Ferrer and Tsonga advance

David Ferrer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga posted convincing wins on the opening day of the French Open, but Marin Cilic’s poor run continued as he was dumped out by Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo.

Seventh seed Ferrer, who has again been one of the most impressive performers on clay this season and could prove a real threat to the likes of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, took only an hour and 25 minutes to see off Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-3 6-1.