Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova march on at Roland Garros

Roger Federer advanced to the third round of the French Open on Wednesday as Maria Sharapova brushed aside fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko but Simona Halep became the day’s biggest casualty.

Swiss second seed Federer beat Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-2, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 in front of a packed crowd on Court Suzanne Lenglen that included Angus Young, the guitarist of veteran Australian rock band AC/DC.

Federer got the job done in one hour, 47 minutes, although he was broken twice and his opponent made life tough in the second set in particular.

The 2009 champion came through a tiebreak before running away with the third set and will now meet Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia in the last 32.

When asked about the presence of Young among the crowd on a sun-drenched Paris day, Federer said: “I have seen them twice in concert. Once when I was 15 and I even met him.

“I still had long hair at the time. I don’t know if he remembers. It is a real pleasure to see him here.”

Reigning women’s champion Sharapova, who was also the winner at Roland Garros in 2012 and runner-up in 2013, defeated Diatchenko 6-3, 6-1 to set up a clash with former finalist Samantha Stosur in the third round.