Sunday’s Results
Singles Round of 16
23 Robin Soderling (SWE) def. 1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(2)
3 Andy Murray (GBR) def. 13 Marin Cilic (CRO) 7-5 7-6(4) 6-1
10 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. 8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-2 6-2 6-4
12 Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) def. 30 Victor Hanescu (ROU) 6-2 6-4 6-2

Doubles Round of 16
1 D. Nestor (CAN)/N. Zimonjic (SRB) def. C. Kas (GER)/R. Wassen (NED) 6-0 6-3
2 B. Bryan (USA)/M. Bryan (USA) def. 14 R. De Voest (RSA)/A. Fisher (AUS) 6-3 6-4
J. Acasuso (ARG)/F. Gonzalez (CHI) def. 4 M. Bhupathi (IND)/M. Knowles (BAH) 7-5 4-6 6-4
M. Lopez (ESP)/T. Robredo (ESP) vs. M. Kohlmann (GER)/A. Waske (GER) 6-3 6-4

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In a stunning event, Rafael Nadal lost to Robin Soderling in the fourth round 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(2). It is Nadal’s first loss at Roland Garros ever, and snaps his 30-consecutive match wins and also denies him of his historic, fifth-consecutive championship title at the tournament. His and Djokovic’s losses now opens the tournament draw dramatically for a lot of people. Federer just might win the title that has alluded him for years.

Nadal has no excuses for his loss, except that he did not play well:

So was my fault, and more than ‑‑ well, sure, he did well. He did very well, but I didn't ‑‑ yeah. I think I didn't play my best tennis. And I didn't play not my best tennis, no? I didn't play my tennis, and for that reason I lose. That's it.

I congratulate him and keep working hard for the next tournament.

Poor thing.The Spaniard will be 23 this Wednesday, and there will be plenty of time for more grand slams.

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Saturday’s Results
Singles Third Round
2 Roger Federer (SUI) def. 32 Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
29 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) def. 4 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4 6-4 6-4
5 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) def. 25 Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-4 7-5 6-4
6 Andy Roddick (USA) def. Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-1 6-4 6-4
9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-2 6-2 6-2
11 Gael Monfils (FRA) def. 24 Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-1
16 Tommy Robredo (ESP) def. Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-0
Tommy Haas (GER) def. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-4

Double Second Round
1 D. Nestor (CAN)/N. Zimonjic (SRB) v. L. Friedl (CZE)/D. Skoch (CZE)
14 R. De Voest (RSA)/A. Fisher (AUS) def. D. Vemic (SRB)/M. Zverev (GER) 6-3 7-6(6)

Doubles Round of 16
2. B. Bryan (USA)/M. Bryan (USA) def. A. Pavel (ROU)/H. Tecau (ROU) 6-1 6-4
3 L. Dlouhy (CZE)[/L. Paes (IND) def. J. Benneteau (FRA)/N. Mahut (FRA) 7-6(4) 6-3
4 M. Bhupathi (IND)/M. Knowles (BAH) def. J. Brunstrom (SWE)/J. J. Rojer (AHO) 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(3)
5 B. Soares (BRA)/K. Ullyett (ZIM) def. J. Levinsky (CZE)/I. Zelenay (SVK) 3-6 6-4 7-6(6)
I. Kunitsyn (RUS)/D. Tursunov (RUS) def. 8 P. Cuevas (URU)/L. Horna (PER) 7-6(4) 6-4
J. Acasuso (ARG)/F. Gonzalez (CHI) def. G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP)/S. Roitman (ARG) 6-1 6-3
W. Moodie (RSA)/D. Norman (BEL) def. S. Aspelin (SWE)/P. Hanley (AUS) 3-6 6-3 7-5

Sunday’s Matches
Singles Round of 16
1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. 23 Robin Soderling (SWE)
3 Andy Murray (GBR) vs. 13 Marin Cilic (CRO)
8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP)vs. 10 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
12 Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) vs. 30 Victor Hanescu (ROU)

Doubles Round of 16
1 D. Nestor (CAN)/N. Zimonjic (SRB) vs. C. Kas (GER)/R. Wassen (NED)
2 B. Bryan (USA)/M. Bryan (USA) vs. 14 R. De Voest (RSA)/A. Fisher (AUS)
4 M. Bhupathi (IND)/M. Knowles (BAH) vs. J. Acasuso (ARG)/F. Gonzalez (CHI)
M. Lopez (ESP)/T. Robredo (ESP) vs. M. Kohlmann (GER)/A. Waske (GER)

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An inanimate Novak Djokovic was bounced out of the French Open today by German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-4 6-4 after 2 hours and 21 minutes of play. Djokovic was sluggish and could not make any adjustments. Kohlschreiber, to his credit, played a solid and efficient match. The German did not give Djokovic any errors or blips that might allow the Serb to get back into the match.

The defeat is a lost opportunity for Djokovic to cap off his European clay-court season. He was able to turn around his uninspiring start of the season into a solid clay-court season. The Serb was the second-best player on clay this year, and the loss now puts this progress back into inconsistent territory. The French Open draw gave Djokovic an excellent opportunity to play Nadal in the final, and a chance to gain on Roger Federer and Andy Murray in points. Djokovic is actually capable of winning another grand slam title and moving up in the rankings, but bad decisions and self-sabotage continue to impede him from doing so.

His first problem is that he has never taken care of his fitness. That is the real difference between the top-tier players and everyone else. Federer and Nadal already had the physical fitness, and Murray and Verdasco worked hard in the off-season, which is paying off now. Djokovic addressed this by hiring a new fitness coach over a month ago, but he is already at a disadvantage from the others.

The second horrible decision is to change his racket at the end of last season. It took him about six months to get used to the new racket. In the meantime, he could not control his shots. This affected his confidence, and his play suffered the early part of the season. The inconsistent results allowed Andy Murray to overtake the Djokovic for the three spot.

The final bad decision is to participate in his family’s tournament in Serbia the week before the French Open. Nadal complained about the scheduling of the Madrid Masters, which did not give him the preparation he would have liked for the French Open -- that tournament took place two weeks before Roland Garros. The other top-six players took the week prior to Roland Garros off. It seemed like this was another sketchy decision, but Djokovic looked like he might get away with it. Today, it caught up with him.

Djokovic is also not helped by the self-sabotage that seems to pop up at inopportune moments. Last year’s Wimbledon, he was hot on the heels of Nadal and threatened to overtake Nadal’s two spot. Marat Safin managed to bounce the Serb out of the tournament in the second round. At the Australian Open this year, he was positioned to take Federer’s second spot. Instead of defending his title, the Serb ended up retiring in the quarterfinals due to heat exhaustion. This week, he was looking to put himself in a good spot to stay in contention with Murray and Federer, but that opportunity has gone out of the window.

Djokovic’s team needs to make better decisions in terms of his tennis career. It seems like they jump on every short-term decision rather than looking at the long term. Is more important to make five million dollars for changing rackets or sticking with what is working and having more consistent results? Is it more important for him to play in a small, local tournament right before the French Open or giving him some rest that might put him in contention of the title?

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Veteran Tommy Haas was able to expel the French up-and-comer Jeremy Chardy in a pretty good win at 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-4. Chardy tried to turn his luck around in the fourth set, but Haas was able to hold on for the win and get off of the court in a timely fashion.

Haas advances to the round of 16. It is his first good run at a grand slam since his quarterfinal appearance at the US Open in 2007 and his first round-of-16 appearance in a grand slam or Master Series event this year. The 31 year old battled a shoulder injury last year that caused him to miss the US and French slams. His ranking dropped to a low of 86 this year, as a result, after starting out the 2008 season ranked 12th in the world.

The current ATP world no. 63 will play Roger Federer next. Federer is currently 8-2 over Haas and is on six-consecutive winning streak -- the last two victories were walkovers -- over the German. The last time Haas beat Federer is in 2002 in the round of 16 at the Australian Open.



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Friday’s Results

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An action shot of Rafael Nadal in his win over former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt. The Aussie gave him no trouble, and Nadal disposed of Hewitt 6-1-6-3 -6-1 in under two hours of play. Nadal will meet Robin Soderling next, and I am sure it will be a repeat of this.

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Fernando Verdasco outlasted countryman Nicolas Almagro 6-2 7-6(4) 7-6(8) after 2 hours and 47 minutes of play. Verdasco pretty much had his way with Almagro until the third set, which lasted 85 minutes. He could not quite closeout the match but was able to eventually get the job done in the tiebreak.

Next up for Verdasco is tenth-seed Nikolay Davydenko. Davydenko leads their head-to-head matchup 4-1, but the last time they played was in Rome in 2006. A lot has changed in three years, so this matchup should be a good one.

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Thursday’s Results

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Jeremy Chardy celebrates his victory over Simone Bolelli. He bested the Italian 6-2 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-1. The Frenchman advances with compatriots Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga into the next round, where he will play Tommy Haas.

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was able to get passed Juan Monaco. He bested the Argentine 7-5 2-6 6-1 7-6(8) in a match that ended up being quite the shootout. It is a shame the two players had to meet in the second round. The Frenchman will play Christophe Rochus next in the third round.

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Wednesday’s Results
Singles First Round
Arnaud Clement (FRA) def. 21 Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-1
Christophe Rochus (BEL) def. Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-4

Singles Second Round
1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-1 6-4 6-2
3 Andy Murray (GBR) def. Potito Starace (ITA) 6-3 2-6 7-5 6-4
7 Gilles Simon (FRA) def. Robert Kendrick (USA) 7-5 6-0 6-1
8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) def. Philipp Petzschner (GER) 6-1 6-2 6-3
12 Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) def. Rui Machado (POR) 6-3 6-2 6-3
13 Marin Cilic (CRO) def. Dudi Sela (ISR) 6-0 6-3 6-1
14 David Ferrer (ESP) def. Nicolas Kiefer (GER) 6-3 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-2
17 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) def. Nicolas Massu (CHI) 6-1 6-1 6-2
18 Radek Stepanek (CZE) def. Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4
23 Robin Soderling (SWE) def. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-4
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) def. 28 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-7(9) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-3
31 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) def. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 6-2
WC Josselin Ouanna (FRA) def. 20 Marat Safin (RUS) 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 4-6 3-6 10-8
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 6-4 6-3 6-1

Doubles First Round
3 L. Dlouhy (CZE)/L. Paes (IND) def. S. De Chaunac (FRA)/B. Paire (FRA) 6-1 6-3
5 B. Soares (BRA)/K. Ullyett (ZIM) def. J. Chardy (FRA)/M. Gicquel (FRA) 7-6(2) 6-4
6 M. Fyrstenberg (POL)/M. Matkowski (POL) def. S. Prieto (ARG)/M. Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 6-4 6-3
8 P. Cuevas (URU)/L. Horna (PER) def. A. Clement (FRA)/N. Devilder (FRA) 6-2 7-6(2)
I. Kunitsyn (RUS)/D. Tursunov (RUS) def. 10 M. Melo (BRA)/Andre Sa (BRA) 6-4 7-5
12 F. Cermak (CZE)/M. Mertinak (SVK) def. S. Greul (GER)/A. Motti (ITA) 7-6(5) 6-3
J. Acasuso (ARG)/F. Gonzalez (CHI) def. 13 S. Huss (AUS)/R. Hutchins (GBR) 6-4 6-2
15 T. Parrott (USA)/F. Polasek (SVK) def. D. Martin (USA)/S. Querrey (USA) 7-5 7-5
D. Vemic (SRB)/M. Zverev (GER) def. M. Llodra (FRA)/F. Santoro (FRA) 6-4 6-4
M. Lopez (ESP)/T. Robredo (ESP) def. J. Ignacio Chela (ARG)/E. Schwank (ARG) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
J. Hernych (CZE)/C. Rochus (BEL) def. A. Beck (GER)/J.C. Scherrer (SUI) 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4
J. Knowle (AUT)/J. Melzer (AUT) def. O. Hernandez (ESP)/A. Montanes (ESP) 6-4 6-1
A. Pavel (ROU)/H. Tecau (ROU) def. R. Ram (USA)/B. Reynolds (USA) 6-2 7-5
G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP)/S. Roitman (ARG) def. R. Bopanna (IND)/J. Erlich (ISR) 6-4 7-6(10)
W. Moodie (RSA)/D. Norman (BEL) def. 7 Max Mirnyi (BLR)/A. Ram (ISR) 7-6(6) 6-3
J. Cerretani (USA)/S. Stakhovsky (UKR) def. N. Almagro (ESP)/I. Navarro (ESP) 6-2 4-6 6-2
C. Kas (GER)/R. Wassen (NED) def. 16 Martin Damm (CZE)/R. Lindstedt (SWE) 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 7-5
J. Benneteau (FRA)/N. Mahut (FRA) def. J. Haehnel (FRA)/F. Serra (FRA) 6-3 5-7 6-4

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Marat Safin and Josselin Ouanna were involved in quite a shootout in Phiippe Chartrier stadium. After 4 hours 34 minutes, Ouanna won his second ATP match of the year by besting the Russian, who is playing in his final French Open, 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 4-6 3-6 10-8.

Safin started out playing well and was in control of the match. In grand Safin style, he let the Frenchman get back into the set. Ouanna managed to sneak off with the first set in the tiebreak. From there, the Russian went into self-destruction mode and lost the second set.

It looked like he had given up, but Safin persevered and stayed with the Frenchman. In a reversal of fortunes, Safin became more consistent, and Ouanna looked like Safin had worn him down. The Russian was able to win the next two sets.

In the final set, Safin struck first with the break. All the big man had to do was hold on. Ouanna was able to break back and tie the set at 3-3. At 4-5, Safin fought off two match points to even the set at 5-5. The two players raised their level of play, and the match became more exciting. They battled to hold serve, and both players started serving and hitting bigger.

It was nice to see Safin not give up and rise to the occasion. The French neophyte did not shrink under the pressure either and really started hitting bigger and bolder forehands.

In the end, Ouanna had another two match points in game 18. Safin saved one match point, but the Frenchman converted on the next match point after a Safin forehand error.

Ouanna will now meet Fernando Gonzalez from Chile in the third round. The two players have never met in ATP competition. Gonzalez is stealthily cruising through his quarter of the draw, and I think he could cause trouble later in the draw. Ouanna will have his hands full with the Chilean.

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Gilles Simon managed to win today without stinking up the Suzanne Lenglen stadium. He defeated Robert Kendrick pretty convincingly 7-5 6-0 6-1 after 94 minutes of play. The Frenchman had a good match, but still needs to raise his level of play to advance into the later rounds.

Simon will play Romanian Victor Hanescu in the third round. He leads their head-to-head matchup 1-0. Let’s hope he builds upon this win.

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Rafael Nadal is not the only person with a new Nike kit. Juan Martin del Potro and Gael Monfils also get new Nike kits.

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Today was a cooler day than other two days. Play was suspended for two hours due to a rain delay. Most of the matches were completed, but the Clement/Tursunov and Santoro/Rochus matches were not completed due to lack of light and will finish tomorrow. The winners of both of these matches will play each other, so there will be no rest advantage.

Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin del Potro and Tommy Robredo advanced in straight-forward fashion. Djokovic only played two sets after Nicolas Lapentti had to pull out after spraining his left ankle. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced but dropped a set in a tricolor battle with compatriot Julien Benneteau.

James Blake was the only top-seeded casualty of the day. This was no surprise since he has been struggling, in general, of late. He is also part of the latest incarnation of no-clay-playing Americans. The deadly combination resulted in a first-round boot out of Roland Garros this year.

The surprise of the day was Juan Carlos Ferrero’s win over Ivan Ljubicic. Ljubicic had been playing well over the last couple of weeks, and Ferrero has been struggling for years with injury and lack of play. The former French Open champ and current world no. 103 upset Ljubicic 2-6 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 after three hours and 17 minutes of play.

Ferrero will meet German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round. Kohlschreiber leads their head-to-head matchup 2-1. His wins come courtesy of the hardcourts of Auckland for the last two-consecutive years. Ferrero’s victory came at Roland Garros three years ago.

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Tuesday’s Results
Singles First Round
4 Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 6-3 3-1 Ret. (left ankle)
5 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) def. Michael Llodra (FRA) 6-3 6-3 6-1
9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
11 Gael Monfils (FRA) def. Bobby Reynolds (USA) 6-2 6-3 6-1
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) def. 15 James Blake (USA) 7-6(6) 7-5 6-2
16 Tommy Robredo (ESP) def. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-2 6-1 6-2
Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) def. 22 Mardy Fish (USA) 6-3 1-6 6-4 7-6(4)
Marc Gicquel (FRA) def. 27 Rainer Schuettler (GER) 6-0 6-0 6-4
29 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) def. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6-1 6-2 6-2
Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) def. Evgeny Korolev (RUS) 6-4 Ret.
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) def. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 2-6 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Tommy Haas (GER) def. Andrei Pavel (ROU) 6-1 6-4 6-4
Juan Monaco (ARG) def. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-3 6-2 6-4
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) def. Brian Dabul (ARG) 4-6 7-5 7-6(2) 6-3
Andreas Beck (GER) def. Ivan Navarro (ESP) 7-6(9) 6-4 6-1
Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3
Victor Crivoi (ROU) def. Simon Greul (GER) 6-1 7-6(1) 6-2
Andreas Seppi (ITA) def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-3 6-3 6-1

Play Suspended
21 Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) vs. Arnaud Clement (FRA) To Finish 3-6 6-3
Christophe Rochus (BEL) vs. Fabrice Santoro (FRA) To Finish 6-3 6-1 3-6 5-3

Wednesday’s Order of Play

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Monday’s Order of Play
Singles First Round
1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Marcos Daniel (BRA) 7-5 6-4 6-3
2 Roger Federer (SUI) def. Alberto Martin (ESP) 6-4 6-3 6-2
6 Andy Roddick (USA) def. Romain Jouan (FRA) 6-2 6-4 6-2
10 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. Stefan Koubek (AUT) 6-2 6-1 6-4
12 Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) def. Jiri Vanek (CZE) 6-3 6-2 6-3
Simone Bolelli (ITA) def. 19 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-4 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-3
17 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) def. Nicolas Devilder 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4
23 Robin Soderling (SWE) def. Kevin Kim (USA) 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-2
24 Jurgen Melzer (AUT) def. Sergio Roitman (ARG) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-0
25 Igor Andreev (RUS) def. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 1-6 6-3 6-1 3-6 7-5
28 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) def. Franco Ferreiro (BRA) 6-7(3) 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5 6-2
30 Victor Hanescu (ROU) def. Steve Darcis (BEL) 7-6(8) 7-6(5) 7-6(3)
32 Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) def. Laurent Recouderc (FRA) 6-4 6-4 6-1
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) def. Thiago Alves (BRA) 6-2 7-6(10) 6-3
Guillaume Rufin (FRA) def. Eduardo Schwank (ARG) 6-1 6-3 6-3
Potito Starace (ITA) def. Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-7(5) 7-5 1-0 Ret.
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) def. Albert Montanes (ESP) 3-6 7-6(3) 7-6(5) 6-4
Rui Machado (POR) def. Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 6-2 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3
Nicolas Massu (CHI) def. Daniel Koellerer (AUT) 6-3 6-4 1-6 2-6 6-3
Diego Junqueira (ARG) def. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-3
Nicolas Kiefer (GER) def. Ilia Bozoljac (SRB) 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5 6-4
Ivo Minar (CZE) def. Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3
Denis Istomin (UZB) def. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(4)
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) def. Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-3 6-1
Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) def. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-5 Ret’d
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. Gilles Muller (LUX) 7-6(2) 6-1 6-4
Jose Acasuso (ARG) def. Santiago Ventura (ESP) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-0 6-3
Pablo Andujar (ESP) def. Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-4 7-6(7) 7-6(3)

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Jeremy Chardy had a pretty easy time in his first round match with Thiago Alves. He prevailed 6-2 7-6(10) 6-3 in just under two hours of match play. The Frenchman advances into the second round to play Spanish qualifier, Pablo Andujar. The two players have never met in ATP competition.

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Rafael Nadal won in style and defeated Brazilian Marcos Daniel 7-5 6-4 6-3 in routine fashion. The Spaniard will face the winner of the Kunitsyn-Gabashvili match.

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Sunday’s Results
Singles First Round
3 Andy Murray (GBR) def. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 6-2 6-2 6-1
7 Gilles Simon (FRA) def. Wayne Odesnik (USA) 3-6 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-3
8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) def. Florent Serra (FRA) 6-2 6-1 6-4
13 Marin Cilic (CRO) def. Jan Hernych (CZE) 6-0 6-4 6-3
14 David Ferrer (ESP) def. Frederico Gil (POR) 6-2 6-4 6-4
18 Radek Stepanek (CZE) def. WC Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 6-3 6-4 6-1
20 Marat Safin (RUS) def. WC Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA) 6-4 6-4 6-4
31 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) def. Agustin Calleri (ARG) 6-4 6-1 6-3
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-7(7) 6-7(4) 7-6(7) 6-4 6-3
Ernest Gulbis (LAT) def. Sam Querry (USA) 7-6(7) 6-1 3-6 6-1
WC Josselin Ouanna (FRA) def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 7-5 2-6 3-6 7-6(2) 6-1
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) def. Denis Gremelmayr (GER) 6-3 6-3 6-2
LL Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) def. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 2-6 Ret’d
Robert Kendrick (USA) def. Q Daniel Brands (GER) 6-7(9) 6-2 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
Philipp Petzschner (GER) def. Q Peter Polansky (CAN) 5-7 6-2 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
Dudi Sela (ISR) def. Q Jene-Rene Lisnard (MON) 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3

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It was not pretty, but Gilles Simon was able to advance into the second round. He had to rally to beat American Wayne Odesnick 3-6 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-3 after 3 hours and 43 minutes of play.

The Frenchman came out flat and was broken in his first service game. Odesnik was able to hold on and take the first set. Simon won the next two sets, and it looked like the world no. 7 had gotten his act together. Some kind of way, Simon let the American back into the match, and Odesnik won the fourth set. Ultimately the Frenchman was able to hold on and win the fifth set to take the match.

Simon will play another American, Robert Kendrick in the next round. Luckily for Simon, his opponent also played a five-set match with German Daniel Brands and was on the court four minutes more than the Frenchman. Simon leads their head-to-head match-up 1-0.

Let’s hope he plays better in the next round and stops the flaky-Jake routine.

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Fernando Verdasco beat Frenchman Florent Serra 6-2 6-1 6-4 after 2 hours and 11 minutes of play. He played well and basically used the match to just practice his groundstrokes. The Spaniard had a sloppy game five in the final set, and Serra was able to take advantage. Verdasco broke back immediately and cruised to closeout the match.

Verdasco will now play Philipp Petzschner in the second round. The two players have never played in ATP competition.

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Marat Safin advanced to the second round. He beat wildcard Alexandre Sidorenko of France 6-4 6-4 6-4. The Russian had some blips in the match but managed to wrap it up in straight sets. He will play Frenchman Josselin Ouanna in the next round. The two players have never played in ATP competition.

If you were watching the match on American TV, you would have heard John McEnroe trashing Safin throughout the match and acting like Safin was going to lose when it could not have been more further from the truth. The man is extra ridiculous as a sportscaster, so it is going to be a long two weeks of sportscasting nonsense.

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Argentina's Juan Monaco stretches out before his practice session in front of French onlookers at Roland Garros. Monaco should make a calisthenics video if this tennis thing does not work out.

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City: Roland Garros, France
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Championship Points: 2000
2008 Singles Champion: Rafael Nadal
2008 Doubles Champions: Luis Horna and Pablo Cuevas


The French Open is finally here and caps off the European clay-court season. Rafael Nadal will try to go for a record-breaking, fifth-consecutive title. He should be able to do it if he is healthy over the next two weeks.

The only two players who can stop him are Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer -- I would pick Djokovic over the two if I was forced to. It would be great to see Nadal and Djokovic battling it out in the final to change things up.

Nadal’s quarter contains Fernando Verdasco and Stanislas Wawrinka. Verdasco and Wawrinka will have to duke it out in the round of 16 to possibly play Nadal in the quarterfinals. Nadal should still be able to take either one of them.

The Spaniard then could have to meet Andy Murray in the semifinals. Of the top four, Murray is the player most likely to be upset, as clay is his weakest surface. To play Nadal, he will have to get past Fernando Gonzalez, his biggest obstacle, in the quarterfinals. The Chilean has a good chance of upsetting the Scot on clay this year.

Of course Federer has the privilege of having an easy quarter, as he usually does in the grand slams. Federer could meet Tomas Berdych in the round of 16. The Czech gave Federer trouble at the Australian Open and should have won the match but could not seal the deal. Federer’s other challenge could be Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals. Roddick still his Rogeritus, so the Swiss maestro should have an easy time advancing into the semifinals, where he could meet Djokovic. This may be the battle he will lose this year if I may be so bold.

The Serb needs to be in shape and make sure that he does not stay on the court too long over the next two weeks. Djokovic’s part of the draw is trickier. He could meet Juan Martin del Potro in the quarterfinals. The young Argentine has stepped his game up lately, so he might give the Serb some trouble. Even if del Potro loses, he might keep Djokovic on the court for a while and wear him down before a possible semifinal appearance with Federer – like Djokovic and Nadal in Madrid last week. Hopefully, the Serb has it together enough to make it to his maiden French Open final.

Tournament Draw
Singles / Doubles

Sunday's Order of Play

Tournament Malfeasance
Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs. Michael Llodra (FRA)
Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs. Lukasz Kubot (POL)
Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs. Igor Andreev (RUS)
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) vs. Arnaud Clement (FRA)
Julien Benneteau (FRA) vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) vs. Juan Carlos Ferrero
Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB)

And The Qualifiers Are . . .
Kevin Anderson (RSA), Sebastien De Chaunac (FRA), Benoit Paire (FRA), Lamine Oahab (ALG), Fabio Fognini (ITA), Daniel Brands (GER), Marcos Daniel (BRA), Lukas Rosol (CZE), Paolo Lorenzi (ITA), Ilia Bozoljac (SRB), Santiago Giraldo (COL), Victor Crivoi (ROU), Flavio Cipolla (ITA), Leonardo Mayer (ARG), Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON)

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Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, former JC Ferrero Equelite attendee, rallied to beat lucky loser Julien Benneteau of France to capture the Kitzbuhel title. He captured the Austrian trophy after battling the Frenchman for three hours and ten minutes for a 3-6 7-6(1) 6-3 victory. Kitzbuhel is the Spaniard’s first ATP career title, so a congratulations is in order for the 25-year-old world no. 74.

On the doubles side, the Brazilian duo of Marcel Melo and Andre Sa successfully defended their title. They overcame a one-set deficit to beat Romanians Andrei Pavel and Horia Tecau 6-7(9) 6-2 10-7. The championship is their first of the year and their fifth title together.


Championship Results
Singles Final
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) def. LL Julien Benneteau (FRA) 3-6 7-6(1) 6-3

Doubles Final
2 M. Melo (BRA)/A. Sa (BRA) def. A. Pavel (ROU)/H. Tecau (ROU) 6-7(9) 6-2 10-7


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Serbia beat Germany 2-1 to take the ARAG ATP World Team title. Viktor Troicki and Janko Tipsarervic were able to seal the deal in singles action for Serbia's first trophy in Dusseldorf.


Championship Results
Serbia Beat Germany 2-1
Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Rainer Schuettler (GER) 6-4 7-6(5)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-2 6-4
N. Kiefer (GER)/M. Zverev (GER) def. N. Zimonjic (SRB)/V. Troicki (SRB) 7-5 4-6 10-7

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Friday's Results
Singles Semifinals
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) def. 7 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-3 1-6 7-6(5)
LL Julien Benneteau (FRA) def. Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 6-3 6-4

Doubles Semifinals
2 M. Melo (BRA)/A. Sa (BRA) def. C. Kas (GER)/A. Peya (AUT) 6-4 6-0
A. Pavel (ROU)/H. Tecau (ROU) def. J. Knowle (AUT)/J. Melzer (AUT) 6-7(1) 6-3 15-13

Saturday’s Order of Play

The German doubles team of Nicolas Kiefer and Mischa Zverev saved one match point to eventually beat Robert Lindstedt and Robin Soderling 7-6(4) 4-6 13-11. The win gave the Germans a 2-1 victory over the defending Swedish champions.

They have now booked their place in the finals. The Germans will host the Serbians, so it should be good times tomorrow.

Friday's Round Robin Results
Argentina Beat Russia 3-0
Fri - Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) def. Evgeny Korolev (RUS) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Fri – M. Gonzalez (ARG)/J. Del Potro (ARG) def. E. Korolev (RUS)/D. Tursunov (RUS) 2-2 Ret’d (Korolev - left ankle)
Thu - Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) def. Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-3 7-6(3)

Germany Beat Sweden 2-1
Fri - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) def. Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) 6-1 6-2
Fri - N. Kiefer (GER)/M. Zverev (GER) def. R. Lindstedt (SWE)/R. Soderling (SWE) 7-6(4) 4-6 13-11 - Saved 1 M.P.
Thu - Robin Soderling (SWE) def. Rainer Schuettler (GER) 6-0 6-0

USA Beat France 2-1
Thu - Sam Querrey (USA) def. Gilles Simon (FRA) 7-5 6-3
Thu - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Robby Ginepri (USA) 3-6 6-2 6-4
Thu - M. Fish (USA)/S. Querrey (USA) def. J. Chardy (FRA)/G. Simon (FRA) 2-6 6-4 10-7

Serbia Beat Italy 2-1
Fri- Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) def. Francesco Piccari (ITA) 6-2 6-3
Fri – N. Zimonjic (SRB)/V. Trocki (SRB) def. F. Piccari (ITA)/A. Seppi (ITA) 6-0 7-6(5)
Thu - Andreas Seppi (ITA) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-1 6-4

Saturday’s Order of Play

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With the top-six seeds out of the way for the Russian, the title is his (Mikhail Youzhny) to lose.

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Youzhny went on to lose to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 1-6 7-6(5) in today’s semifinals. Garcia-Lopez is now 3-0 over the Russian. The Spaniard will now play lucky loser Julien Benneteau in the finals.

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Mikhail Youzhny was able to upset second-seed and local favorite Jurgen Melzer 6-4 6-4. With the top-six seeds out of the way for the Russian, the title is his to lose. Youzhny has played well of late and was the finalist in Munich the other week but lost to Tomas Berdych.

Youzhny first needs to get past Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who took out the third-seed Victor Hanescu, in the semifinals tomorrow. Garcia-Lopez leads their head-to head 2-0, so the Russian could have his work cut out for him.


Thursday's Results
Singles Quarterfinals
7 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. 2 Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-4 6-4
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) def. 3 Victor Hanescu (ROU) 6-2 6-2
Oscar Hernandez (ESP) def. Q Juan Chela (ARG) 6-4 6-4
LL Julien Benneteau (FRA) def. WC Daniel Koellerer (AUT) 6-2 6-7(5) 6-0

Doubles Quarterfinals
2 M. Melo (BRA)/A. Sa (BRA) def. S. Aspelin (SWE)/P. Hanley (AUS) 6-3 6-4

Friday’s Order of Play

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Thursday’s Results
Round Robin

Sweden Leads Germany 1-0
Robin Soderling (SWE) def. Rainer Schuettler (GER) 6-0 6-0

USA Leads France 2-1
Sam Querrey (USA) def. Gilles Simon (FRA) 7-5 6-3
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Robby Ginepri (USA) 3-6 6-2 6-4
M. Fish (USA)/S. Querrey (USA) def. J. Chardy (FRA)/G. Simon (FRA) 2-6 6-4 10-7

Argentina Leads Russia 1-0
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) def. Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-3 7-6(3)

Italy Leads Serbia 1-0
Andreas Seppi (ITA) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-1 6-4

Friday’s Order of Play

Rafael Nadal comfortably sits atop the ATP world rankings list. Now, Men’s Fitness magazine selected Rafael Nadal as the fittest guy in the world for 2009. The Spaniard beat out Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man and Lebron James, the NBA’s top player. The reason why he topped the list is quite an ode:

Why Nadal? Because of those guns, for goodness' sake. Or gun, really. The left one. It's a boulder. A cannon. A WMD. Because of his stamina, his physique. Because of the way he plays, with violence. The way Mike Singletary or Ray Nitschke or Lawrence Taylor would play if they played tennis. Remember the Office Linebacker? He's the Office Tennis Champion. Six Grand Slams. Thirty-three tournament wins. Twenty-three-million dollars in prize winnings. Because he rebuilt his game to become No. 1. No longer just a "clay" guy, he's now a man for all surfaces. A lot of "clay" guys are content to be "clay" guys. Not him. Because of his relentless pursuit of the greatest artist the sport has ever seen.

It is funny that he has already been selected, and the year is not even halfway over yet. The magazine also captured an interview with the Mallorcan to talk about his exercise regimen.

Wednesday’s Results
Singles Second Round
2 Jurgen Melzer (AUT) def. Agustin Calleri (ARG) 6-4 7-5
3 Victor Hanescu (ROU) def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-1 7-6(2)
7 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. WC Stephan Koubek (AUT) 6-2 6-4
Oscar Hernandez (ESP) def. WC Andreas Beck (GER) 7-5 6-4
WC Daniel Koellerer (AUT) def. Diego Junqueira (ARG) 6-1 6-2
Q Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) def. LL Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 6-3 6-2
LL Julien Benneteau (FRA) def. Nicolas Massu (CHI) 6-1 6-7(4) 7-6(7)

Doubles First Round
L. Arnold Ker (ARG)/O. Marach (AUT) def. WC M. Kohlmann (GER)/P. Oswald (AUT) 6-4 6-7(5) 10-8 – finished from yesterday
S. Aspelin (SWE)/P. Hanley (AUS) def. M. Ancic (CRO)/M. Youzhny (RUS) 6-2 6-4

Doubles Quarterfinals
A. Pavel (ROU)/H. Tecau (ROU) def. 1 M. Fyrstenberg (POL)/M. Matkowski (POL) 4-6 7-5 10-7
J. Knowle (AUT)/J. Melzer (AUT) def. 4 F. Cermak (CZE)/M. Mertinak (SVK) 6-2 6-4
C. Kas (GER)/A. Peya (AUT) def. L. Arnold Ker (ARG)/O. Marach (AUT) 6-3 6-4

Thursday’s Order of Play

Germany Beats France 3-0
Tues - Rainer Schuettler (GER) def. Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-4 6-4
Weds - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-3
Weds - N. Kiefer (GER)/M. Zverev (GER) def. J. Chardy (FRA)/G. Simon (FRA) 6-0 6-4

Argentina Beats Italy 3-0
Tues - Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) def. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-3 6-4
Weds - M. Gonzalez (ARG)/J. del Potro (ARG) vs. F. Piccari (ITA)/A. Seppi (ITA) 6-2 6-3
Weds - *Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) def. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6-3 5-7 6-4
*Maximo Gonzalez replaced Juan Monaco because of a left wrist injury. This is not good for Monaco for the French Open.

Sweden Beats USA 2-1
Tues - Robin Soderling (SWE) def. Sam Querry (USA) 6-2 6-2
Tues - Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) def. Robby Ginepri (USA) 7-5 6-4
Weds - M. Fish (USA)/S. Querrey (USA) def. R. Lindstedt (SWE)/R. Soderling (SWE) 2-6 6-2 10-3

Serbia Beats Russia 3-0
Tues - Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) def. Stanislav Vovk (RUS) 6-2 6-4
Tues - Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Evgeny Korolev (RUS) 6-2 6-2
Weds - N. Zimonjic (SRB)/V. Troicki (SRB) def. E. Korolev (RUS)/S. Vovk (RUS) 6-1 6-1

Thursday’s Order of Play

The Germans beat the French team 3-0. Yesterday Rainer Schuettler beat Gilles Simon 6-4 6-4. Today Philipp Kohlschreiber rallied from losing the first set to upset France’s toughest competitor, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7(2) 6-3 6-3. To add insult to injury, Nicolas Kiefer and Mischa Zverev defeated Jeremy Chardy and Gilles Simon 6-0 6-4.

The German team has only lost one match in two round robins of play. The team is currently 5-1 in the tournament. Defending champion, Sweden is 4-2, as is Argentina. The surprise of the tournament is Serbia. The Serbs share the same record as the Germans at 5-1.

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Seventh-seed and ATP world number 46 Mikhail Youzhny defeated Stefan Koubak 6-2 6-4 in front of the Austrian’s hometown fans. The win for the Russian sets up a quarterfinal meeting against another Austrian and second-seed, Jurgen Melzer.

Melzer, who beat Agustin Calleri 6-4 7-5, has been playing well lately, so the matchup should be a good one. The two players are even at 2-2 in their head-to-head matchup, with Youzhny winning their last two meetings.





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Tuesday's Results
Singles First Round
2 Jurgen Melzer (AUT) def. Frederico Gil (POR) 6-3 6-0
Oscar Hernandez (ESP) def. 4 Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 6-2 6-3
Q Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) def. 6 Marc Gicquel (FRA) 5-7 6-3 6-0
LL Julien Benneteau (FRA) def. 8 Dudi Sela (ISR) 7-5 6-1
WC Stephan Koubek (AUT) def. Philipp Petzschner (GER) 7-6(8) 6-4
Diego Junqueira (ARG) def. LL Paul Capdeville (CHI) 6-3 6-2
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) def. Q Mario Ancic (CRO) 6-4 6-3

Singles Second Round
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) def. 5 Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 4-6 6-4 6-3

Doubles First Round
C. Kas (GER)/A. Peya (AUT) def. 3 M. Granollers (ESP)/B. Soares (BRA) 6-3 6-2
A. Pavel (ROU)/H. Tecau (ROU) def. V. Hanescu (ROU)/J. Levinsky (CZE) 7-6(5) 3-6 11-9
J. .Knowle (AUT)/J. Melzer (AUT) def. E. Butorac (USA)/P. Petzschner (GER) 6-2 6-7(5) 10-8
1 M. Fyrstenberg (POL)/M. Matkowski (POL) def. WC R. Kendrick (USA)/D. Koellerer (AUT) 7-5 7-6(2)
L. Arnold Ker (ARG)/O. Marach (AUT) vs. WC M. Kohlmann (GER)/P. Oswald (AUT) 6-4 6-7(5) – to finish due to lack of light

Wednesday's Order of Play

Tuesday’s Results
Round Robin
Rainer Schuettler (GER) def. Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-4 6-4
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) def. Stanislav Vovk (RUS) 6-2 6-4
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) def. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-3 6-4
Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) def. Robby Ginepri (USA) 7-5 6-4
Robin Soderling (SWE) def. Sam Querry (USA) 6-2 6-2
Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Evgeny Korolev (RUS) 6-2 6-2

Wednesday's Order of Play

Tommy Robredo makes an appearance on Spanish television and presents the host, Pablo Motos with a Dunlop tennis racket.

Yesterday would have been Fred Perry's 100th birthday. This is a great profile of the British champion (The Independent)
In addition to Fred Perry, May 18th is a great day for tennis birthdays (Open Court)
Like Serena, Nadal is Dinara's idol (Guardian)
An interview with Djokovic's manager (Blic)
Murray has gotten smart and is starting to manage expectations (ESPN Star)
Gaston Gaudio, who is the former French Open champion, received a wildcard from the tournament (TSN)
Kei Nishikori, Japan's best player, has pulled out of the French Open (Yahoo via AP)
Super Mario can forgive anything but adultery (Croatian Times)
Mr. and Mrs. Agassi inaugurated the new Wimbledon roof (Times Online)
Dubai agrees to pay WTA fine (Guardian)
Nalbandian will be sidelined for four months after hip surgery (TSN)
In a smart move, the USTA hires Jose Higueras to overhaul the American coaching corps (ESPN)
Speaking of American tennis -- remember Americans used to win on clay (NBC Sports)
Nadal and McEnroe will appear in Wii's newest game, Grand Slam Tennis (Blast Magazine)

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Top-seed and defending champion Nikolay Davydenko pulled out of the tournament due to an ankle injury and will be replaced by lucky loser Paul Capdeville of Chile. France’s Nicolas Devilder also pulled out of the tournament for an ankle inury and was replaced by lucky loser Julien Benneteau. Both lucky losers will make their tournament debuts tomorrow.

Monday’s Results
Singles First Round
3 Victor Hanescu (ROU) def. Q Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 6-7(6) 6-3 7-5
7 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 6-2 7-6(7)
Marcel Granollers (ESP) def. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 7-6(11) 6-3
Nicolas Massu (CHI) def. Q Robin Vik (CZE) 6-4 6-2
WC Andreas Beck (GER) def. Jan Hernych (CZE) 5-7 6-3 7-5
WC Daniel Koellerer (AUT) def. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-4 6-4
Agustin Calleri (ARG) def. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 3-6 7-5 0-1 ret. (illness)

Doubles First Round
2 M. Melo (BRA)/A. Sa (BRA) def. M. Gicquel (FRA)/C. Rochus (BEL) 6-2 6-4
4 F. Cermak (CZE)/M. Mertinak (SVK) def. J. Cerretani (USA)/D. Vemic (SRB) 6-3 3-6 10-2

Tuesday’s Order of Play

Italy Beats Russia 2-1
Sun - Evgeny Korolev (RUS) def. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-4 6-4
Sun - Simone Bolelli (ITA) def. Stanislav Vovk (RUS) 7-6(1) 6-2
Mon - S. Bolelli (ITA)/A. Seppi (ITA) def E. Korolev (RUS)/S. Vovk (RUS) 6-7(4) 6-3 10-4

Serbia Beats Argentina 2-1
Sun - Juan Monaco (ARG) def. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-4 7-6(8)
Mon - Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 6-4 6-1
Mon - N. Zimonjic (SRB)/V. Troicki (SRB) d. J. Del Potro (ARG)/J. Monaco (ARG) 4-6 7-6(4) 10-8

Germany Beats USA 2-1
Sun - Sam Querrey (USA) def. Rainer Schuettler (GER) 2-6 6-4 6-2
Mon - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) def. Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-0
Mon - N. Kiefer (GER)/M. Zverev (GER) def. M. Fish (USA)/S. Querrey (USA) 4-6 6-4 10-1

Sweden Beats France 2-1
Sun - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Sun - Robin Soderling (SWE) def. Gilles Simon (FRA) 4-6 6-2 6-0
Mon - R. Lindstedt (SWE)/R. Soderling (SWE) def. J. Chardy (FRA)/J. Tsonga (FRA) 6-2 3-6 10-7

Tuesday’s Matches
Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. Rainer Schuettler (GER)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs. Stanislav Vovk (RUS)
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) vs. Andreas Seppi (ITA)
Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) vs. Robby Ginepri (USA)
Robin Soderling (SWE) vs. Sam Querry (USA)
Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs. Evgeny Korolev (RUS)

Tuesday's Order of Play