The Indian pin-up eased past a hapless Alberta Brianti of Italy 6-1, 6-1 to set-up a second round clash against Serbian seventh seed Ana Ivanovic and register her first win at the claycourt Grand Slam in three attempts.

It was also her first win of 2007 on clay.

Mirza wore a heavy bandage to protect her right knee which she injured in Qatar in March and which kept her off the tour for two months.

But she showed no ill effects from the problem in a dominant 52-minute win over Brianti.