At Stade Pierre De Coubertin, Momota lost the first game against the world number 25 Chinese Taipei player, before battling to a 15-21, 21-15, 21-16 victory.

Dane Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus awaits in round two of the World Tour 750 event after he won 21-10, 21-15 against Kantaphon Wangcharoen from Thailand.

French interest in the men's draw was ended when Thomas Rouxel lost to Danish seventh seed Viktor Axelsen 21-9, 21-6.

Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen fought back from losing the opening game to progress 15-21, 21-7, 21-14 against Indian Srikanth Kidambi.

Fourth seed Anders Antonsen from Denmark enjoyed a 21-10, 21-8 victory against Misha Zilberman from Israel.

Jonatan Christie from Indonesia booked his place in round two by seeing off Denmark's Jan Jorgensen 21-15, 21-16.

In the women's draw there was a straight games victory for He Bing Jiao of China, who won 21-12, 21-18 against Gregoria Mariska Tunjung from Indonesia.

Top seed Tai Tzu Ying from Chinese Taipei, like Momota, was given a tough first-round draw.

She needed three games to see off the challenge of Germany's Yvonne Li, eventually securing a 21-7, 13-21, 21-12 victory.

Second seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated compatriot Sayaka Takahashi 21-12, 21-17 as she reached round two in Paris.