Serena Williams was dumped out in the first round of the French Open as unseeded home hope Virginie Razzano served up one of the biggest shocks in Roland Garros history.

ENGLAND'S Paul Broadhurst grabbed the halfway lead in the €1.4 million Mallorca Classic at Pula yesterday - but the European tour career of another former Ryder Cup star was left hanging by a thread.

The year-end battle for the world number one spot between Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andy Roddick moved closer to centre stage on Monday night at the Paris Masters Series event.