Lukas Lacko - who looks like a 70s throwback with his shoulder-length curly mane, bandana and questionable facial hair - won the toss and has opted to serve first, though it is Federer who wins the opening two points. The Slovakian, though, drags himself back into contention and wins the game with a serve out wide which Federer fails to return.

A cracking match is unfolding on Suzanne Lenglen between eighth seed Milos Raonic and one of the games up-and-coming talents, Nick Kyrgios. The young Australian lost the first set 6-3 but has taken the second set into a tie-break.

Want to know how things are going away from Court Philippe Chatrier? Help is at hand with the BBC Sport live scores page. There is also a complete run-down of the day's results for you to peruse. Have a roam about, it's Sunday.

The arrival of Roger Federer on Philippe Chatrier means there is one result to report on and that involves third seed Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat China's Shuai Zhang 6-3 6-0 on the Daddy of the show courts.

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Hello! You've just clicked on to live text commentary of the opening day of the French Open and are just in time to catch Roger Federer's first round match with Slovakia's Lukas Lacko. The players are warming up and the match will be under way in about five minutes or so.

And so we approach the final week of May, the month with so many beginnings and endings. The domestic football season is nearly over, Jonny Wilkinson's career is almost done and gloriously dusted while the thick, fat rain cascading on the country suggests the best of the summer is behind us.

But, over in Paris, the French Open has only just begun, which means a fortnight of brilliant and dazzling tennis is upon us and our days will thankfully be filled by the strangely comforting sound of screeching and groaning and ball pinging off racquet. Ah, Grand Slam tennis, you have been missed.