PARIS — 11:57 a.m. (0957 GMT)
Out on Court 2, Phillip Kohlschreiber, seeded 22nd, has torn through his first set against Japan's Go Soeda, winning 6-1. Kohlschreiber (aged 31) and Soeda (30) are among 39 men aged 30 or over in the Roland Garros main draw. That is a Grand Slam record.
Another veteran, 32-year-old Mikhail Youzhny, is off to a bad start on Court 6, losing his first set 6-2 against Bosnian Damir Dzumhur.
The most golden of oldies, 33-year-old Roger Federer, follows Simona Halep on center court. Last year's losing women's finalist is up against Evgenia Rodina, winning the first set 7-5.