Reigning champion Ana Ivanovic, now number eight in the world, opens play on the Philippe Chatrier court against unseeded Italian Sara Errani and wins in straight sets
Big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic, seeded 26, takes the first two sets in impressive fashion against two-time quarter-finalist Lleyton Hewitt
China's Li Na is the first player to reach round two after a 6-4 6-2 victory over Marta Domachowska of Poland
World number one Rafael Nadal is mobbed by supporters after finishing his practice session at Roland Garros
Ivanovic eventually wins the first set against Errani on a tie-break but then storms through the second to get her title defence off to a strong start with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 victory
Hewitt battles back impressively against Karlovic, claiming the third and fourth sets to take the match to a decider in a sun-drenched Paris
Competing at Roland Garros for the final time before retiring at the end of the season, Marat Safin makes light work of French wildcard Alexandre Sidorenko, winning 6-4 6-4 6-4
Fernando Verdasco has been tipped by many to challenge for the title, and his campaign gets under way with a 6-2 6-1 6-4 victory over Florent Serra of France
Karlovic begins to struggle amid the soaring temperatures but Hewitt continues to rally and caps his comeback with a 6-7 (1-7) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 6-3 win
Agustin Calleri and Nicolas Almagro share a tender moment after Spain's Almagro, seeded 31, ousts his Argentine opponent in straight sets
World number three Andy Murray gets his campaign under way against Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela, a former world number 15 and clay-court specialist
Nadia Petrova brushes aside American teenager Lauren Embree for the loss of only three games to set up a possible meeting with fellow Russian Maria Sharapova
Chela breaks Murray's serve in the very first game but the British number one storms back to take the first set in commanding style
Home hope Gilles Simon, seeded seven, has a scare against Wayne Odesnik but eventually comes through 3-6 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-3
David Ferrer has the qualities to go far at Roland Garros and the Spaniard is a 6-2 6-4 6-4 winner over unseeded Portuguese Frederico Gil
Murray is proving too good for Chela in every department and the second set is wrapped up by the Scot in 37 minutes
After Chela's head drops, Murray is able to power his way into the second round with a 6-2 6-2 6-1 thrashing before greeting the frenzied autograph hunters
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