- - Bartoli is left in tears after Garbin closes out victory and salutes the crowd on Philippe Chatrier. The Italian will next face the winner of Virginie Razzano and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the third round. Click here to see the full women's draw.

5-6 - Bartoli appears incapable of possessing any threat with her serve, which is falling apart at every point she needs it. Garbin attacks her opponent's serve with relish, powering forehands cross court, and now has another opportunity to close out the match.

4-5 - Garbin grabs what could prove to be a crucial break in this second set, taking a 5-4 lead after Bartoli erred with two loose second serves. The Italian capitalised very efficiently, seizing on every opportunity which was presented by her opponent.

4-3 - Finally, Marion Bartoli holds her serve to regain the lead in this second set, finding two first serves, which had proved elusive. Garbin was unable to establish herself in the game, winning just a single point, and now has the pressure of holding from behind.

3-3 - An epic game finally ends with Bartoli hammering a backhand down the line to break Garbin's serve and restore parity at 3-3, with a clenched fist in celebration. Two powerful backhands from Bartoli forced an extended deuce, and finally Garbin folded.

2-2 - Bartoli breaks back! The number 13 seed forces all of four break points before finally hitting back to level at 2-2, with Garbin battling valiantly to preserve her advantage in the second set. Can the French player hold serve now to sustain her momentum?

1-1 - Garbin continues to hold her serve with real efficiency, forcing her opponent into two weak forehands into the net, and the Italian levels at 1-1.

- - As the players swap ends prior to the second set, why not take a look at how Jelena Jankovic is getting on against Magdalena Rybarikova, by clicking here.

3-5 - Bartoli races to 40-0, but is pegged back to 40-30 by Garbin, who is clearly desperate to win the set as quickly as possible. Credit must go to the French woman, though, as she holds her serve under pressure to leave Garbin with further work to do.

- - Why not take a second to look at the photo gallery from Roland Garros, to complement Eurosport's coverage of the French Open. Click here to view the gallery.

2-3 - Garbin holds to love, and has seized back the initiative from her opponent in the early part of this first set. Bartoli could not get a foothold in any of the rallies, and is left to ponder how she can halt the Italian's momentum.

2-1 - Garbin holds at the second time of asking, and the Italian shows a lot more conviction in swotting two fierce forehands cross-court to establish herself in the set after the early set-back.

1-0 - Bartoli gets off to the perfect start, breaking Garbin ruthlessly to take the early advantage, and a 1-0 lead. The Italian strayed short with two loose forehands, and her opponent punished her with clinical finishes.

- - To take a look at 13th seed Marion Bartoli of France's profile, click here.

- - The weather is cloudy today, with temperatures of 16 degrees in Paris. It is not quite as windy as yesterday, but the overcast conditions will keep things interesting for the officials, who were called on court twice towards the end of play last evening.

- - Tathiana Garbin of Italy is up against the 13th seed, Marion Bartoli of France up first on the Philippe Chatrier court in the second round. The pair have met four times, with two wins each, but Garbin took the spoils in their single encounter on clay.