Pictures from Day 1
Frenchwoman Mary Pierce overcame the first hurdle with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Vera Douchevina of Russia.
Pierce, the 2000 French Open champion, quashed the Russian's challenge in the first set in 34 minutes. Though the number of unforced errors increased in the second set the 30-year-old lent on her experience to squeeze out the set in 51 minutes.
She will face the unseeded Jelena Kostanic in the second round.
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Photographs: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images
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