Safin eases into second round of French Open

Marat Safin was an early winner on the opening day at the French Open before constant drizzle caused play to be temporarily abandoned at Roland Garros.

Safin, the 22nd seed from Russia, is one of the darlings of the Parisian crowd and looked in fine shape as he wrapped up a 6-1 6-3 6-1 victory over Spain’s Fernando Vicente in just one hour and 25 minutes.

In the final set, Safin was forced to play through the rain, which is forecast to stay for the next five days, but he still had far too much in his locker for Vicente.