PARIS, May 26 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer, who has never won the French Open, beat Sam Querrey of the United States 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 on Monday in the first round at Roland Garros. The 12-time Grand Slam champion was broken once early in the first set, but he managed to win five times on Querrey's serve.

Roger Federer Born

August 08, 1981

Height

186 cm

Weight

85 kg

Birthplace

Oberwil, Switzerland

Pro since

1998

Plays

Right handed, single handed, backhand

On the women's side, No. 3 Jelena Jankovic and No. 10 Patty Schnyder advanced.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, the youngest person in the singles tournament at 16, advanced to the second round by beating Maria Emilia Salerni of Argentina 6-1, 6-1. No. 12 Agnes Szavay of Hungary and No. 32 Karin Knapp of Italy also advanced.

Schnyder beat Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia 6-3, 6-4, while No. 12 Agnes Szavay and No. 32 Karin Knapp also advanced.

Richard Gasquet withdrew from the French Open because of a left knee injury. The eighth-seeded Frenchman pulled out shortly before he was scheduled to play Florent Serra. Santiago Giraldo of Colombia replaced Gasquet in the draw.

Florian Mayer of Germany also withdrew. Mayer, who will be replaced by Evgeny Korolev of Russia, pulled out because of gastroenteritis. Korolev will now face Fabrice Santoro in the first round.

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