Wimbledon - Men's Draw: Richard Gasquet will meet fellow Frenchman Sebastian Grosjean in the second round of Wimbledon after a routine victory over Mardy Fish.
Gasquet, a beaten semi-finalist last year, was too strong for the American veteran as he won 6-2 6-3 6-4.
The eighth seed will meet the popular Grosjean, who earlier saw off the challenge of Potito Starace in straight sets.
There was more French success as Paul-Henri Mathieu charged into the next round despite dropping the first set of his match against Oscar Hernandez.
The 14th seed lost only four more games as he completed a 3-6 6-2 6-0 6-2 victory which takes him through to a meeting with either Jeremy Chardy or Federico Gil.
Jarkko Nieminen reached the second round after his opponent Wayne Odesnik withdrew because of injury.
Odesnik lost the first set 6-3 to the 24th seed from Finland, but was unable to continue after just three points had been played in the second set.
Next up for the Finn is a meeting with Croatia's Marin Cilic, who saw off Edouard Roger-Vasselin in three sets.
Nicolas Kiefer, the 27th seed, joined Nieminen in round two with a routine victory over Julien Benneteau.
Germany's Kiefer, who is seeded to face Rafael Nadal in the third round, won 6-1 7-5 6-3 and will meet Martin Vassallo Arguello, who beat Ivo Minar in five sets.
Clay-courter Tommy Robredo has not enjoyed much success at the All England Club down the years, but the 23rd seed is into round two after a four-set victory over Kristof Vliegen.
Robredo, who has reached round three only once, missed an opportunity to serve out the match in the third set, which Vliegen went on to win on a tie-break.
However, he secured the decisive break in the fourth set for a 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-4 win which takes him through to a meeting with German veteran Tommy Haas.