French Open

Andy Murray is in good spirits as he prepares to take on Argentina's Jose Acasuso in the second round

Andy's brother and Britain's number one doubles hope, Jamie, looks on from the stands on Court Three

Murray makes a strong start against clay-courter Acasuso, breaking once in the first set before dominating the second

And Murray holds his nerve, despite seeing a couple of match points slip away, to wrap up a 6-4 6-0 6-4 victory

The rain stays away as day four begins in Paris, allowing Maria Sharapova to show off a new dress as she takes on fellow Russian Evgenya Rodina

But fashion quickly takes a back seat as Sharapova finds herself in a battle for survival against 19-year-old Grand Slam debutant Rodina

Away from the drama on Philippe Chatrier Court, wily Frenchman Fabrice Santoro thrashes Russian Evgeny Korolev to reach round two

Lleyton Hewitt returns from a six-week break with a hip injury to post an impressive straight-sets win over France's Nicolas Mahut

Sharapova is two points from defeat against Rodina before coming through 6-1 3-6 8-6 after two-and-a-half hours

Rafael Nadal returns to action for the third day running, hoping to complete his opening match against Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci

And after a tricky first set, three-times champion Nadal wins through 7-5 6-3 6-1 to book a meeting with France's Nicolas Devilder

France's Stephane Foretz sports some unusual eyewear but it doesn't help as she goes out to Vera Zvonareva

Marat Safin books a second-round meeting with fellow Russian Nikolay Davydenko with victory over Monaco's Jean-Rene Lisnard

Juan Carlos Ferrero, the 2003 champion, is forced to retire from his clash with Marcos Daniel with a leg injury

American Mardy Fish does not have a totally relaxing day despite beating Agustin Calleri in four sets

Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic makes short work of Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen, dropping just five games

And fellow Serbian Ana Ivanovic is equally impressive as she thrashes Lucie Safarova

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