Paris: Roger Federer was given a scare on the opening day of the French Open yesterday. Not by his opponent Alejandro Falla, who proved just challenging enough for Federer to get nicely into his groove on the clay courts at Roland Garros, but by a small boy, who jumped onto the court at the end of the match.


A fan tries to take a selfie with Roger Federer after his win over Alejandro Falla at the Roland Garros yesterday. Pic: AP/PTI 

"It was a just a guy out of the crowd," said an upset Federer after his comfortable 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Falla in the first round of the French Open. "Out of nowhere, he was standing right next to me and just asked for a picture."