kirilenko. Barty went into the tournament buoyed by an impressive Fed Cup victory over Stefanie Voegele, who was ranked 56th, in Switzerland last month. But Hradecka had also hit good form at the right time, finishing runner-up at the Internationaux de Strasbourg last weekend. Meanwhile, an exciting chapter in the career of Kyrgios came to an abrupt end when he was comprehensively beaten by Cilic 6-4 6-2 6-2. Victoria Azarenka was too good for Russian veteran Elena Vesnina in their first-round match. Dual Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka has cruised into the second round, while Agnieszka Radwanska has set up a potential clash with little sister Urszula for a place in the last 16.