What to Watch on Sunday at the French Open Six recommended matches to catch on Day 1 of the French Open. Serena Williams vs. Anna Tatishvili While Tatishvili is a capable, if erratic, player, this matchup might as well read "Serena Williams vs. the Ghost of French Opens Past." Williams is on a 24-match winning streak, including her first two titles on red clay since 2002 in Madrid and Rome. But she was on a similar run of success heading into last year's French, arriving with a 17-match winning streak before she was derailed by Virginie Razzano and her nerves in the first round her first ever first round loss at a Grand Slam. Paris has always been the toughest place for Williams to succeed, so she will be battling past demons more than Tatishvili herself. Pablo Carreno-Busta vs. Roger Federer Carreno-Busta is hoping his small-time successes this year will translate to one of the biggest stages of the sport, and against one of the biggest opponents. Carreno-Busta had an impressive 39-match winning streak earlier this year, although mostly achieved at the much lower Futures level. Carreno-Busta, who started the year ranked No. 654, is in his first best-of-five event, and has never played a top 10 player - much less Federer. While Carreno-Busta carries a much more impressive résumé than most unknown qualifiers, the difference between a Futures champion and a 17-time Grand Slam champion might be visible quickly. Gilles Simon vs. Lleyton Hewitt Hewitt continues to slog through injuries and disappointing results, still holding out hope for one last push at a big tournament. Hewitt, now 32 and ranked 85th, last won a Grand Slam title in 2002 at Wimbledon, less recently than Grand Slam titles by such retirees as Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, and Marat Safin. But his dogged fight has not withered with age, although he does sometimes seem more susceptible to nerves. Simon, a slight player who enjoys cat-and-mouse points, should engage Hewitt in lots of long, crowd-pleasing rallies, a tactic which might wear out Hewitt, who missed the entire European clay swing before Paris. Urszula Radwanska vs. Venus Williams Dealing with a lingering back injury, Williams, 32, has only played one match on red clay this year, a straight sets loss in the first round of Rome to the 19-year-old Laura Robson. The injury has often led her to avoid hitting her customary hard, flat serve, and focus more on an off-pace looper, which might prove to be especially attackable on clay. Radwanska, the younger sister of fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska, prefers quicker surfaces to clay, but her multidimensional game might still be able to unsettle Williams if the American is not feeling confident in her health. Yuliya Beygelzimer vs. Caroline Garcia With a fluid, stylish game of seemingly effortless power, Garcia was tagged as a future No. 1 by Andy Murray after her performance at the 2011 French Open. In the second round of that tournament, Garcia led Maria Sharapova, 6-3, 4-1, before Sharapova won the final 11 games of the match. Garcia will have a high profile chance to redeem herself if she defeats Beygelzimer, likely drawing Serena Williams in the second round. Beygelzimer, 29, has not played in the main draw of a Grand Slam since the 2007 French Open and has never won a main draw match at a Grand Slam event. She did play very well in the first round of the 2004 French Open, however, pushing eventual semifinalist Jennifer Capriati to 6-4 in the third set. Blaz Kavcic vs. James Duckworth The projected high Sunday of 61 degrees should be a welcome relief for Kavcic and Duckworth. The last time they played, in the second round of the Australian Open this January, temperatures spiked to 105.4. Kavcic won the 4-hour, 52-minute match, 10-8 in the fifth set, but then collapsed in the locker room afterward. Springtime in Paris, even on an unseasonably cool day, should prove far more hospitable.