Day two of the French Open gets under way amid warm temperatures and sunny skies in Paris
Top seed Dinara Safina is first up on on Court Phillipe Chatrier, playing British number one Anne Keothavong for a place in round two
Nikolay Davydenko, seeded 10th after recent injuries, employs a squash shot forehand en route to a comfortable 6-2 6-1 6-4 victory over Austria's Stefan Koubek
Keothavong does little wrong but finds herself up against a player in unstoppable form and fails to win a game in the 30-minute opening set
Safina's thumping groundstrokes leave Keothavong chasing shadows and she bows out 6-0 6-0 to the world number one and last year's beaten finalist
Third seed Venus Williams makes a blistering start against fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and, despite losing the second set, comes through 6-1 4-6 6-2
Court Phillipe Chatrier witnesses the start of Rafael Nadal's bid for an unprecedented fifth successive French Open title
Nadal meets stubborn opposition in the form of Brazil's Marcos Daniel but, despite not finding his usual rhythm, the world number one books his place in round two with a 7-5 6-4 6-3 victory
Desperate to halt Nadal's run in Paris is Roger Federer and the world number two shows flashes of brilliance after a shaky start against Spain's Alberto Martin
Maria Sharapova's return to the Grand Slam arena gets off to a disappointing start as she loses the first set to Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus
Federer, bidding to equal Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles, sees off Martin 6-4 6-3 6-2 in an hour and 43 minutes
Sharapova comes out for the second set with a spring and Yakimova has no answer as the Russian storms to a 3-6 6-1 6-2 victory, setting up a meeting with compatriot Nadia Petrova
Sixth seed Andy Roddick wins a match at the French Open for the first time since 2005, serving impressively as he sweeps past France's Romain Jouan 6-2 6-4 6-2
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