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French Open 2012: day two - in pictures

Ballboys and ballgirls walk past a statue of Suzanne Lenglen on the walkway Allée Marcel-Bernard before the start of play Photograph: Getty Images It's another inauspicious start to the day for British tennis as Laura Robson follows Elena Baltacha's lead on Sunday and goes out in the first round, losing 6-2 6-1 to Anabel Medina Garrigues Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images It's no wonder Victoria Azarenka is smiling – she came back from a set down to beat Alberta Brianti 6-7, 6-4 6-2 Photograph: David Vincent/AP It's no wonder Andreas Haider-Maurer is upset, he lost 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 to Bernard Tomic Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters Nineteenth seed Jelena Jankovic eventually overcame the unseeded Patricia Mayr-Achleitner to win 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images On the sun-drenched Court Suzanne Lenglen, defending champion Roger Federer had a straight forward 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 win over Tobias Kamke Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Defending champion Li Na didn't have any problems dispatching Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-1 in their first round match. Peugeot have taken advantage of the interest back in the champion's home country and used the Chinese translation of their logo in their adverts around the court Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images Maybe it was Bethanie Mattek-Sands' tennis or maybe it was her funky mismatched outfit which dazzled Sabine Lisicki and gave the American a 6-4, 6-3 victory Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA With the sun beating down, it's no wonder that it's panama hats all round amongst the spectators Photograph: David Vincent/AP Despite this nonchalant return David Nalbandian lost to Adrian Ungur 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 Photograph: Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images Concentrating hard didn't help Simona Halep as she lost 6-1, 6-3 to Petra Cetkovska Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP Number one seed Novak Djokovic had a straight sets 7-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Potito Starace as he sets out again to win the only grand slam that has so far evaded his grasp Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Unfortunately Bojana Jovanovski's tennis wasn't as stylish as her hair and make up as she lost 6-1, 6-0 to Agnieszka Radwanska Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters Michael Llodra fails to reach a shot by Guillermo García López but the Frenchman eventually won through 7-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images An appreciative crowd Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images Milos Raonic overcame Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Photograph: Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images Marion Bartoli powers a return back to the unseeded Karolina Pliskova during the No8 seed's 6-3, 6-3 win Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP It's no wonder Viktor Troicki looks exhausted he took five sets to beat Thomaz Bellucci Photograph: Michel Spingler/AP The backhand of Number 17 seed Roberta Vinci wasn't able to help her overcome Sofia Arvidsson. The unseeded Swede won 6-2 4-6 6-3 Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images It looks like that stadium employee has got Wozniackis mixed up his Wozniaks as he puts up the second round draw, for the former world No1 hasn't played her first round match yet. Ninth seed Wozniacki is due to play the unseeded Eleni Daniilidou on day three Photograph: Michel Spingler/AP

Source: The Guardian ↗

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