The 2013 French Open started its first round on Sunday, and most of the big names in tennis made it through without much trouble.
French Open results 2013: Roger Federer, Serena Williams cruise through first round
Roger Federer and Serena Williams didn’t have much trouble getting through the first round of the French Open.
Clive Brunskill
Roger Federer cruised through his match, defeating Pablo Carreno-Busta, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. The Spaniard was making his French Open debut, but he was clearly outmatched by the world-class veteran. Federer will face Somdev Devvarman in the second round.
On the women’s side, Serena Williams was determined to not repeat her first-round disappointment from last year, destroying Anna Tatishvili, 6-0, 6-1. Williams won 56 of 78 points and had eight aces on the way to a dominating match.
Her sister didn’t fare so well. Venus Williams fell to Urszula Radwanska, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, in a marathon match. This is her second first-round exit in the past four Grand Slam tournaments.
Here are the complete first-round results from Sunday (world rankings in parentheses):
Men’s Singles
(25) Jeremy Chardy def. Benjamin Becker, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5
Viktor Troicki def. James Blake, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
Roberto Bautista Agut def. Gilles Muller, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Jan Hajek def. Denis Kudla, 6-2, 5-7, 6-0, 6-4
(20) Andreas Seppi def. Leonardo Mayer, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4
Somdev Devvarman def. Daniel Munoz De La Nava, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5
(18) Sam Querrey def. Lukas Lacko, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
(2) Roger Federer def. Pablo Carreno-Busta, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
Michael Llodra def. Steve Darcis, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
(15) Gilles Simon def. Lleyton Hewitt, 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5
(4) David Ferrer def. Marinko Matosevic, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
(14) Milos Raonic def. Xavier Malisse, 6-2, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
(23) Kevin Anderson def. Illya Marchenko, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
Blaz Kavcic def. James Duckworth, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
(31) Marcel Granollers def. Feliciano Lopez, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Women’s Singles
Caroline Garcia def. Yuliya Beygelzimer, 6-3, 6-4
(32) Sabine Lisicki def. Sofia Arvidsson, 6-3, 6-4
Dinah Pfizenmaier def. Mandy Minella, 7-5, 6-1
Monica Puig def. (11) Nadia Petrova, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Virginie Razzano def. Claire Feuerstein, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
(26) Sorana Cirstea def. Kiki Bertens, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
Mallory Burdette def. Donna Vekic, 6-3, 6-4
Galina Voskoboeva def. Grace Min, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Yulia Putintseva def. Ayumi Morita, 6-2, 6-3
Shelby Rogers def. Irena Pavlovic, 6-3, 6-4
(1) Serena Williams def. Anna Tatishvili, 6-0, 6-1
Urszula Radwanska def. (30) Venus Williams, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 6-4
Petra Cetkovska def. Olga Puchkova, 6-0, 6-2
(19) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Andrea Hlavackova, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
(14) Ana Ivanovic def. Petra Martic, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
(5) Sara Errani def. Arantxa Rus, 6-1, 6-2
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