World No. 1 Roger Federer, who has never won the French Open, beat Sam Querrey of the United States 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 on Monday in the first round at Roland Garros.
The 12-time Grand Slam champion was broken once early in the first set, but he managed to win five times on Querrey's serve.
On the women's side, No. 3 Jelena Jankovic and No. 10 Patty Schnyder advanced.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, the youngest person in the singles tournament at 16, advanced to the second round by beating Maria Emilia Salerni of Argentina 6-1, 6-1. No. 12 Agnes Szavay of Hungary and No. 32 Karin Knapp of Italy also advanced.
Schnyder beat Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia 6-3, 6-4, while No. 12 Agnes Szavay and No. 32 Karin Knapp also advanced.
Richard Gasquet withdrew from the French Open because of a left knee injury. The eighth-seeded Frenchman pulled out shortly before he was scheduled to play Florent Serra. Santiago Giraldo of Colombia replaced Gasquet in the draw.
Florian Mayer of Germany also withdrew. Mayer, who will be replaced by Evgeny Korolev of Russia, pulled out because of gastroenteritis. Korolev will now face Fabrice Santoro in the first round.
No. 17 Marco Baghdatis, the 2006 Australian Open runner-up, lost to Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the men's draw.
Tommy Robredo, the 12th-seeded player, rallied to beat Guillermo Coria 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 on center court.
No. 29 Guillermo Canas also lost, falling to Wayne Odesnik of the United States 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (8), while No. 11 Tomas Berdych, No. 22 Fernando Verdasco and No. 24 Fernando Gonzalez advanced.
Source: Xinhua
|
Comment
Tell A Friend
Print Format
Save Article