Williams, Henin Advance at French Open

PARIS - Justine Henin and Serena Williams both had to wait through more than five hours of rain to reach the second round at the French Open. The big difference: Williams struggled before her match was delayed, while Henin struggled before hers even started.

"I was playing more patient and I was doing what I've been practicing," said Williams, who eventually beat Bulgarian teenager Tsvetana Pironkova 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 Sunday. "I guess it just didn't work out in the first set."

Henin, however, had little trouble beating Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-4, 6-3 on a day when only seven of the 24 scheduled matches even began at Roland Garros.

But she was annoyed by both …