PARIS - Mustangs Marin was the first seeded player from the French open, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 lost Sunday in the first round against Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain.

The 19-seeded Cibulková, who reached the fourth round at the Australian Open, is a former top-10. But he had 67 unforced errors in the game and was broken five times.

For Ramirez Hidalgo, it was only his fourth win in 15 grand slam tournaments. In addition to the fourth round at the French Open 2006 reach, lost to the Spaniard in the first round in each of his other 13 appearances at the four biggest events on the tennis circuit.

"It is my biggest victory this season is safe,", said the 33-year-old Ramirez Hidalgo. "I would not say that this is the beginning of a new career, because I'm too old for this, but it is a kind of relief."

Seventh-seeded David Ferrer had no such problems, promoting the second round by defeating Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-3 and 6-3, and 6-1.

No. 14 Stanislas Wawrinka, No 17 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, no. 30 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez from Spain and no. 31 Sergiy Stakhovsky of the Ukraine also advanced.

"I had expected, how every year the first match are not too easy", said Wawrinka, Augustin Gensse of France beat 4-6, "I was a bit slow 6: 3 and 6-4, 6-2.." I took some time before I in the game. "In the first round, it's never been easier."

The women's side opened their bid Sam Stosur again at the French Open final against iveta Benesova 6-2, 6-3 in the first round.

Samantha Stosur begins her bid a third consecutive shows strong in Paris (AP) Chatrier play in the first match on Court Philippe, the eighth-seeded Australian dropped her just games at the top are in the opening game but then four forever again captured.

Stosur reached the final at Roland Garros last year but lost to Francesca Schiavone. In 2009, Stosur reached the semi-finals of the French Open.

"Of course I thought of last year's last game" Stosur said. "It was nice, out there again to get and, of course, if you can play on any court here you would want to, that a play."

Stosur plays Simona Halep of Romania, the first player to reach the second round against Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia was next 6-2, 6-1 on Court 17.

"I don't think that I necessarily prove anything." I think to have made the semi-finals and final, I think, which proves the way that I able to support it and it not for the first time, a stroke of luck was "Stosur said." "Of course I would go like this year a bit further, but I think it is more easy to reach only curious, instead I have to do it because of the X, Y, and Z."

Shahar Peer was the first seeded women's players losing. The 19-seeded Israeli was Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain 7-6 (4), 6-1.

No. 18 Flavia Pennetta Italy was defeated in the final match of the day of American opponent Varvara Hamilton 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

No. 10 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, no. 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, no.14 Anastasia Garbin Russia, No 17 Julia Goerges of Germany and no. 32 of Tsvetana Pironkova Bulgaria all advanced.

"It is never easy, especially in the first round," said Jankovic 6-3 and 6: 1. beat Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine "today was a bit windy, so the ball to swirling was." "But I played just the best that I could in such circumstances and has my work."

The French Open is the only one of the four grand slam tournaments begin on a Sunday, and there were 32 games scheduled on eight courts.

Less than an hour before play began, two-time Grand Slam champion, Lleyton Hewitt withdrew.

The Australian, who had been one of only five men in the draw with a Grand Slam title, played not March because of foot surgery. He was replaced by Marc Gicquel, one of the nine French men play Sunday.

Gicquel defeated Albert Montañes Spain 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

The four remaining Grand Slam champions of men's draw are five times the French Open champion Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro.

Del Potro, Djokovic and Federer are all expected that play Monday, is planned during Nadal to play Tuesday.

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