Federer, father of another set of twins, wins

PARIS – With his twin daughters watching from the stands, Roger Federer moved into the second round of the French Open after a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over Lukas Lacko on Sunday.

Federer has played in only two clay-court tennis tournaments this season. He reached the final in Monte Carlo but missed the Madrid tournament this month when his second set of twins, boys Leo and Lenny, was born.

His first match after their birth was a loss in Rome.

On Sunday, with the clay court hard and damp due to days of rain and overcast skies, the fourth-seeded Federer was back to himself, winning five of his 11 break points.

“I was happy seeing, getting early signs out of the match that I was actually playing well and I was going to get my chances I was looking for,” Federer said. “My personal life, as we know, it’s all great, so I’m happy the family is here.”

Federer’s twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, will turn 5 in July. They were sitting in Federer’s box along with his wife, Mirka, at the start.

Venus Williams advances

Venus Williams advanced to the second round by beating Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-4, 6-1.

Williams was down a break early in the first set, but she was able to recover and take control of the match.

The 29th-seeded American has won seven Grand Slam titles, but she lost to little sister Serena the only time she reached the French Open final in 2002.

This season, Venus won in Dubai in February, her first title since 2012.

Long time waiting

Victor Estrella Burgos became the first player from the Dominican Republic in more than a half-century to compete in a Grand Slam tennis tournament, losing 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 to Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in the first round.

The only other Dominican in the main draw of a major was Manuel Morales, who lost in the first round of the 1956 French Open.