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| TENNIS |
| FRENCH OPEN Day 1 review - Sunday 25th May 2008. |
| SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles 1 - Roger Federer (SUI) v Sam Querry (USA) 2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) v Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Through to round 2 4 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) v Thomas Johansson (SWE) 5 - David Ferrer (ESP) v Steve Darcis (BEL) 6 - David Nalbandian (ARG) - Through to round 2 7 - James Blake (USA) - Through to round 2 8 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Florent Serra (FRA) 9 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) v Philipp Kolschreiber (GER) 10 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Through to round 2 11 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Robert Smeets (AUS) 12 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) v Guillermo Coria (ARG) 13 - Juan Monaco (ARG) v Robin Soderling (SWE) 14 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - Withdrawn 15 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) v Benjamin Becker (GER) 16 - Carlos Moya (ESP) - Eliminated round 1 17 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v Simone Bolelli (ITA) 18 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - Through to round 2 19 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Through to round 2 20 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v Alejandro Falla (COL) 21 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) v Gilles Simon (FRA) 22 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Santiago Ventura (ESP) 23 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) v Marcos Daniel (BRA) 24 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) v Pablo Cuevas (URU) 25 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 26 - Jarkko Niemenen (FIN) v Marc Lopez (ESP) 27 - Igor Andreev (RUS) v Potito Starace (ITA) 28 - Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) v Eric Prodon (FRA) 29 - Guillermo Canas (ARG) v Wayne Odesnik (USA) 30 - Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) v Daniel Brands (GER) 31 - Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Mario Ancic (CRO) 32 - Janko Tipsarevic (CRB) - Eliminated round 1 |
| SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles 1 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) v Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 2 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Through to round 2 3 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Monica Nikulescu (ROU) 4 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Aiko Nakamura (JPN) 5 - Serena Williams (USA) - Through to round 2 6 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) v Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 7 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) v Vera Dushevina (RUS) 8 - Venus Villiams (USA) v Tzipora Obziler (ISR) 9 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) v Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 10 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) v Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) 11 - Vera Zvonereva (RUS) v Stephanie Foretz (FRA) 12 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) v Ayumi Morita (JPN) 13 - Dinara Safina (RUS) v Kateryna Bondarenko (URK) 14 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 15 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) - Eliminated round 1 16 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) v Edina Gallovits (ROU) 17 - Shahar Peer (ISR) v Samantha Stosur (AUS) 18 - Francesca Sciavone (ITA) v Jill Craybas (USA) 19 - Alize Cornet (FRA) - Through to round 2 20 - Sybile Bammer (AUT) v Alekzndra Wozniak (CAN) 21 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) v Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 22 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) v Olga Savchuk (UKR) 23 - Alona Bondarenko (URK) v Petra Cetsova (CZE) 24 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) - Eliminated round 1 25 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) v Aravane Rezai (FRA) 26 - Flavia Penneta (ITA) v Tatiana Perepiynis (UKR) 28 - Dominika Cibolkova (SVK) - Through to round 2 29 - Annabel Medina Garriques (ESP) v Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 30 - Caroline Wozniaki (DEN) - Through to round 2 31 - Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v Alla Kudriavtseva (RUS) 32 - Karin Knapp (ITA) v Martina Muller (GER) |
The French Open commenced with a Sunday session, and the first winner on Phillipe Chatrier Court
was Serbia's Ana Ivanovic. The first set was all one-way traffic, but Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson caused
a few nervous moments by breaking in the first game of the second and having a break point when
Ivanovic was serving at 1-3. But the Swede was unable to convert the advantage, and Ivanovic broke
back to restore parity in the second set and a second break when Arvidsson was serving to force a
tie-break wrapped up the match.
Few seeds were troubled on the opening day, but as he was in the Australian Open, Carlos Moya
was an opening day casualty. Andy Murray, who also fell over on the opening day in Melbourne, was
forced to 5 sets by local Jonathan Eysseric but just survived. Also eliminated was womens' 15th
seed Nicole Vaudisova, who was smashed off the court in less than an hour by Iveta Benesova.
But Novak Djokovic, David Nalbandian, James Blake and Serena Williams all easily breezed through
without conceding a set.
No Australians were in action on the opening day. But among the players that were in action, former
triple winner Gustavo Kuertin bowed out at the hands of Paul-Henri Mathieu, while Nicolas Lapentti
was too good for 32nd seed Janko Tipsarevic with a 4-set win.
was Serbia's Ana Ivanovic. The first set was all one-way traffic, but Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson caused
a few nervous moments by breaking in the first game of the second and having a break point when
Ivanovic was serving at 1-3. But the Swede was unable to convert the advantage, and Ivanovic broke
back to restore parity in the second set and a second break when Arvidsson was serving to force a
tie-break wrapped up the match.
Few seeds were troubled on the opening day, but as he was in the Australian Open, Carlos Moya
was an opening day casualty. Andy Murray, who also fell over on the opening day in Melbourne, was
forced to 5 sets by local Jonathan Eysseric but just survived. Also eliminated was womens' 15th
seed Nicole Vaudisova, who was smashed off the court in less than an hour by Iveta Benesova.
But Novak Djokovic, David Nalbandian, James Blake and Serena Williams all easily breezed through
without conceding a set.
No Australians were in action on the opening day. But among the players that were in action, former
triple winner Gustavo Kuertin bowed out at the hands of Paul-Henri Mathieu, while Nicolas Lapentti
was too good for 32nd seed Janko Tipsarevic with a 4-set win.
| The Seeds: Mens Singles, First Round 3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) d Denis Gremelmayr (GER) 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 6 - David Nalbandian (ARG) d Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 6-2 6-4 6-1 7 - James Blake (USA) d Rainer Schuettler (GER) 6-4 6-1 7-6 10 - Andy Murray (GBR) d Jonathan Eysseric (FRA) 6-2 1-6 4-6 6-0 6-2 Eduardo Schwank (ARG) d 16 - Carlos Moya (ESP) 7-6 6-2 6-7 4-6 6-3 18 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) d Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) 6-3 6-4 6-2 19 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) d Boris Pashanski (SRB) 6-4 7-5 6-1 Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) d 32 - Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-6 Womens Singles, First Round 2 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 6-2 7-5 5 - Serena Williams (USA) d Ashley Harkleroad (USA) 6-2 6-1 Iveta Benesova (CZE) d 15 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) 7-6 6-1 19 - Alize Cornet (FRA) d Julia Vakulenko (UKR) 6-5 7-4 Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d 24 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) 4-6 6-3 6-2 28 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d Angelique Kerber (GER) 6-2 6-2 30 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-0 6-2 The Others: Mens Singles, First Round Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) d Josselin Ouanna (FRA) 6-3 6-2 6-3 Sebastian Decoud (ARG) d Olivier Rochus (BEL) 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-1 Jose Acasuso (ARG) d Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 6-4 6-2 6-4 Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d Roko Karanusic (CRO) 6-3 7-5 4-6 3-6 6-2 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d Frederico Gil (POR) 6-3 6-2 7-6 Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen (ESP) d Frank Dancevic (CAN) 7-6 3-6 7-5 7-6 Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d Simon Greul (GER) 6-4 6-0 6-4 Womens Singles, First Round Mathilde Johansson (FRA) d Camille Pin (FRA) 6-2 4-6 6-2 Nathalie Dechy (FRA) d Julie Ditty (USA) 7-5 6-3 Lucie Safarova (CZE) d Sandra Kloesel (GER) 6-1 6-1 Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) d Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 6-7 7-5 6-4 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d Frederico Gil (POR) 7-5 6-2 Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) d Youlia Fedossova (FRA) 6-0 6-7 6-1 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d Catalina Castano (COL) 7-5 6-1 Milagros Sequera (VEN) d Lilia Osterloh (USA) 7-6 7-5 |