Roger vs Somdev,today

The 188th ranked Devvarman,however,has played the Swiss in the past 8212; a couple of years ago on the hard courts of Dubai. The Indian had lost in straight sets,6-3,6-3. But on clay and with his ability to run down balls for hours,the 27-year old will hope to make a better fist of their Court Phillipe Chatrier face-off.

On his part,Federer,the 2009 French Open champion,breezed past Spanish qualifier Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2,6-2,6-3 without a hitch on the first of three Sundays that marks this event at Roland Garros,the only Slam that lasts a period of more than two weeks.

Playing at Roland Garros for the 15th year in a row,Federer earned a big roar from after he closed out the victory with a picturesque backhand winner. Federer lost only seven points on his first serve and was broken just once by Carreno Busta.