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| TENNIS |
| FRENCH OPEN Day 2 review - Monday 25th May 2009. |
| SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles 1 – Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to Round 2 2 - Roger Federer (SUI) - Through to Round 2 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) - Through to Round 2 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) - Through to Round 2 11 - Gael Monfils (FRA) v Bobby Reynolds (USA) 12 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Through to Round 2 13 - Marin Cilic (CRO) - Through to Round 2 14 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Through to Round 2 15 - James Blake (USA) v Qualifier 16 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) v Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 17 - Stanislas Wawrinka - Through to Round 2 18 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Through to Round 2 19 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Eliminated Round 1 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) - Through to Round 2 24 - Jurgen Melzer (AUT) - Through to Round 2 25 - Igor Andreev (RUS) - Through to Round 2 26 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 1 27 - Rainer Schuettler (GER) v Marc Gicquel (FRA) 28 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - Through to Round 2 29 - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v Bernard Tomic (AUS) 30 - Viktor Hanescu (ROU) - Through to Round 2 31 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Through to Round 2 32 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - Through to Round 2 |
| SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles 1 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Through to Round 2 2 - Serena Williams (USA) v Klara Zakapalova (CZE) 3 - Venus Williams (USA) - Through to Round 2 4 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) v Qualifier 5 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Petra Cetkovska (CZE) 6 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Withdrawn 7 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Claire Feuerstein (FRA) 8 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Through to Round 2 9 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Through to Round 2 10 -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) - Through to Round 2 13 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Through to Round 2 14 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Eliminated Round 1 15 - Jie Zheng (CHN) - Through to Round 2 16 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) - Eliminated Round 1 17 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated Round 1 18 - Anabel Medina Garriques (ESP) v Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 19 - Kaia Kanepi (EST) - Eliminated Round 1 20 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Through to Round 2 21 - Alize Cornet (FRA) v Maret Ani (EST) 22 - Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - Through to Round 2 23 - Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 1 24 - Aleksandra Wozniak (POL) v Monica Niculescu (ROU) 25 - Na Li (CHN) - Through to Round 2 26 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) - Eliminated Round 1 27 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - Through Rnd 2 28 - Sybile Bammer (AUT) v Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 29 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) - Through to Round 2 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 |
Day 2 was fine and warm, and good crowds descended on Roland Garros to take in the big names in
action in the ideal conditions.
Rafael Nadal, winner of the last 5 titles, got off to a flying start in his 2009 campaign. It took 12 games
for Nadal to finally establish a service break against Brazilian Marcos Daniel, but once the break came
to give Nadal the first set 7-5, the floodgates opened and it was one-way traffic. Second seed Roger
Federer, looking for his first French Open title, was similiarly untroubled against Spaniard Alberto
Martin. Federer dropped serve in the opening game of the match, but quickly broke back and from there
it was plain sailing.
Womens top seed Dinara Safina had an even easier run. Britain's Anna Keothavong was no match for
the Russian, going down 6-0 6-0 in less than 45 minutes.
Most of the mens' seeds progressed through with ittle difficulty. Stanislas Wawrinka was given a scare
by Nicolas Devilder, going 2 sets to 1 down, but recovered to take the match in 5 sets. 28th seed
Feliciao Lopez was in an even more precarious position against Franco Ferreiro, dropping the first 2
sets before recovering to take the match in the 5th set. The only mens' seed to fall was Tomas Berdych,
a 5-set casualty to Italian Simone Bolelli.
But the lower seeds in the womens' draw had a difficult time. 14th seed Flavia Pennetta was never in
the contest against American Alexa Glatch and went down 6-1 6-1. Also bowing out in the opening
round were Patty Schnyder, Alisa Kleybanova and Anna Chakvetadze.
Former champion Maria Sharapova, no longer seeded but on the comeback trail from injury, also
progressed in 3 sets over Anastasiya Yakimova. And it was a successful day for the Australians, with
Jarmila Groth and Olivia Rogowska both progressing to the second round.
action in the ideal conditions.
Rafael Nadal, winner of the last 5 titles, got off to a flying start in his 2009 campaign. It took 12 games
for Nadal to finally establish a service break against Brazilian Marcos Daniel, but once the break came
to give Nadal the first set 7-5, the floodgates opened and it was one-way traffic. Second seed Roger
Federer, looking for his first French Open title, was similiarly untroubled against Spaniard Alberto
Martin. Federer dropped serve in the opening game of the match, but quickly broke back and from there
it was plain sailing.
Womens top seed Dinara Safina had an even easier run. Britain's Anna Keothavong was no match for
the Russian, going down 6-0 6-0 in less than 45 minutes.
Most of the mens' seeds progressed through with ittle difficulty. Stanislas Wawrinka was given a scare
by Nicolas Devilder, going 2 sets to 1 down, but recovered to take the match in 5 sets. 28th seed
Feliciao Lopez was in an even more precarious position against Franco Ferreiro, dropping the first 2
sets before recovering to take the match in the 5th set. The only mens' seed to fall was Tomas Berdych,
a 5-set casualty to Italian Simone Bolelli.
But the lower seeds in the womens' draw had a difficult time. 14th seed Flavia Pennetta was never in
the contest against American Alexa Glatch and went down 6-1 6-1. Also bowing out in the opening
round were Patty Schnyder, Alisa Kleybanova and Anna Chakvetadze.
Former champion Maria Sharapova, no longer seeded but on the comeback trail from injury, also
progressed in 3 sets over Anastasiya Yakimova. And it was a successful day for the Australians, with
Jarmila Groth and Olivia Rogowska both progressing to the second round.
The Aussies
Womens Singles
Jarmila Groth (AUS) d Kinnie Laisne (FRA) 6-4 6-3
Olivia Rogowska (AUS) d Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6-4 6-4
The Seeds
Mens Singles
1 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) d Marcos Daniel (BRA) 7-5 6-4 6-3
2 - Roger Federer (SUI) d Alberto Martin (ESP) 6-4 6-3 6-2
6 - Andy Roddick (USA) d Romain Jouan (FRA) 6-2 6-4 6-2
10 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d Stefan Koubek (AUT) 6-2 6-1 6-4
12 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d Jiri Vanek (CZE) 6-3 6-2 6-3
17 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d Nicolas Devilder (FRA) 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4
Simone Bolelli (ITA) d 19 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-4 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-3
23 - Robin Soderling (SWE) d Kevin Kim (USA) 7-6 7-6 6-2
24 - Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Sergio Roitman (ARG) 6-4 7-6 6-0
25 - Igor Andreev (RUS) d Fabio Fognini (ITA) 1-6 6-3 6-1 3-6 7-5
28 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d Franco Ferreiro (BRA) 6-7 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-2
30 - Victor Hanescu (ROU) d Steve Darcis (BEL) 7-6 7-6 7-6
32 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) d Laurent Recouderc (FRA) 6-4 6-4 6-1
Womens Singles
1 - Dinara Safina (RUS) d Anne Keothavong (GBR) 6-0 6-0
3 - Venus Williams (USA) d Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-1 4-6 6-2
12 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d Rossana De Los Rios (PAR) 6-3 6-1
13 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) d Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 3-6 6-1 6-3
15 - Jie Zheng (CHN) d Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA) 6-1 6-3
Alexa Glatch (USA) d 14 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 6-1 6-1
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d 17 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) 6-4 6-3
20 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 6-4 2-6 6-4
22 - Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d Edina Gallovits (ROU) 6-1 6-4
Polona Hercog (SLO) d 23 - Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 6-2 4-6 6-1
Mariana Duque Marino (COL) d 26 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 3-6 6-4 6-4
29 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) d Corinna Dentoni (ITA) 6-3 6-4
The Others
Mens Singles
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d Thiago Alves (BRA) 6-2 7-6 6-3
Guillaume Rufin (FRA) d Eduardo Schwank (ARG) 6-1 6-3 6-3
Potito Starace (ITA) d Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-7 7-5 1-0 ret.
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) d Albert Montanes (ESP) 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
Rui Machado (POR) d Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 6-2 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3
Pablo Andujar (ESP) d Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-4 7-6 7-6
Nicolas Massu (CHI) d Daniel Koellerer (AUT) 6-3 6-4 1-6 2-6 6-3
Diego Junqueira (ARG) d Paul Capdeville (CHI) 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-3
Nicolas Kiefer (GER) d Ilia Bozoljac (SRB) 7-6 3-6 7-5 6-4
Ivo Minar (CZE) d Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 6-3 7-6 6-3
Denis Istomin (UZB) d Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-1
Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) d Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-4 6-7 5-5 ret.
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d Gilles Muller (LUX) 7-6 6-1 6-4
Jose Acasuso (ARG) d Santiago Ventura (ESP) 3-6 7-6 6-0 6-3
Womens Singles
Aravane Rezai (FRA) d Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 6-3 6-2
Maria Sharapova (RUS) d Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) 3-6 6-1 6-2
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) d Camille Pin (FRA) 6-3 5-7 7-5
Jill Craybas (USA) d Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 7-5 6-2
Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) d Patricia Mayr (AUT) 6-1 6-1
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d Sabine Lisicki (GER) 6-2 1-6 6-1
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d Stephanie Foretz (FRA) 6-1 4-6 6-4
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d Ayumi Morita (JPN) 7-5 7-5
Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) d Irena Pavlovic (FRA) 6-3 6-4
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-1 6-2
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) d Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 6-1 4-6 9-7
Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR) d Melanie South (GBR) 0-6 7-6 7-5
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d Katie O'brien (GBR) 6-1 6-1
Womens Singles
Jarmila Groth (AUS) d Kinnie Laisne (FRA) 6-4 6-3
Olivia Rogowska (AUS) d Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6-4 6-4
The Seeds
Mens Singles
1 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) d Marcos Daniel (BRA) 7-5 6-4 6-3
2 - Roger Federer (SUI) d Alberto Martin (ESP) 6-4 6-3 6-2
6 - Andy Roddick (USA) d Romain Jouan (FRA) 6-2 6-4 6-2
10 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d Stefan Koubek (AUT) 6-2 6-1 6-4
12 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d Jiri Vanek (CZE) 6-3 6-2 6-3
17 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d Nicolas Devilder (FRA) 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4
Simone Bolelli (ITA) d 19 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-4 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-3
23 - Robin Soderling (SWE) d Kevin Kim (USA) 7-6 7-6 6-2
24 - Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Sergio Roitman (ARG) 6-4 7-6 6-0
25 - Igor Andreev (RUS) d Fabio Fognini (ITA) 1-6 6-3 6-1 3-6 7-5
28 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d Franco Ferreiro (BRA) 6-7 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-2
30 - Victor Hanescu (ROU) d Steve Darcis (BEL) 7-6 7-6 7-6
32 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) d Laurent Recouderc (FRA) 6-4 6-4 6-1
Womens Singles
1 - Dinara Safina (RUS) d Anne Keothavong (GBR) 6-0 6-0
3 - Venus Williams (USA) d Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-1 4-6 6-2
12 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d Rossana De Los Rios (PAR) 6-3 6-1
13 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) d Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 3-6 6-1 6-3
15 - Jie Zheng (CHN) d Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA) 6-1 6-3
Alexa Glatch (USA) d 14 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 6-1 6-1
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d 17 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) 6-4 6-3
20 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 6-4 2-6 6-4
22 - Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d Edina Gallovits (ROU) 6-1 6-4
Polona Hercog (SLO) d 23 - Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 6-2 4-6 6-1
Mariana Duque Marino (COL) d 26 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 3-6 6-4 6-4
29 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) d Corinna Dentoni (ITA) 6-3 6-4
The Others
Mens Singles
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d Thiago Alves (BRA) 6-2 7-6 6-3
Guillaume Rufin (FRA) d Eduardo Schwank (ARG) 6-1 6-3 6-3
Potito Starace (ITA) d Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-7 7-5 1-0 ret.
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) d Albert Montanes (ESP) 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
Rui Machado (POR) d Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 6-2 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3
Pablo Andujar (ESP) d Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-4 7-6 7-6
Nicolas Massu (CHI) d Daniel Koellerer (AUT) 6-3 6-4 1-6 2-6 6-3
Diego Junqueira (ARG) d Paul Capdeville (CHI) 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-3
Nicolas Kiefer (GER) d Ilia Bozoljac (SRB) 7-6 3-6 7-5 6-4
Ivo Minar (CZE) d Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 6-3 7-6 6-3
Denis Istomin (UZB) d Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-1
Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) d Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-4 6-7 5-5 ret.
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d Gilles Muller (LUX) 7-6 6-1 6-4
Jose Acasuso (ARG) d Santiago Ventura (ESP) 3-6 7-6 6-0 6-3
Womens Singles
Aravane Rezai (FRA) d Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 6-3 6-2
Maria Sharapova (RUS) d Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) 3-6 6-1 6-2
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) d Camille Pin (FRA) 6-3 5-7 7-5
Jill Craybas (USA) d Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 7-5 6-2
Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) d Patricia Mayr (AUT) 6-1 6-1
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d Sabine Lisicki (GER) 6-2 1-6 6-1
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d Stephanie Foretz (FRA) 6-1 4-6 6-4
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d Ayumi Morita (JPN) 7-5 7-5
Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) d Irena Pavlovic (FRA) 6-3 6-4
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-1 6-2
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) d Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 6-1 4-6 9-7
Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR) d Melanie South (GBR) 0-6 7-6 7-5
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d Katie O'brien (GBR) 6-1 6-1