Britain's Andy Murray takes on fellow youngster Gael Monfils but squanders a break to lose the first set 6-4 The teenager recovers well to win the next set on a tie break before taking the third by an impressive 6-1 margin Monfils digs in and, with Murray showing signs of a back injury, takes the match 6-4 6-7 1-6 6-2 6-1 A recurrence of an ankle injury forces Andy Roddick out of the tournament after trailing 6-4 7-5 1-0 against Alberto Martin Lleyton Hewitt makes an assured return to the tournament with a 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 6-2 6-0 win over Czech Jan Hernych Marat Safin is stretched to the limits against ninth seed Fernando Gonzalez and finally succumbs 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-1 Former finalist Martina Hingis precedes Murray on Phillipe Chatrier Court and comfortably beats Lisa Raymond Fourth seed Ivan Ljubicic exhibits some good form - his defeat of Carlos Berlocq sets up a meeting with Oscar Hernandez Two-time French Open winner Justine Henin-Hardenne breezes past Maret Ani 6-3 6-0 in exactly an hour Anastasia Myskina, the 2004 champion, cruises into the second round after seeing off Sania Mirza 6-4 6-1 Anna-Lena Groenefeld makes short work of Camille Pin to set up a meeting with Jamea Jackson in round two Slovakian 15th seed Daniela Hantuchova avoids an upset by recording a 6-1 6-4 win over Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis improves on his 2005 Roland Garros showing by edging out Albert Portas Ana Ivanovic notches a 6-0 6-3 win over Samantha Stosur as she looks to better her 2005 quarter-final appearance Tuesday's first five-set match sees Dominik Hrbaty squeeze past Sergio Roitman 6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3 German 23rd seed Tommy Haas gets off to a good start against Rainer Schuettler, winning 6-4 6-3 6-3
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