Rain seems to be the only factor capable of stalling Roger Federer as the Swiss star looks on the verge of making short work of Michael Russell in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros.

Nikolay Davydenko was probably the only person inside Roland Garros who was delighted to see the rain come lashing down just after 11am on Monday.

Tim Henman has pulled out of the Open 13 event in Marseille just hours before he was due to play young Frenchman Alexandre Sidorenko.