Federer crashes out in Paris

World number one Roger Federer was knocked out of the French Open after a straight-sets defeat by three-times champion Gustavo Kuerten.

The number one seed from Switzerland is the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion, but he was totally outplayed by Brazilian Kuerten, a master of the Parisian clay, who triumphed 6-4 6-4 6-4.