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2006 French Open

Justine Henin-Hardenne opened the defence of her French Open crown with a 6-3, 6-0 thrashing of Estonian Maret Ani to reach the second round at Roland Garros on Tuesday.

Wearing long sleeves on a chilly centre court Henin, seeded fifth this year, raced to a 4-0 lead and pocketed the first set in 32 minutes.

She finished her warm-up against the world number 70 with a volleyed winner in just one hour.

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