Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball to France's Maxime Teixeira during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris (Photo: AP)
The 2009 champion at Roland Garros was broken once early in the first set. But after Teixeira held to go to 3-3, Federer dominated and didn't lose another game until the Frenchman made it 4-1 in the third.
Also, 2010 French Open finalist Sam Stosur advanced to the third round by beating Simona Halep 6-0, 6-2. The eighth-seeded Stosur had 21 winners and broke her opponent six times before she served out the match at love.
Later Wednesday, Novak Djokovic will be back in the second round. Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki is also playing, along with 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone.
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