<p>Roger Federer kicked off his 16th consecutive French Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko on Sunday, his first victory since becoming a father of twins for the second time.<br /><br />The 32-year-old Swiss, who won his only Paris title in 2009, was watched by wife Mirka and older twins Myla and Charlene but not three-week old Lenny and Leo.<br /><br />Sunday’s triumph was also his 59th at Roland Garros, tying eight-time champion Rafael Nadal as the tournament’s win specialist.<br /><br />Federer was never troubled by Lacko, the World No 88 who has not won a claycourt match for three years.<br /><br />Breaks in the fifth and seventh games of the opening set followed by another in the third game of the second put the 17-time Major winner in total control.<br /><br />Federer broke again in the first and fifth games of the third set against the hapless Lacko to seal victory in just 84 minutes, a performance highlighted by 40 winners.<br /><br />Federer goes on to face either Portugal’s Gastao Elias or Diego Sebastian Schwartzman of Argentina for a place in the last 32.<br /><br />Federer was joined in the second round by big-serving Canadian eighth seed Milos Raonic who unleashed 27 aces in his 6-3, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 win over teenage Australian wildcard Nick Kyrgios.<br /><br />Raonic, a semifinalist in Rome and who made the last eight in Madrid, goes on to face either Lukas Rosol or Jiri Vesely, Czech Davis Cup team-mates, in the next round. <br /><br />Russian 15th seed Mikhail Youzhny needed five sets to see off Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta, 3-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.</p>.<p>World number one Serena Williams huffed and puffed into the second round of the women’s event with a 6-2, 6-1 win over local favourite Alize Lim.<br /><br />The defending champion sprayed court Philippe Chatrier with unforced errors in a match that was not as one-sided as the score line suggested.<br /><br />Williams was so confident she would crush her training partner that she warmed up for the encounter wearing a blazer suit, but Lim proved to be a tenacious opponent despite her ranking of 138.</p>.<p><br />In the opening set, Lim claimed 27 points but surprisingly 23 of those came thanks to Williams's erratic unforced errors.<br /><br />Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska carved out a 6-3, 6-0 win over China’s Zhang Shuai, the world number 34.<br /><br />Radwanska, a quarterfinalist in 2013, will face either French wildcard Mathilde Johansson or Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic for a spot in the last 32.<br /><br />Somdev exits<br /><br />Somdev Devvarman failed to cross the first round hurdle as he waged a tough fight before losing to Aleksandr Nedovyesov.<br /><br />The unseeded Indian, ranked six places above his Kazakshatan rival at 93, fought for three hours and 13 minutes but ended up on the wrong side of the result, 7-5, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7), 3-6. At Australian Open also, Somdev had made a first round exit. <br /><br />He has never gone beyond the second rounds at Grand Slam events.<br /></p>
<p>Roger Federer kicked off his 16th consecutive French Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko on Sunday, his first victory since becoming a father of twins for the second time.<br /><br />The 32-year-old Swiss, who won his only Paris title in 2009, was watched by wife Mirka and older twins Myla and Charlene but not three-week old Lenny and Leo.<br /><br />Sunday’s triumph was also his 59th at Roland Garros, tying eight-time champion Rafael Nadal as the tournament’s win specialist.<br /><br />Federer was never troubled by Lacko, the World No 88 who has not won a claycourt match for three years.<br /><br />Breaks in the fifth and seventh games of the opening set followed by another in the third game of the second put the 17-time Major winner in total control.<br /><br />Federer broke again in the first and fifth games of the third set against the hapless Lacko to seal victory in just 84 minutes, a performance highlighted by 40 winners.<br /><br />Federer goes on to face either Portugal’s Gastao Elias or Diego Sebastian Schwartzman of Argentina for a place in the last 32.<br /><br />Federer was joined in the second round by big-serving Canadian eighth seed Milos Raonic who unleashed 27 aces in his 6-3, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 win over teenage Australian wildcard Nick Kyrgios.<br /><br />Raonic, a semifinalist in Rome and who made the last eight in Madrid, goes on to face either Lukas Rosol or Jiri Vesely, Czech Davis Cup team-mates, in the next round. <br /><br />Russian 15th seed Mikhail Youzhny needed five sets to see off Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta, 3-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.</p>.<p>World number one Serena Williams huffed and puffed into the second round of the women’s event with a 6-2, 6-1 win over local favourite Alize Lim.<br /><br />The defending champion sprayed court Philippe Chatrier with unforced errors in a match that was not as one-sided as the score line suggested.<br /><br />Williams was so confident she would crush her training partner that she warmed up for the encounter wearing a blazer suit, but Lim proved to be a tenacious opponent despite her ranking of 138.</p>.<p><br />In the opening set, Lim claimed 27 points but surprisingly 23 of those came thanks to Williams's erratic unforced errors.<br /><br />Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska carved out a 6-3, 6-0 win over China’s Zhang Shuai, the world number 34.<br /><br />Radwanska, a quarterfinalist in 2013, will face either French wildcard Mathilde Johansson or Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic for a spot in the last 32.<br /><br />Somdev exits<br /><br />Somdev Devvarman failed to cross the first round hurdle as he waged a tough fight before losing to Aleksandr Nedovyesov.<br /><br />The unseeded Indian, ranked six places above his Kazakshatan rival at 93, fought for three hours and 13 minutes but ended up on the wrong side of the result, 7-5, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7), 3-6. At Australian Open also, Somdev had made a first round exit. <br /><br />He has never gone beyond the second rounds at Grand Slam events.<br /></p>