ROGER FEDERER admitted he was relieved to have got his first-round match out of the way as his quest for a first French Open title got under way yesterday.

Roger Federer made a winning return to the French Open, the only Grand Slam title he has never won.

ANDY Murray is hoping a day of rest will provide the cure he needs to prolong his challenge on the red dust of Roland Garros.

GUILLERMO Coria's French Open campaign came to an end on the afternoon of day two, but the injury-prone Argentine left Roland Garros insisting: "I'm back."