Day 1 of the French Open 2012 started off with an exciting buzz

with Del Potro and Tsonga going through to the second round

while Andy Roddick and Jurgen Melzer were unlucky and

suffered first round exits.

Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, lost to 88th-ranked

Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, exiting in the opening

round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since

2007. The 26th-seeded Roddick is 7-10 this season, 0-4

on clay. "I move just horrendously out here. My first step

is just so bad on this stuff," Roddick said. "I feel like I'm

always shuffling or hopping or not stopping or something.

So my footwork on this stuff now is just really bad."

None of the top three men played on Day 1. Top-ranked

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will be on court Monday,

while Rafael Nadal is slated to begin his attempt for a

record-breaking seventh French Open title on Tuesday.

Pakistan will kick off their month long tour of Sri Lanka with two T20 encounters. Both the matches are of importance to both the teams, firstly because the both sides will be looking to gain early momentum before the ODI and Test matches leg of the series take place. Secondly, and more crucial is the fact that the T20 World Cup is just a few months away; thus both teams will be looking to make a statement before the tournament commences. Along with testing their T20 squads and giving them early preparation against top-quality sides, in the same conditions as the major event.

Mohammad Hafeez has been appointed the new skipper of Pakistan's T20 team, replacing Misbah-ul-Haq, and he will be looking to prove himself worthy of this responsibility. Always ready to share his ideas with captains on the field, discussing the match situations with them, it’s about time Hafeez does things on his own. He will require the support of senior players such as Shahid Afridi, who was also in contention to acquire leadership. This is the perfect opportunity for Mohammad Hafeez to show-case his captaincy skills and confirm himself as the team leader for the upcoming World Cup.