Gallery: French Open day one

The French Open has began with Petra Kvitova making a heart-warming return, Dominic Thiem impressing and top seed Angelique Kerber booted in the opening round. These are the best photos from day one action…

: SMILING AGAIN: Petra Kvitova celebrates her round one victory over Julia Boserup, capping a stunning return from injury; Getty Images

: GOT IT COVERED: Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez slides to play a drop shot in his upset four-set win over No.26 seed Gilles Muller; Getty Images

: LOOKING FOR ANSWERS: German Angelique Kerber became the first women’s top seed to lose in the first round in tournament history, beaten by Russian Ekaterina Makarova; Getty Images

: Crowds lined up to watch former champion Andre Agassi and reigning champion Novak Djokovic on the practice court; Getty Images

: FINE TOUCH: 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova showed her clay court skills in a straight-sets win over Christina McHale; Getty Images

: STILL GOT IT: In his first Grand Slam appearance in over a year, Spanish veteran Tommy Robredo defeated Brit Dan Evans; Getty Images

: BIG CROWD: Fans turned out in force for the opening day of the tournament; Getty Images

: SERVING IT UP: Bulgarian No.11 seed Grigor Dimitrov snapped a four-match losing streak at Roland Garros, serving past Frenchman Stephane Robert in three sets; Getty Images

: DETERMINED: In her record 20th main draw appearance in Paris, Venus Williams is moving onto round two – and has her eyes on the prize; Getty Images

: MARCHING ON: In-form Austrian Dominic Thiem charged into round two with a straight-sets win over Australian Bernard Tomic; Getty Images

: UNDER PRESSURE: Italian Camila Giorgi fires a backhand return in her loss to Frenchwoman Oceane Dodin; Getty Images

: MILESTONE WIN: French hope Oceane Dodin scored her first ever win at Roland Garros; Getty Images

: EMOTION: Frenchman Julien Benneteau feels the agony of defeat as countryman and No.16 seed Lucas Pouille shows his relief after scrapping through a five-set battle; Getty Images

: GOOD START: Slovakian No.6 seed Dominika Cibulkova moved comfortably into round two, beating Spain’s Lara Arruabarrena; Getty Images

: FOCUSED: American No.25 seed Steve Johnson will resume his first round match against Japan’s Yuichi Sugita tomorrow with a two-set-to-one lead; Getty Images

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