PARIS: Roger Federer and Serena and Venus Williams, three players well into their third decades on tour, headline Sunday’s (Monday in Manila) first day of the 2014 French Open as old meets new at Roland Garros.

Federer, the 2009 champion and 17-time major winner, begins his 16th consecutive French Open having made his debut back in 1999 as a raw 17-year-old.

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