French Open 2012: Andy Murray v Tatsuma Ito - in pictures

Andy Murray's opponent for his first round clash in Paris is the world No68 Tatsuma Ito from Japan - an unfamiliar foe Photograph: Michel Spingler/AP

Murray makes a solid start - holding to love before breaking serve in Ito's first service game Photograph: Michel Spingler/AP

Ito, who is making his debut at Roland Garros, is being pushed around the court. Murray wins five straight games before his opponent finally registers. The set is soon over (6-1 to Murray) Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA

The Scot's dominance is less pronounced in the second set. Ito fights back from two games down to lead 5-4 Photograph: Regis Duvignau/Reuters

But Murray claims the following three games to take a two set lead (6-1, 7-5) Photograph: Michel Spingler/AP

The third set, like the first, is horribly one-sided - as many expected the whole match would be. Ito wilts as Murray wins five successive games ... Photograph: Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images

The pair exchange cute drop shots as Murray looks to finalise victory. Eventually a serve out wide proves too good for Ito and the match is over. Murray wins 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

There's also going to be a British female in the second round, with Heather Watson beating Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-4 Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images

But fellow Brit Anne Keothavong won't be joining her after crashing out to Melinda Czink (6-1,6-2) Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

The No2 seed Maria Sharapova had Alexandra Cadantu chasing shadows as she triumphed 6-0, 6-0 against the Romanian Photograph: Regis Duvignau/Reuters

Elsewhere in the women's draw, the Italian Francesca Schiavone overpowered Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm to win 6-3, 6-1 Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA

The Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez had to strain to see off her Kiwi opponent Marina Erakovic 7-5, 7-5 Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images

... and Urszula Radwanska's hands were worse for wear during her straight sets win (6-4, 6-3) over Pauline Parmentier Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

In the men's draw, the crowd in Court One enjoyed eighth-seed Janko Tipsarevic's four-set victory (2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3) over the American Sam Querrey Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Defending champion Rafael Nadal had no problems dispatching the Italian Simone Bolelli in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

... before which, clay specialist Richard Gasquet used all his skills to defeat Estonia's Jurgen Zopp 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

Serena Williams battled through the first set of her first-round tie against France's Virginie Razzano Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters

But the underdog took the second set and raced into a 5-0 lead in the third to leave Williams on the brink of a first ever first-round defeat in a grand slam tournament Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters

And after a brief fightback and an epic final game, Razzano clinched a 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 win – perhaps the biggest upset in women's tennis in a decade Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images