Four-time winner Justine Henin made a winning French Open return yesterday. She beat Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round. Dinara Safina was stunned in the first round by 39-year-old Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm. Safina crashed out, losing 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.Men's sixth seed Andy Roddick came through a five-setter to beat Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3.Russian 29th seed Anastasiya Pavlyuchenkova booked her place in the next round with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat of home favourite Alize Cornet, while Slovakian 23rd seed Daniela Hantuchova thrashed Thai veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-1, 6-1.
News On AIR | May 26, 2010 9:29 AM