Hewitt and Clijsters advance

THE future and the past were on display at the French Open as Kim Clijsters and Lleyton Hewitt roared into the second round while former men’s champion Michael Chang bade a fond — but tearful — farewell to the Roland Garros crowds.

Belgian second seed Clijsters raced through a 6-2, 6-0 win over Amy Frazier of the United States while her boyfriend Hewitt overcame early jitters to send American Brian Vahaly packing 6-4, 6-1, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3.

Hewitt will now play Russian Nikolay Davydenko, who put out Britain's Greg Rusedski.