Up close and personal with Nikolay Davydenko

Here at Rolandgarros.com we know you love to get an insight into the real person behind the tennis star facade. Here, in the fifth of a series of quick-fire lifestyle interviews, two-time French Open semi-finalist Nikolay Davydenko reveals his admiration for two Ivans, Lendl and Andreev.

Who is your sporting idol?
Ivan Lendl. He was the best.

What’s your favourite sport outside tennis?

Fishing. Some people think it’s just a hobby, but for me it’s a sport. I’ve caught 10kg barracudas off Mauritius before. It was fantastic.

What’s your least favourite training exercise?
Jogging. It’s a necessary evil, but I hate it.

Who’s your best friend on the circuit?
Igor Andreev. He was my doubles partner in the Davis Cup. He’s a great guy.

Which part of your game would you like to improve?
I’d like to get stronger and have more stamina. Like Nadal!

What’s the last thing you do before you go to sleep?
I watch TV, preferably Russian programmes.

What’s the best concert you’ve seen?

It was in Abu Dhabi on New Year’s Eve. I took part in an exhibition and then went to a Shakira concert in a 7 star hotel. It was the most amazing show I’ve ever seen.

What do you have on your iPod?
Scorpions, Beck…I also like house music and remixes of cult songs.

Who would be your ideal partner for mixed doubles?
My wife. We play together during the holidays. She’s not very good, but if I chose anyone else I’d be in trouble!

When was your first kiss?
There have been so many I can’t remember!

What was your favourite film in 2008?
The Transporter.

Which actor would you choose to play you on screen?
Jason Statham, the lead actor in The Transporter.

When did you last spend big with your prize money?
I don’t – my wife spends it. That’s why I’m still on the tour [laughs].

Who’s the nicest guy on tour?
They’re all really nice: Federer, Nadal. All of the guys in the top 100 are cool. But if you asked me which one was the best looking I’d say Feliciano Lopez. Everyone thinks he’s gorgeous, with his blue eyes and curly hair

source: http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2009-05-31/200905311243768804078.html

Sunday 31 May – As it happens

The fourth round begins, with top seeds Rafael Nadal and Dinara Safina some of the big names on court today. Follow all the action from around the courts right here.

1.30 pm: Dinara breaks again with a huuuuuuuge forehand winner onto the sideline. If this woman doesn't make the final, I'm a Dutchman. Cilic holds to 3-2. Talking about hard-hitters, when the Croatian 13 seed swings through the ball, it fairly fizzes. Murray is going to need all his canny defensive tactics here. That said, Cilic makes three unforced errors and Murray holds to 3-3. Oh and that's the first set to Dinara, 6-1.

1.25 pm: Dinara nets an easy one and shrugs her shoulders, as if to say “I simply cannot understand how I made such a basic error”. She adjusts her hair grips and immediately wins the next point – maybe that was it. There is then a delay in play as someone takes an entire minute to find his seat in one of the loges, much to the crowd’s amusement. Whistles and cat-calls abound.

Murray holds comfortably. 2-2.

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Djokovic out; Federer forced to rally

PARIS -- Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men's tournament at the French Open, losing to No. 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.

Roger Federer made it through to the fourth round despite losing another set, beating Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

No. 6 Andy Roddick managed to stick around, too, reaching the French Open's fourth round for the first time by beating Marc Gicquel of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

Ryan Pierse/Getty ImagesAndy Roddick advanced to the fourth round of the French Open for the first time Saturday, beating France's Marc Gicquel in three sets.

The fourth-seeded Djokovic reached the semifinals at Roland Garros in each of the last two years, but could do little against Kohlschreiber while playing for the third time in three days.

"What is disappointing was that I couldn't find the rhythm throughout the whole match," said Djokovic, who on Friday completed a suspended three-set win from the previous round. "I was trying not to be frustrated with a lot of unforced errors. Tried to be positive and just wait for the chances."

The Serbian finished the match with 38 unforced errors, 16 more than Kohlschreiber.

Federer again started slow but got his forehand working as the match progressed.

The three-time finalist from Switzerland has lost to Rafael Nadal in each of the last three French Open finals. Federer only needs a title at Roland Garros to complete a career Grand Slam.

The Swiss star said the loss of Djokovic wasn't a big deal for him. The two were in the same side of the draw and could have met in the semifinals.

Dementieva ousted; Serena perseveres

PARIS -- Russian fourth seed Elena Dementieva was eliminated Saturday in the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 defeat by Australian Samantha Stosur.

Serena Williams rallied to escape the same fate, beating Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, but after the match accused Martinez Sanchez of "cheating."

The Olympic champion Dementieva, who benefited from Jelena Dokic's retirement in the previous round while she was one set down, bowed out after 2 hours, 12 minutes.

Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty ImagesRussian Elena Dementieva was eliminated Saturday with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 loss to Samantha Stosur.

"I just feel I'm far away from being in good shape. I feel like I couldn't perform any better," Dementieva told a news conference.

"She was playing very solid, very good first serve. Just too many unforced errors and not enough power from me. I did what I could."

The second-seeded Williams seemed to have trouble dealing with her opponent's serve-and-volley tactics, and piled up plenty of unforced errors.

But she managed to avoid the fate of her sister Venus, who lost on Friday. Both lost in the third round last year.

Williams also struggled in the first round, but she easily advanced from the second after losing only two games.

Williams was broken once in the first set, but she complained about the final point, which she believed hit her opponent's arm.

"The ball did touch her 100 percent on her arm," Williams said. "The rules of tennis is when the ball hits your body, then it's out of play. You lose a point automatically. So the ball hit her body, and therefore, she should have lost the point instead of cheating."

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Nadal, Murray, Djokovic advance

PARIS -- Four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal moved into the fourth round of the French Open by defeating Lleyton Hewitt 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 on Friday.

The top-seeded Nadal stretched his record at Roland Garros to 31-0. The Spaniard is trying to become the first person to win five straight French Open titles.

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Nalbandian recovering from hip surgery

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- David Nalbandian has begun to recover from recent hip surgery with the goal of returning to top-level tennis.

The 15th-ranked Argentine had surgery on his right hip two weeks ago in Barcelona, Spain, and is recovering in his hometown of Unquillo, which is northwest of Buenos Aires.............

details: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=4215276

Nadal: Drug testers 'harass' players

PARIS -- Rafael Nadal accused anti-doping controllers of "harassing" tennis players on Friday and defended his suspended friend Richard Gasquet.

Gasquet, of France, confirmed almost three weeks ago that he had tested positive for cocaine during last month's Miami event and is provisionally banned as he tries to clear his name.

"I support him. I'm certain that he's not taking anything," Nadal said after reaching the fourth round of the French Open..........

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Djokovic finishes off second-round win

PARIS -- Novak Djokovic quickly completed his suspended match at the French Open on Friday, easily winning the final set to beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 and advance to the third round.

The fourth-seeded Djokovic won the first two sets Thursday, but the match was stopped because of darkness. He broke Stakhovsky to open the third set and had little trouble the rest of the way.

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Venus loses to Szavay at French

PARIS -- Venus Williams lost in the third round of the French Open for the third straight year, falling to Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-0, 6-4 Friday.

The third-seeded Williams was playing for the third straight day at Roland Garros. She completed a three-set match Thursday that had been suspended by darkness the night before.

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Venus survives, Jankovic flies

Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams may be known for her high-octane offence, but it was her steely defence that pulled her through in a remarkable 6-7(2) 6-2 7-5 victory over Czech Lucie Safarova on Thursday.

Down 4-5 in the final set of a match that had been suspended for darkness the previous evening, Williams fought off a match point with a clean backhand winner down the line and from there, put up a wall from the baseline.

While Williams can rip the ball off both wings and owns the world’s hardest women’s serve, Safarova matched her firepower inside the baseline, frequently wrong-footing her with forehand blasts and stepping gamely into her two-handed backhand...............

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Friday 29 May – As it happens

Follow all the action involving Nadal, Hewitt, Murray, Simon and Verdasco in the men’s, Safina, Ivanovic, Sharapova and Venus Williams in the women’s.

12.01 pm: Verdasco breaks early in the second, Ana is trying to break Iveta, and Aravane has broken Michelle to lead 6-5. John Dolan of the WTA is down there courtside as well – no doubt to try to avert any incidents between the two young ladies.

11.56 am: Aravane’s having another word about the noises that Larcher de Brit is emitting. The grunt-age seems to be less long now, but it’s no less remarkable. Nothing between the two players otherwise – 5-5, 30-30 on the Portu-geezer’s serve.

11.54 am: ML de B saves a break point, Aravane pings her racquet and the Portuguese prodigy holds. These two won’t send each other any Christmas cards, or “go on holiday together”, as the French say, i.e. there’s no love lost. Ana meanwhile has held to make it 3-2. Benesova is giving a far better account of herself in this second stanza. David mentioned earlier that she was interestingly attired. It’s a black strappy showing a lot of flesh-y number. The weather’s reasonably warm so she’s not going to catch cold.

Verdasco has taken the opener 6-2 on the back of a second break. He seems to face Nadal in every tournament he plays in of late, which shows two things: rotten luck, and great skill in that he goes deep enough to meet the Raf-ster every time.

11.47 am: Verdasco has hit eight winners so far while Almagro has yet to open his account. The lefty leads 5-2 and is whipping up a sinister (in the original sense of the word) storm.........

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Jankovic, Kuznetsova winners in Paris

PARIS -- Jelena Jankovic moved a step closer to her third straight semifinal appearance at the French Open, beating Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-1, 6-2 Thursday in the second round.

The fifth-seeded Jankovic won 15 of the first 17 points, and then broke her opponent in the final game of the first set. In the second, she recovered from an early break to win four straight games, and closed out the match with her sixth break of service.

Jankovic lost in the semifinals at Roland Garros in each of the last two years. She made her first Grand Slam final at the 2008 U.S. Open.

Seventh-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia also advanced, beating Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-0, 6-2. No. 24 Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada also won.

source: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french09/news/story?id=4211446

One-on-one with Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline Wozniacki was already a star in her native Denmark before entering the WTA top 10 two weeks ago.

So is tennis the most popular sport in her home country? “Not yet,” says the smiling 18 year-old. Blessed with beauty and talent, Caroline Wozniacki is a popular figure in her home country, regularly gracing the covers of women’s magazines. Friendly and always willing to give of her time, it is easy to see why Wozniacki is so admired.

The young Dane is also about to launch her own line of cosmetics and even writes a popular blog for a television channel. “Caroline is a unique role-model for female athletes in Denmark. Just ask anyone in the street, young or old, and they’ll know who she is. She has made a name for herself fast and become a fantastic ambassador for our country,” comments a Danish journalist. “It’s thanks to her that we were able to have the new WTA tour event in Odense last November.”

All in the family

With a mother and father active in football and volleyball, the Wozniacki family is no stranger to sports. Nonetheless, Caroline had to work at convincing her father that she was worthy of the tennis courts.

“I was so bad when I started that I had to spend three years practicing against a wall for three hours a day before my father would let me play in a club,” the Madrid finalist confesses. The fairytale that followed could have been written by Hans Christian Andersen himself.

“I’ve always set my sights on one goal at a time. At first I just concentrated on beating my parents, then my brother. Then I aimed at being champion of Denmark. Once I had won everything at national level, it was time to move on to the international circuit,” explains the 2005 Orange Bowl champion.

First TV appearance at 10 years old

At the age of ten, Caroline appeared on television for the first time. She has had time, then, to get used to being in the spotlight.

“I love my life, it’s important to do all that I can to promote tennis in Denmark. I worked hard to get where I am. Years of hard work are paying off now and I like to share it with people. Recently I took a three day break from tennis when I went home, but I spent those three days doing interviews and photo shoots.”

The 2006 Australian Open Juniors finalist shared with us the secret to her permanent smile, “I’m positive. If I lose a match it’s not the end of the world.” That realistic outlook does not mean she does not harbour big dreams. “I want to be world No1 and a Grand Slam winner,” she asserts.

Wozniacki intends to draw inspiration from the game of former stars Steffi Graf and Martina Hingis. “They played with their head. That’s how I want to play as well.” A solid baseline player with a good service, Caroline is able to change rhythm both in terms of speed and placement of the ball.

This season’s victories at Ponte Vedra the finals at Charleston and Madrid and a first-round win over Russia’s Vera Duschevina bear witness to her progress. The spectators at Roland Garros should be in for a treat on Thursday when she takes on Jill Craybas.

source from: http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2009-05-27/200905271243442459968.html

Sharapova stuns Petrova in thriller

Maria Sharapova edged past fellow Russian Nadia Petrova on Suzanne Lenglen court, hanging tough in a nail-biting third set before seizing her opportunity to clinch a 6-2 1-6 8-6 triumph in 2 hours 12 minutes.

Sharapaova may be diminished by her recuperating shoulder, but the former world No1 has clearly lost none of her legendary will to win. Trailing 4-2 in the third set and seemingly for the count against No11 seed Petrova, she hauled herself back into the match by sheer force of will.

The first two sets were contrasting affairs, as the score-line suggests. Sharapova found her groove quickly, and a mixture of powerful winners and unforced errors on the part of her opponent saw the statuesque Siberian wrap up the opener 6-2 in just 32 minutes.

Petrova refused to crumble however, and knocked Maria off her stride in the second set when it was her turn to find the lines and force the error. In just 29 minutes she was level.

Then began an epic third set which saw Petrova make the first break to lead 3-2, then 4-2 and even miss a break point at 30-40 for a 5-2 lead. Had she broken then, Sharapova would surely have found no way back, but as it was the 22-year-old former Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open champion held on, and broke back to 4-4.

Petrova carved out further break points that would have seen her lead 5-4, but could not take them, and then at 6-7 30-all, the 2003 and 2005 semi-finalist cracked. She double-faulted, disputing the first serve and losing her concentration, then hit an unforced forehand wide on match point to hand victory to her thrilled compatriot.

On the tentative road to full fitness, Sharapova will be delighted at showing such resilience in the face of an onslaught. Petrova, not for the first time against Maria in a Grand Slam, is left with regrets at what might have been.

source: http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2009-05-27/200905271243441970531.html

Have your say - Is Rafa beatable?

Novak Djokovic came close to downing the four-time French Open champion in an epic semi-final recently in Madrid. Roger Federer then went one better and handed the Spaniard a first defeat in 34 matches on clay in the final of the same tournament. So is there hope for the world numbers 2 and 3? Can anyone else challenge the clay-court giant, who has never been beaten here in Paris? Have your say….

source from: http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2009-05-28/200905281243503833375.html

Thursday 28 May - As it happens

Roger, Serena, Novak, Jelena, Jo-Wilfried, Elena, Tommy, Svetlana and Andy are all in action today… Follow all the ups and down of the second round right here throughout the day..............

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Tuesday 26 May – As it happens

Jankovic, Djokovic, Tsonga, Monfils, Kuznetsova, Serena, Del Potro, Dementieva and Blake are just some of the big names out on court today… Follow all the action right here throughout the day.

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Nadal & Federer through in Paris

Defending champion Rafael Nadal saw off a spirited challenge from Brazil's Marcos Daniel to reach round two of the French Open with a 7-5 6-4 6-3 win.

Daniel matched Nadal stride for stride before the world number one broke at 5-5 and served out the first set.

Nadal found it difficult to shake off his 97th-ranked opponent but edged the second set and eased through the third.

Roger Federer was next on Court Philippe Chatrier and he eased past Spain's Albert Martin 6-4 6-3 6-2.

Sixth seed Andy Roddick won a match at the French Open for the first time since 2005, serving impressively as he swept past France's Romain Jouan 6-2 6-4 6-2.

And in two late thrillers, Italy's Simone Bolelli beat 19th seed Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-3, and 28th seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain saw off Franco Ferreiro 6-7 (3-7) 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 6-2.

Nadal's victory extends his unbeaten run at Roland Garros to 29 matches, and his quest to claim an unprecedented fifth successive French Open title remains on track.

I wasn't at my best level but it's been like that for the last four years (in the first round) and I've won in three sets, so that's a positive "Rafael Nadal"

He passes the record of 28 straight wins set by Bjorn Borg between 1978-81, and equals the overall tournament record set by Chris Evert.

The 22-year-old Spaniard, who arrived in Paris having lost his 33-match winning streak on clay to Roger Federer in Madrid, did not appear to be moving as well as he usually does on the red dirt and he was given a thorough workout by Daniel.

Nadal created the first break point of the match in the third game but Daniel pulled out a big serve to see off the threat.

The 30-year-old was attacking his more illustrious opponent with some fierce winners and deft touches but he was finally broken in the ninth game.

Rather than going on to take the set, Nadal was broken back immediately - but it was a different story two games later as Nadal cemented his advantage at the second time of asking.

The six-time Grand Slam winner was not his usual sprightly self and faced break points in the fourth game of the second set.

Daniel finally prevailed on his fourth opening to take a 3-1 lead, which he promptly relinquished as Nadal showed his fighting spirit.

Going behind seemed to have fired up Nadal and he made it three games in a row with a break to love before wrapping up the set.

Daniel, by now, seemed resigned to his fate and he was broken again at the start of the third set.

Nadal, wearing a bright pink shirt, had been on the back foot for much of the first half of the match but at last he took the initiative and Daniel could not deal with the precision of the Spaniard's forehand.

The Brazilian managed one last hurrah as he broke Nadal when serving for the match but he let slip three points to pull the match back to 4-5 and a volley that drifted wide sealed his fate.

"It was difficult," said Nadal. "I was expecting a hard-fought match but I obviously wasn't at my best level.

"But it's been like that for the last four years (in the first round). And I have won in three sets, that's a positive.

"I started to play better in the third set and I hope to continue improving in the next match."

Federer is bidding for a first French Open title, which would see him equal Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam triumphs.

Against Martin, who has missed the last two French Opens through injury and then a failure to qualify, Federer showed flashes of brilliance in a fine display that saw him take victory in one hour and 43 minutes.

"I didn't have much trouble on my service games," said the Swiss. "I mixed up my shots well to finish it off."

Federer's fellow Swiss and 17th seed, Stanislas Wawrinka, recovered from a double-break down in the fourth set to beat Frenchman Nicolas Devilder 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4.

Russian 10th seed Nikolay Davydenko, twice a semi-finalist, eased past Austria's Stefan Koubek 6-2 6-1 6-4 and Fernando Gonzalez, the 12th seed from Chile, also advanced with a straight-sets win over Jiri Vanek of the Czech Republic.

British number one Andy Murray will play Potito Starace in the second round after the Italian benefited from Mischa Zverev retiring at one set all.

see details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8067054.stm

French Open men's singles

Round 1

Court 1

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

	COUNTRY	SEED	SET 1	SET 2	SET 3	SET 4	SET 5
Del Potro	Arg	5	6	5
v
Llodra	Fra		3	3
Tie-break Scores

Court 3

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

	COUNTRY	SEED	SET 1	SET 2	SET 3	SET 4	SET 5
Gicquel	Fra		6	6	2
v
Schuettler	Ger	27	0	0	0
Tie-break Scores

Court 8

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

	COUNTRY	SEED	SET 1	SET 2	SET 3	SET 4	SET 5
Navarro	Spa		6
v
Beck	Ger		6
Tie-break Scores

Court 10

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

	COUNTRY	SEED	SET 1	SET 2	SET 3	SET 4	SET 5
Troicki	Ser		3	1
v
Kubot	Pol		6	0
Tie-break Scores

Court 14

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

	COUNTRY	SEED	SET 1	SET 2	SET 3	SET 4	SET 5
Crivoi	Rom		6	2
v
Greul	Ger		1	2

Safina, Venus, Sharapova advance at french open

PARIS -- Top-seeded Dinara Safina quickly worked her way into the second round of the French Open on Monday, routing Anne Keothavong of Britain 6-0, 6-0.

The Russian favorite sprayed shots to all parts of the court at Roland Garros, giving her opponent few chances on Day 2 of the tournament.

"I was just playing point by point, game by game, and it ended up like this," said Safina, half of the only brother-sister combination alongside Marat Safin to have served as the No. 1-ranked players in the world.

Third-seeded Venus Williams also advanced, surviving a sudden second-set slump to beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.

Maria Sharapova's bandaged right shoulder held up despite a shaky start, sending her into the second round with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus.

Keothavong had a couple chances against Safina on center court, but she wasted two break points in the third game of the first set and led 40-0 in the fourth game of the second but couldn't hold on.

"When that's happening to you all you want to do is get on the scoreboard, but I wasn't able to do that," Keothavong said. "It just kept getting harder and harder."

During the changeover for the final game, Keothavong sat in her chair with a French Open towel draped over her head. She emerged from the short break and quickly trailed 0-40, giving Safina three match points.

But Keothavong saved them all, on unforced errors from Safina, and even held two game points.

Safina wasted a fourth match point by hitting long and converted the fifth with a forehand winner down the line.

"After I [shook] her hand, she said: 'At least you could give me one game,'" Safina said. "I could imagine it's not nice to feel [like that] on the court, but I was just so into myself."

Victoria Azarenka and Ana Ivanovic won 6-0, 6-0 at the French Open last year, and Serena Williams did it in 2003.

see details: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french09/news/story?id=4203923

Safina takes every game of first round

PARIS -- Top-seeded Dinara Safina quickly worked her way into the second round of the French Open on Monday, routing Anne Keothavong of Britain 6-0, 6-0.

The Russian favorite sprayed shots to all parts of the court at Roland Garros, giving her opponent few chances on Day 2 of the tournament.

"I was just playing point by point, game by game, and it ended up like this," said Safina, half of the only brother-sister combination alongside Marat Safin to have served as the No. 1-ranked players in the world.

Third-seeded Venus Williams also advanced, surviving a sudden second-set slump to beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.

AP Photo/Christophe EnaDinara Safina took over the women's top ranking in April but has yet to win a Grand Slam.

Maria Sharapova's bandaged right shoulder held up despite a shaky start, sending her into the second round with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus.

Keothavong had a couple chances against Safina on center court, but she wasted two break points in the third game of the first set and led 40-0 in the fourth game of the second but couldn't hold on.

"When that's happening to you all you want to do is get on the scoreboard, but I wasn't able to do that," Keothavong said. "It just kept getting harder and harder."

more details: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french09/news/story?id=4203923

Nadal, Federer, Roddick win openers

PARIS -- The King of Clay eclipsed another mark Monday, this time breaking the French Open men's record for consecutive wins.

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal looked his usual dominant self in the first round, beating Marcos Daniel of Brazil 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 for his 29th straight win on the red clay at Roland Garros.

"At the beginning, I didn't quite get the best feelings, but I won in three sets. That's very positive," Nadal said. "I should have won more easily ... but it was a difficult match."

Roger Federer, the man Nadal beat in the last three French Open finals, had an easier time in his opening match, defeating Alberto Martin of Spain 6-4, 6-3, 6-2........

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Winner of French Open Tennis 2009 - Vote

After three weeks from now,you will ask "WHO won the french Open Tennis Title 2009".

So as the french Open Tennis Match is going to begin few hours later. So lets predict and vote who will be the this year Grand Slam French Open title winner. Will as usual Rafael Nadal will win or Roger Federrer will turn the scenario.

Lets see your prediction matches with the Vote results and actual results or not.

Favorites in Women's Singles' Competition

The women's singles' competition will undoubtedly be a very heated one. With so many good players, it's almost impossible to guess who is going to win the trophy in Paris this year. The 2008 winner, Ana Ivanovic is still going strong and will definitely have her big part to play this year too. But let's look at the favorites this year.


1. Dinara Safina
The current number 1 ranked player in WTA, the 22 years old player has to be one of the favorites. The younger sister of Marat Safin, a former number 1 ATP player, played the French Open's 2008 final, but was beaten in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, by Ana Ivanovic. She will be looking to consolidate her WTA ranking.


2. Serena Williams
The second ranked player, Serena Williams needs no introduction. Since she was just beaten to the top of the rankings by Dinara, Serena Williams will surely seek to reclaim that top spot. She won the French Open back in 2002, but the 27 year old still has a lot more to say in the game.


3. Elena Dementieva
The 27 year old Russian is the 2008 Olympic champion. Her best performance at the French Open dates back from 2004 when she reached the final, when she was beaten by her fellow Russian Anastasia Myskina in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. She is currently ranked 3rd in the WTA ranking. Will she be able to challenge the title this year?


4. Jelena Jankovic
The first player from Serbia from our list, Jelena Jankovic, is currently ranked 4th in the WTA rankings. She will be looking to reclaim that top spot which she lost to Serena Williams on February 2nd, after having held to it for 17 consecutive weeks. She never reached a final at Roland Garros, only the semifinals, and it seems that clay isn't her strong point. Will she be able to do better this year?


5. Venus Williams
The older sister of Serena Williams, just like Serena, needs absolutely no introduction. Her best performance at the French Open dates back from 2002, when she was the runner up, as she was beaten by her sister Serena 7-5, 6-3. She is currently ranked 5th.


6. Vera Zvonareva
It seems that Russia, USA and Serbia are all the rage in women's competition nowadays. This 3rd Russian from the top 6 doesn't have many famous wins to her name, but still manages to rank 6th in the WTA rankings. She will be one of the outsiders at this edition of the French Open, but she is really capable of deciding who becomes the champion.


7. Ana Ivanovic
Finally, last but definitely not least, we couldn't leave Ana Ivanovic out, the winner of last year's edition. The beautiful Serbian will be looking to keep the precious title in her possession and prove that she is not out of form. The reigning champion was also the runner up in the 2007 edition, so we can safely say that she is very comfortable in Paris. She is my personal favorite.

We have nothing more to do than wait for the women's competition to begin. I personally am very curious how things will develop, and what amazing twists we will witness at this years' Roland Garros.

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Sharapova Wants to Play at Roland Garros

For the fans of the beautiful Russian player Maria Sharapova, here’s a piece of good news: Russia’s team coach, Shamil Tarpishchev, said that she is planning her comeback in May at the Roland Garros.

A shoulder injury has kept the former number 1 in the WTA from playing since August 2008. She is now even out of the top 50, on 53 to be more exact, with 1130 points to her name. Let’s hope that we will see this extremely talented player compete at the French Open.

Gael Monfils in Danger of Missing the Tournament

The French player Gael Monfils is the victim of a really annoying knee injury and he might miss this year's grand slam from his home country.

He is 22 years old and he already reached the tournament's semifinals last year. He is currently ranked 10th and he was forced to withdraw from the Barcelon Open, so he has a lot of points to defend in the ATP rankings.

This wouldn't be the first time he has to miss a tournament either, as he suffers from the Osgood-Schlatter disease, a persistent disease that causes chronic knee pain. He will surely not be playing at the clay Masters tournaments from Madrid and Rome, but he still keeps hope that he will make it to Roland Garros, even if it means that he will be entering the torunament with very little practice on clay.

Gaston Gaudio Requests a Wildcard

Yes, there was actually life at Roland Garros before Rafael Nadal took the spotlight. The winner of the 2004 edition, Gaston Gaudio, is not as good as he used to be, and proof of that is the fact that he is off the rankings' chart. Still, he requested a wildcard for this year’s edition. He will definitely be looking to improve on his game and maybe have one last chance at glory in front of his home crowd.

Favorites in men’s singles competition

There probably never was a time when a player was more of a favorite to win the Roland Garros tournament than now. And we all know that name: Rafael Nadal. Still, the men’s singles competition will ignite the imagination of many, as people expect Roger Federer to come out and respond to the world number 1. But here are the four favorite who seem to be, by far, the best players in the world.

1. Rafael Nadal
Even though he’s now only 22 and will turn 23 on June 3rd during this year’s Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal already has 4 French Open wins to his name. Amazingly, he has actually never lost at Roland Garros, having won the last 4 consecutive editions, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008. He is an amazing player on clay. He has a total of 6 grand slam wins to his name, and in the last 3 editions of Roland Garros, he beat in the final who other than Roger Federer. As a matter of fact, 5 out of the 6 grand slam finals that he won were won against Roger Federer. Rafael Nadal is currently ranked 1 in the ATP rankings.

2. Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a name synonym to history in modern tennis. Born on August 8th 1981, this amazing player has 13 grand slam titles, just one shy of Pete Sampras’ all time record of 14. He was denied equaling this record by Rafael Nadal in this year’s final of Australian Open. He has the record of the greatest amount of time a player has been ranked world number 1, and it happened from February 2nd 2004 to August 17th, 2008. That amounts to an incredible consecutive 237 weeks. Roland Garros is the only grand slam title he has never won. I personally expect him to do it this year, although Nadal is the big favorite. The great Federer–Nadal rivalry is probably the most intense and incredible rivalry the world of tennis has ever known. Roger Federer is currently ranked number 2.

3. Novak Djokovic
He is the world number 3 and has been so since August 13th, 2007. The Serbian has one grand slam title to his name, the 2008 Australian Open, and was once runner up at the 2007 US Open, when he was beaten in the final be Roger Federer. He was born on May 22nd 1987 in Belgrade. He has closed the gap that separates him from being world number 2, and he will be looking to challenge that spot that belongs to Federer at this year’s Roland Garros.

4. Andy Murray
The Scottish player is just one week older than Novak Djokovic, as he was born on May 15th 1987. He has only one grand slam final to his name, the 2008 US Open. He was beaten in the final by the eternal Roger Federer. Experts agree that he is getting better and better at his game and the fact that he has won lately against Roger Federer on several occasions is proof of that. He is currently ranked 4th.

Other players that we should mention and are capable of deciding the champion are: Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina), Andy Roddick (USA) and Fernando Verdasco (Spain).

Men's Singles - First Round Draws

Section 1

Rafael Nadal ESP (1) - Marcos Daniel BRA
Igor Kunitsyn RUS - Teimuraz Gabashvili RUS
Denis Gremelmayr GER - Andrey Golubev KAZ
Lleyton Hewitt AUS - Ivo Karlovic CRO (26)
Robin Soderling SWE (23)- Kevin Kim USA
Denis Istomin UZB - Santiago Giraldo COL
Ilia Bozoljac SRB - Nicolas Kiefer GER
Frederico Gil POR - David Ferrer ESP (14)
Nikolay Davydenko RUS (10) - Stefan Koubek AUT
Diego Junqueira ARG - Paul Capdeville CHI
Nicolas Massu CHI - Daniel Koellerer AUT
Nicolas Devilder FRA - Stanislas Wawrinka SUI (17)
Nicolas Almagro ESP (31) - Agustin Calleri ARG
Ernests Gulbis LAT - Sam Querrey USA
Peter Polansky CAN - Philipp Petzschner GER
Florent Serra FRA - Fernando Verdasco ESP (8)

Section 2

Andy Murray GBR (3) - Juan Ignacio Chela ARG
Mischa Zverev GER - Potito Starace ITA
Janko Tipsarevic SRB - Albert Montanes ESP
Franco Ferreiro BRA - Feliciano Lopez ESP (28)
Radek Stepanek CZE (18) - Gaston Gaudio ARG
Yen-Hsun Lu TPE - Mathieu Montcourt FRA
Dudi Sela ISR - Jean-Rene Lisnard MON
Jan Hernych CZE - Marin Cilic CRO (13)
Fernando Gonzalez CHI (12) - Jiri Vanek CZE
Rui Machado POR - Kristof Vliegen BEL
Marcel Granollers ESP - Josselin Ouanna FRA
Alexandre Sidorenko FRA - Marat Safin RUS (20)
Victor Hanescu ROU (30) - Steve Darcis BEL
Mikhail Youzhny RUS - Gilles Muller LUX
Daniel Brands GER - Robert Kendrick USA
Wayne Odesnik USA - Gilles Simon FRA (7)

Section 3

Juan Martin Del Potro ARG (5) - Michael Llodra FRA
Viktor Troicki SRB - Lukasz Kubot POL
Thomaz Bellucci BRA - Martin Vassallo Arguello ARG
Fabio Fognini ITA - Igor Andreev RUS (25)
Dmitry Tursunov RUS (21) - Arnaud Clement FRA
Fabrice Santoro FRA - Christophe Rochus BEL
Marcos Baghdatis CYP - Juan Monaco ARG
Julien Benneteau FRA - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA (9)
Tommy Robredo ESP (16) - Adrian Mannarino FRA
Evgeny Korolev RUS - Daniel Gimeno-Traver ESP
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez ESP - Andreas Seppi ITA
Maximo Gonzalez ARG - Mardy Fish USA (22)
Philipp Kohlschreiber GER (29) - Bernard Tomic AUS
Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP - Ivan Ljubicic CRO
Brian Dabul ARG - Sergiy Stakhovsky UKR
Nicolas Lapentti ECU - Novak Djokovic SRB (4)

Section 4

Andy Roddick USA (6) - Romain Jouan FRA
Oscar Hernandez ESP - Ivo Minar CZE
Ivan Navarro ESP - Andreas Beck GER
Marc Gicquel FRA - Rainer Schuettler GER (27)
Jurgen Melzer AUT (24) - Sergio Roitman ARG
Guillaume Rufin FRA - Eduardo Schwank ARG
Victor Crivoi ROU - Simon Greul GER
Bobby Reynolds USA - Gael Monfils FRA (11)
James Blake USA (15) - Leonardo Mayer ARG
Andrei Pavel ROU - Tommy Haas GER
Bjorn Phau GER - Jeremy Chardy FRA
Simone Bolelli ITA - Tomas Berdych CZE (19)
Paul-Henri Mathieu FRA (32) - Laurent Recouderc FRA
Robby Ginepri USA - Pablo Andujar ESP
Jose Acasuso ARG - Santiago Ventura ESP
Alberto Martin ESP - Roger Federer SUI (2)

Men's Singles Day 1 of Round 1 Results

Alexandre Sidorenko FRA - Marat Safin RUS (20): 4-6 4-6 4-6
Wayne Odesnik USA - Gilles Simon FRA (7): 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 3-6
Florent Serra FRA - Fernando Verdasco ESP (8): 2-6 1-6 4-6
Andy Murray GBR (3) - Juan Ignacio Chela ARG: 6-2 6-2 6-1
Lleyton Hewitt AUS - Ivo Karlovic CRO (26): 6-7 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3
Radek Stepanek CZE (18) - Gaston Gaudio ARG : 6-3 6-4 6-1
Ernests Gulbis LAT - Sam Querrey USA: 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-1
Marcel Granollers ESP - Josselin Ouanna FRA: 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-7 1-6
Frederico Gil POR - David Ferrer ESP (14): 2-6 4-6 4-6
Nicolas Almagro ESP (31) - Agustin Calleri ARG: 6-4 6-1 6-3
Denis Gremelmayr GER - Andrey Golubev KAZ: 3-6 3-6 2-6
Jan Hernych CZE - Marin Cilic CRO (13): 0-6 4-6 3-6
Yen-Hsun Lu TPE - Mathieu Montcourt FRA: 2-6 retired
Daniel Brands GER - Robert Kendrick USA: 7-6 5-7 6-7 6-4 3-6
Peter Polansky CAN - Philipp Petzschner GER: 7-5 2-6 6-7 6-4 3-6
Dudi Sela ISR - Jean-Rene Lisnard MON: 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3

Buy Tickets Online

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Tickets for day 1 - Sunday, May 24th, the 1st round
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Schedule of Roland Garros 2009

The Roland Garros tennis tournament is one of the 4 grand slam tournaments that take place each year. These are the most important tennis tournaments from the circuit, and they host competitions for both sexes, both singles and doubles. Roland Garros is also called the French Open. While we wait for the greatest clay tennis tournament to begin, here is the schedule of the men's and women's single's competitions:

May 24th (Sunday) 1st Round
May 25th (Monday) 1st Round
May 26th (Tuesday) 1st Round
May 27th (Wednesday) 2nd Round
May 28th (Thursday) 2nd Round
May 29th (Friday) 3rd Round
May 30th (Saturday) 3rd Round
May 31st (Sunday) 4th Round
Jun 1st (Monday) 4th Round
Jun 2nd (Tuesday) Quarters
Jun 3rd (Wednesday) Quarters
Jun 4th (Thursday) Women's Semis
Jun 5th (Friday) Men's Semis
Jun 6th (Saturday) Women's Finals
Jun 7th (Sunday) Men's Finals

French Open--notes on first day commentary

I watched quite a bit of the French Open on Tennis Channel's website today. The commentary was done by several different people, all of whom did a fine job of calling the matches, but none of whom knew anything at all about the players or the tour. The service is a very good one, but it would be nice if the commentators were familiar with the players' careers.On television, Tennis Channel is promoting its "French Open Tonight" feature by promising to introduce its new commentary team member, Tatiana Golovin. The promotional photo of Golovin looks more like a marketing ploy

French Open--what they said

"I stepped on Philippe Chatrier and we played and it was just like a perfect bounce. There’s nothing to complain about. It’s such a good feeling."Dinara Safina, on her first practice hit at Roland Garros"I'm adjusting better each day." Amelie Mauresmo, speaking of the very slow Roland Garros clay"I’m more confident than I was a couple of weeks ago. I think that’s a step in the right direction."Serena WilliamsWhat was the problem with your ball toss today?"The problem? I thought it was pretty good." Ana Ivanovic

Watch Tennis Live Online (Free Video Streaming)

Looking for a site where you can watch French Open 2009 matches online for free? Here’s the site for you: MyP2P The link for the Roland Garros 2009 coverage will change daily so make it a habit to check our site often. The broadcast time usually is from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm Paris time or (GMT +02:00). Broadcast Schedule for the first round of competitions: (Just click the SCHEDULE link) Link: May 25, 2009 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm Paris Time (GMT +02:00) Keep track of the latest scores HERE.

2009: Latest Scores, Latest Results

This section gets updated as frequently as possible. May 24, 2009 (First Round) - Complete Men M. Safin (RUS) def. A. Sidorenko (FRA) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 F. Ferdasco (8)(ESP) def. F. Serra (FRA) 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 L. Hewitt (AUS) def. I. Karlovic (RUS) 6-7, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 N. Almagro (31) (ESP) def. A. Calleri (ARG) 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 A. Golubev (KAZ) def. D. Germelmayr (GER) 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 M. Cilic (13)(CRO) def. J. Hernych (CZE) 6-0, 6-4, 6-3 M. Montcourt (FRA) def. Y. Lu (TPE) 6-2, retired D. Sela (ISR) def. (MON) 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 J. Ouanna (FRA) def. M. Granollers (ESP) 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 7-6,

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TENNIS RANKINGS - ATP / WTA

ATP Top 100 WTA Top 100
1
Rafael Nadal
14960
2
Roger Federer
10470
3
Andy Murray
9020
4
Novak Djokovic
8830
5
Juan Martin Del Potro
4830
6
Andy Roddick
4220
7
Gilles Simon
3890
8
Fernando Verdasco
3830
9
Jo Wilfried Tsonga
3330
10
Gael Monfils
3150
11
Nikolay Davydenko
2945
12
Fernando Gonzalez
2945
13
Marin Cilic
2670
14
David Ferrer
2540
15
David Nalbandian
2455
16
James Blake
2450
17
Tommy Robredo
2370
18
Stanislas Wawrinka
2155
19
Radek Stepanek
2100
20
Tomas Berdych
1970
21
Richard Gasquet
1925
22
Marat Safin
1845
23
Dmitry Tursunov
1830
24
Mardy Fish
1795
25
Robin Soderling
1775
26
Jurgen Melzer
1735
27
Igor Andreev
1680
28
Ivo Karlovic
1665
29
Rainer Schuettler
1645
30
Feliciano Lopez
1620
31
Philipp Kohlschreiber
1590
32
Viktor Troicki
1547
33
Victor Hanescu
1541
34
Nicolas Almagro
1525
35
Paul Henri Mathieu
1490
36
Albert Montanes
1484
37
Nicolas Kiefer
1450
38
Mario Ancic
1435
39
Jeremy Chardy
1394
40
Ernests Gulbis
1360
41
Fabrice Santoro
1295
42
Mikhail Youzhny
1275
43
Igor Kunitsyn
1225
44
Jarkko Nieminen
1210
45
Jose Acasuso
1210
46
Marc Gicquel
1205
47
Florent Serra
1196
48
Lleyton Hewitt
1190
49
Martin Vassallo Arguello
1181
50
Guillermo Garcia Lopez
1172
51
Mischa Zverev
1165
52
Julien Benneteau
1145
53
Ivan Ljubicic
1141
54
Sam Querrey
1140
55
Dudi Sela
1100
56
Andreas Seppi
1095
57
Arnaud Clement
1092
58
Simone Bolelli
1056
59
Andreas Beck
1042
60
Nicolas Devilder
1042
61
Oscar Hernandez
1024
62
Fabio Fognini
1020
63
Tommy Haas
1015
64
Janko Tipsarevic
1005
65
Christophe Rochus
998
66
Frederico Gil
991
67
Philipp Petzschner
990
68
Juan Monaco
980
69
Robby Ginepri
975
70
Carlos Moya
975
71
Fernando Gonzalez
966
72
Teimuraz Gabashvili
951
73
Bjorn Phau
942
74
Jan Hernych
931
75
Yen Hsun Lu
927
76
Paul Capdeville
919
77
Daniel Koellerer
901
78
Michael Llodra
898
79
Gilles Muller
894
80
Diego Junqueira
883
81
Eduardo Schwank
872
82
Marcos Baghdatis
860
83
Bobby Reynolds
860
84
Benjamin Becker
845
85
Ivo Minar
840
86
Robert Kendrick
839
87
Wayne Odesnik
836
88
Andrey Golubev
832
89
Ivan Navarro
831
90
Steve Darcis
823
91
Kevin Kim
821
92
Denis Istomin
821
93
Leonardo Mayer
821
94
Kristof Vliegen
814
95
Evgeny Korolev
809
96
Marcel Granollers
805
97
Marcos Daniel
798
98
Alberto Martin
795
99
Victor Crivoi
790
100
Sergio Roitman
785

1
Dinara Safina
9801
2
Serena Williams
7838
3
Venus Williams
7237
4
Elena Dementieva
6931
5
Jelena Jankovic
6720
6
Vera Zvonareva
5640
7
Svetlana Kuznetsova
5091
8
Ana Ivanovic
4892
9
Victoria Azarenka
4526
10
Caroline Wozniacki
4370
11
Nadia Petrova
3840
12
Agnieszka Radwanska
3411
13
Marion Bartoli
3189
14
Flavia Pennetta
3135
15
Jie Zheng
2745
16
Amelie Mauresmo
2664
17
Patty Schnyder
2607
18
Kaia Kanepi
2355
19
Dominika Cibulkova
2345
20
Anabel Medina Garrigues
2220
21
Alize Cornet
2040
22
Carla Suarez Navarro
1946
23
Alisa Kleybanova
1920
24
Aleksandra Wozniak
1854
25
Na Li
1834
26
Anna Chakvetadze
1806
27
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
1730
28
Alona Bondarenko
1720
29
Sybille Bammer
1689
30
Katarina Srebotnik
1674
31
Agnes Szavay
1649
32
Samantha Stosur
1648
33
Daniela Hantuchova
1624
34
Shuai Peng
1616
35
Iveta Benesova
1592
36
Virginie Razzano
1563
37
Ai Sugiyama
1491
38
Ekaterina Makarova
1478
39
Sabine Lisicki
1461
40
Francesca Schiavone
1416
41
Sorana Cirstea
1416
42
Gisela Dulko
1389
43

1387
44
Sara Errani
1373
45

1357
46
Lucie Safarova
1324
47
Maria Kirilenko
1323
48
Anne Keothavong
1315
49
Elena Vesnina
1303
50
Petra Kvitova
1266
51

1255
52
Tamarine Tanasugarn
1239
53
Magdalena Rybarikova
1179
54
Roberta Vinci
1179
55
Vera Dushevina
1168
56
Shahar Peer
1144
57
Aravane Rezai
1045
58
Monica Niculescu
1025
59
Nicole Vaidisova
1017
60
Kateryna Bondarenko
984
61
Tamira Paszek
979
62
Melinda Czink
972
63
Yanina Wickmayer
972
64
Anastasiya Yakimova
967
65
Nathalie Dechy
962
66
Ayumi Morita
960
67
Lucie Hradecka
926
68
Mathilde Johansson
904
69
Tsvetana Pironkova
904
70
Julie Coin
902
71
Tathiana Garbin
893
72
Patricia Mayr
856
73

853
74
Kristina Barrois
849
75
Alla Kudryavtseva
848
76
Urszula Radwanska
816
77
Pauline Parmentier
808
78
Olga Govortsova
802
79
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova
798
80
Jelena Dokic
795
81
Galina Voskoboeva
786
82
Marina Erakovic
772
83
Alexandra Dulgheru
771
84
Julia Goerges
761
85
Petra Cetkovska
743
86
Edina Gallovits
741
87
Lourdes Dominguez Lino
735
88
Ioana Raluca Olaru
728
89
Nuria Llagostera Vives
728
90
Viktoriya Kutuzova
708
91
Karolina Sprem
704
92
Marta Domachowska
702
93
Severine Bremond
697
94
Mariya Koryttseva
694
95
Sania Mirza
692
96
Varvara Lepchenko
674
97
Jill Craybas
667
98
Yaroslava Shvedova
663
99

655
100
Klara Zakopalova
655