Ecuadorean tennis player Nicolas Lapentti goes to the second round after defeating the Austrian Alexander Peya by 6-1, 6-4, 2-1. Peya was forced to retire after suffering serious digestion problems through out the second and third set.

The Ecuadorean hope in tennis since many years was positive about his performance: "Winning the first round has given me more confidence, because I had a lot of doubts about this tournament, where the physical aspect is very important".

Lapentti returned to Paris to play at Roland Garros for the tenth time in his career, looking to beat his 2000 result, when he reached the quarter final.

His opponent in the second round will be difficult to beat. The Russian Mikhael Youznhy, an outsider to win the title, is a specialist on clay courts that will be starting fresh. He received a walk over when Jan Hernych cancelled his first round match, due to an injury.