On the women's side, 30-year-old Serena Williams was stunned by 29-year-old Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano Tuesday.
Mouret himself plays a love-starved Parisian, who asks a married friend (Virginie Ledoyen) to sate his hunger.
The American is 32-1 on clay since last year -- her only loss against Virginie Razzano at Roland Garros last year.
Peer, who beat 13th seed Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium in the first round, defeated last year's losing finalist Virginie Razzano of France 6-2 6-2.
Pennetta came through 6-2 6-2 in one hour and four minutes and goes on to face fellow Italian Roberta Vinci or France's Virginie Razzano in round two.
Meanwhile, 2008 champion Maria Sharapova came through a nervous encounter to book her place in the third round with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 victory over France's Virginie Razzano.
She will take on Virginie Razzano in the second round, with the French player having enjoyed her greatest success when upsetting Serena Williams in the first round of last year's French Open.
Mr Houellebecq's unflattering vision of a contemporary France with a disaffected far-right and out-of-touch elites is shared by other young writers such as Virginie Despentes and Vincent Ravalec, who also employ a direct, corrosive style.
After losing to Virginie Razzano in the first round of the French Open, doubters were writing off Williams, but she has responded in emphatic style with her fifth Wimbledon crown and now more Olympic glory.
Ford went through a similar trial by fire most notably at the hands of French fashion critic Virginie Mouzat, who dubbed his spring 2012 presentation "a slowly unfolding nightmare" but "I would not have written a public letter, " says De Sole.
Ninth seed Marion Bartoli beat fellow Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano 7-5 6-0 and will next face Australia's former world No. 4 Jelena Dokic, who won 6-2 6-1 against 196th-ranked Russian Anna Chakvetadze -- a quarterfinalist in 2007 on her way to a career-high No. 5.
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