After two days of dark skies and rain, the sun comes out at Roland Garros - leaving Roger Federer in need of some shade

Federer's opponent Michael Russell has a mountain to climb, resuming 4-6 1-4 down, but battles gamely

Federer always looks in control though, and it is not long before he is celebrating a 6-4 6-2 6-4 victory

Jelena Jankovic shows little sign of illness that forced her out of the Strasbourg Open as she beats Stephanie Foretz

Nicole Vaidisova has tough opening set but comes through her match against Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-4 6-3

Australian Lleyton Hewitt shows no sympathy to former doubles partner Max Mirnyi as he cruises to a 6-3 6-1 6-3 win

Andy Roddick's poor run at Roland Garros continues and he suffers another first-round defeat, this time to Igor Andreev

Gulbis shows no signs of nerves as he takes on Britain's only hope in the French Open singles - Tim Henman

Henman struggles to get going and suffers a shock 6-4 6-3 6-2 first-round loss to the unheralded Latvian

And as evening descends in Paris, Rafael Nadal books his place in the second round by beating Juan Martin del Potro