Harboursport - French Open Day 1 2009

HARBOURSPORT

TENNIS

FRENCH OPEN
Day 1 review - Sunday 24th May 2009.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 – Rafael Nadal (ESP) v Qualifier
2 - Roger Federer (SUI) v Alberto Martin (ESP)
3 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Through to Round 2
4 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Nicolas Lappenti (ECU)
5 - Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) v Michael Llodra
(FRA)
6 - Andy Roddick (USA) v Romain Jouan (FRA)
7 - Gilles Simon (FRA) - Through to Round 2
8 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Through to Round 2
9 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Julien Benneteau (FRA)
10 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) v Stefan Koubek (AUT)
11 - Gael Monfils (FRA) v Bobby Reynolds (USA)
12 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) v Qualifier
13 - Marin Cilic (CRO) - Through to Round 2
14 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Through to Round 2
15 - James Blake (USA) v Qualifier
16 - Rommy Robredo (ESP) v Adrian Mannarino (FRA)
17 - Stanislas Wawrinka v Nicolas Devilder (FRA)
18 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Through to Round 2
19 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Simone Bolelli (ITA)
20 - Marat Safin (RUS) - Through to Round 2
21 - Dmitry Tursinov (RUS) v Arnaud Clement (FRA)
22 - Mardy Fish (USA) v Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)
23 - Robin Soderling (SWE) v Kevin Kim (USA)
24 - Jurgen Melzer (AUT) v Sergio Roitman (ARG)
25 - Igor Andreev (RUS) v Qualifier
26 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 1
27 - Rainer Schuettler (GER) v Marc Gicquel (FRA)
28 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) v Qualifier
29 - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v Bernard Tomic
(AUS)
30 - Viktor Hanescu (ROU) v Steve Darcis (BEL)
31 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Through to Round 2
32 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) v Laurent Recouderc
(FRA)

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 - Dinara Safina (RUS) v Anne Keothavong (GBR)
2 - Serena Williams (USA) v Klara Zakapalova (CZE)
3 - Venus Williams (USA) v Bethanie Mattek-Sands
(USA)
4 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) v Qualifier
5 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
6 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Withdrawn
7 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Claire Feuerstein
(FRA)
8 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Through to Round 2
9 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Through to Round 2
10 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v Vera Dushevina (RUS)
11 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Through to Round 2
12 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Rossana De Los
Rios (PAR)
13 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) v Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
14 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Alexa Glatch (USA)
15 - Jie Zheng (CHN) v Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA)
16 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) - Eliminated Round 1
17 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) v Kateryna Bondarenko
(UKR)
18 - Anabel Medina Garriques (ESP) v Ekaterina
Makarova (RUS)
19 - Kaia Kanepi (EST) - Eliminated Round 1
20 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Alona Bondarenko
(UKR)
21 - Alize Cornet (FRA) v Maret Ani (EST)
22 - Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Edina Gallovits (ROU)
23 - Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) v Qualifier
24 - Aleksandra Wozniak (POL) v Monica Niculescu
(ROU)
25 - Na Li (CHN) - Through to Round 2
26 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) v Qualifier
27 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - Through Rnd 2
28 - Sybile Bammer (AUT) v Nathalie Dechy (FRA)
29 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) v Qualifier
30 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Francesca Schiavone
(ITA)
31 - Shuai Peng (CHN) v Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
(ESP)
32 - Iveta Benesova (CZE) - Through to Round 2

Bright sunshine greeted the players at Roland Garros on the opening day of the French Open, and in the
ideal conditions the players rose to the occasion with a string of epic matches.
The only Aussie in action on the opening day was Lleyton Hewitt. No longer seeded, Hewitt fought out a
5-set marathon against 26th seed, Croatia's Ivo Karlovic. Karlovic looked on top with an early service
break, but Hewitt immediately broke back to put the match back on serve. But service breaks would be
hard to come by, and there would not be another until the 4th set. The first three sets went to tie-breakers,
Karlovic taking the first two sets before Hewitt fought back to take the third. But as the day lengthened,
Karlovic's booming serve began to faulter; and the experienced Aussie was there to take full toll. After
finally breaking to take the 4th set 6-4 and force the match into a tie-break, the vintage Lleyton Hewitt
returned with a brilliant final set to see the 26th seed eliminated in the opening round.
Karlovic was the only mens' seed to fall on the opening day, although French 7th seed Gilles Simon
suffered a scare against American Wayne Odesnik, taken to 5 sets before finally advancing through. No
such drama for the other seeds, with Andy Murray, Fernando Verdasco, Marin Cilic and David Ferrer all
enjoying straight-sets victories.
But there were upsets in the womens' draw. The biggest name casualty was former champion Amelie
Mauresmo, bundled out in straight sets by Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld. 19th seed Kaia Kanepi
also bowed out, defeated in 3 sets by little-known qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova.
Defending champion Ana Ivanovic suffered an early fright when Italy's Sara Errani took a service break
and served for the first set. But Ivanovic broke back before taking the set to a tie-break. But once the first
set was secure, Ivanovic encountered little resistance in the second set to complete the victory. Nadia
Petrova and Victoria Azarenka also completed straight-sets wins.

The Aussies
Mens Singles, First Round
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d 26 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-7 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3

The Seeds
Mens Singles, First Round
3 - Andy Murray (GBR) d Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 6-2 6-2 6-1
7 - Gilles Simon (FRA) d Wayne Odesnik (USA) 3-6 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-3
8 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d Florent Serra (FRA) 6-2 6-1 6-4
13 - Marin Cilic (CRO) d Jan Hernych (CZE) 6-0 6-4 6-3
14 - David Ferrer (ESP) d Frederico Gil (POR) 6-2 6-4 6-4
18 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) d Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 6-3 6-4 6-1
20 - Marat Safin (RUS) d Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA) 6-4 6-4 6-4
31 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) d Agustin Calleri (ARG) 6-4 6-1 6-3

Womens Singles, First Round
8 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d Sara Errani (ITA) 7-6 6-3
9 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6-4 6-2
11 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) d Lauren Embree (USA) 6-1 6-2
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) d 16 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) 6-4 6-3
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d 19 - Kaia Kanepi (EST) 7-6 3-6 6-2
25 - Na Li (CHN) d Marta Domachowska (POL) 6-4 6-2
27 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU) 6-3 6-2
32 - Iveta Benesova (CZE) d Julia Goerges (GER) 7-5 4-1 ret.

The Others
Mens Singles, First Round
Josselin Ouanna (FRA) d Marcel Granollers (ESP) 7-5 2-6 3-6 7-6 6-1
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d Sam Querrey (USA) 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-1
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) d Denis Gremelmayr (GER) 6-3 6-3 6-2
Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) d Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 6-2 ret.
Robert Kendrick (USA) d Daniel Brands (GER) 6-7 7-5 7-6 4-6 6-3
Dudi Sela (ISR) d Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3
Philipp Petzschner (GER) d Peter Polansky (CAN) 5-7 6-2 7-6 4-6 6-3

Womens Singles, First Round
Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS) d Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 2-6 6-2 10-8
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d Severine Bremond Beltrame (FRA) 6-3 6-3
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d Emilie Loit (FRA) 4-6 6-4 6-1
Arantxa Rus (NED) d Olivia Sanchez (FRA) 6-1 6-1
Julie Coin (FRA) d Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 7-5 6-2
Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) d Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-3 6-3
Kristina Barrois (GER) d Maria-Emilia Salerni (ARG) 3-6 6-1 6-2
Gisela Dulko (ARG) d Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6-1 6-3