Roland Garros 2009 - French Open Tennis Tournament

Roger Federer Wins in the Final and Writes History

2009-06-07T08:33:00.000-07:00

This can be considered a truly historic moment in the history of tennis. Roger Federer played fabulously today and won the only Grand Slam title he was missing from his incredible career, the French Open, after beating Robin Soderling in the final in straight sets, 6-1, 7-6(1), 6-4.

This is the only Grand Slam title the Swiss player was missing, and by winning this, he equals Pete Sampras' record of 14 grand slam titles won throughout the career.

Federer started the game very determined. The fact that Soderling had eliminated Nadal in his way to the final made Federer weary of the Swedish player's abilities. The first set was won quickly, 6-1. Soderling was simply overwhelmed by Federer's rhythm and better vision.

The second set was evenly matched, but during the tie break Federer was unstoppable. In the 3rd set, he quickly broke Robin's serve and went ahead to win 6-4, even though strong emotions were felt during his match point.

Soderling had an incredible speech, saying that Federer taught him a tennis lesson and that for him, Roger is the greatest player in history. Andre Agassi was the one who handed Federer the trophy.

Roger Federer joins a very select group of tennis players who managed to win all the 4 Grand Slams. These players are Don Budge, Fred Perry, Rod Laver, Andre Agassi and Roy Emerson.

Svetlana Kuznetsova wins Roland Garros after Beating Dinara Safina in the Final

2009-06-06T09:28:00.000-07:00

Svetlana Kuznetsova won the women's singles title at Roland Garros after beating her fellow Russian player Dinara Safina in the final, score 6-4, 6-2.

Dinara Safina, the tournament's number 1 favorite is at her second consecutive lost Roland Garros final, after being beaten by Ana Ivanovic in 2008.

On the other end, Kuznetsova (favorite number 7) revenged the last year's defeat in the semifinals by the same Dinara Safina. At 23, this is her second grand slam title in her career, after winning the US Open in 2004. She also lost other two grand slam finals, at Roland Garros in 2006 and at the US Open in 2007. Each time she was beaten by Justine Henin.

Day 13 - Women's Doubles Final

2009-06-06T09:26:00.000-07:00

Court Suzanne Lenglen
A. Medina Garrigues ESP (3), Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP (3) - Victoria Azarenka BLR (12), Elena Vesnina RUS (12): 6-1, 6-1

Day 13 - Men's Singles - Semifinals

2009-06-06T09:22:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Robin Soderling SWE (23) - Fernando Gonzalez CHI (12): 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4
Court Philippe Chatrier
Juan Martin Del Potro ARG (5) - Roger Federer SUI (2): 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, 1-6, 4-6

Day 12 - Women's Singles Semifinals

2009-06-04T23:24:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Dinara Safina RUS (1) - Dominika Cibulkova SVK (20): 6-3, 6-3

Court Philippe Chatrier
Samantha Stosur AUS (30) - Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (7): 4-6, 7-6, 3-6

Day 12 - Men's Doubles Semifinals

2009-06-04T23:22:00.000-07:00

Daniel Nestor CAN (1), Nenad Zimonjic SRB (1) - Lukas Dlouhy CZE (3), Leander Paes IND (3): 6-7, 6-7
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Wesley Moodie RSA, Dick Norman BEL - Bob Bryan USA (2), Mike Bryan USA (2): 0-6, 7-6, 6-4

Day 12 - Mixed Doubles Final

2009-06-04T23:19:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier

Liezel Huber USA (1), Bob Bryan USA (1) vs. Vania King USA, Marcelo Melo BRA: 5-7, 7-6, 1-0

Day 11 - Women's Singles Quarterfinals

2009-06-03T23:26:00.000-07:00

Sorana Cirstea ROU - Samantha Stosur AUS (30): 1-6, 3-6
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (7) - Serena Williams USA (2): 7-6, 5-7, 7-5

Day 11 - Men's Singles Quarter Finals

2009-06-03T23:24:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Gael Monfils FRA (11) - Roger Federer SUI (2): 6-7, 2-6, 4-6
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Juan Martin Del Potro ARG (5) - Tommy Robredo ESP (16): 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

Day 11 - Men's Doubles Quarterfinals

2009-06-03T23:22:00.000-07:00

Court 1
Daniel Nestor CAN (1), Nenad Zimonjic SRB (1) - Igor Kunitsyn RUS, Dmitry Tursunov RUS: 6-4, 6-2
Court 1
Marc Lopez ESP, Tommy Robredo ESP - Bob Bryan USA (2), Mike Bryan USA (2): 6-7, 6-4, 6-7

Day 11 - Women's Doubles Semifinals

2009-06-03T23:20:00.000-07:00

Court 1
Cara Black ZIM (1), Liezel Huber USA (1) - A. Medina Garrigues ESP (3), Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP (3): 5-7, 7-5, 2-6
Court 1
Victoria Azarenka BLR (12), Elena Vesnina RUS (12) - Su-Wei Hsieh TPE (9), Shuai Peng CHN (9): 6-3, 7-5

Day 11 - Mixed Doubles Semifinals Results

2009-06-03T23:17:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Liezel Huber USA (1), Bob Bryan USA (1) - Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER, Mark Knowles BAH: 6-2, 6-2
Court 2
Nadia Petrova RUS (4), Max Mirnyi BLR (4) - Vania King USA, Marcelo Melo BRA: 2-6, 6-3, 0-1

Day 10 - Women's Singles Quarter Finals Results

2009-06-03T00:12:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Dinara Safina RUS (1) - Victoria Azarenka BLR (9): 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Dominika Cibulkova SVK (20) - Maria Sharapova RUS: 6-0, 6-2

Day 10 - Men's Singles Quarter Finals

2009-06-03T00:10:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Andy Murray GBR (3) - Fernando Gonzalez CHI (12): 3-6, 6-3, 0-6, 4-6
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Robin Soderling SWE (23) - Nikolay Davydenko RUS (10): 6-1, 6-3, 6-1

Day 10 - Men's Doubles Quarter Finals Results

2009-06-03T00:07:00.001-07:00

Day 10 - Women's Doubles Quarter Finals Results

2009-06-03T00:02:00.000-07:00

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE (9), Shuai Peng CHN (9) - Agnieszka Radwanska POL, Urszula Radwanska POL: 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Court 1
Cara Black ZIM (1), Liezel Huber USA (1) - Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA (10), Nadia Petrova RUS (10): 6-3, 6-3

Day 10 - Mixed Doubles Quarter Finals Results

2009-06-03T00:01:00.001-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Nathalie Dechy FRA, Andy Ram ISR - Nadia Petrova RUS (4), Max Mirnyi BLR (4): 3-6, 1-6
Court 1
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER, Mark Knowles BAH - Alisa Kleybanova RUS, Bruno Soares BRA: 4-6, 6-3, 1-0

Men's Singles Quarterfinals Matches

2009-06-02T02:02:00.000-07:00

Here are the matches that are going to take place in the quarterfinals of the men's singles competition.

Tuesday, June 2nd:
Andy Murray (GBR)[3] vs. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)[12]
Robin Soderling (SWE)[23] vs. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)[10]

Wednesday, June 3rd:
Juan Martin Del Potro ARG (5) vs. Tommy Robredo ESP (16)
Gael Monfils FRA (11) vs. Roger Federer SUI (2)

Women's Singles Quarterfinals Preview

2009-06-02T01:58:00.000-07:00

Here are the matches from the quarterfinals in the women's singles competition:

On Tuesday, June 2nd:
Dinara Safina (RUS)[1] vs. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)[9], on Court Philippe Chatrier
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)[20] vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS), on Court Suzanne Lenglen

On Wednesday, June 3rd:
Sorana Cirstea ROU vs. Samantha Stosur AUS (30)
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (7) vs. Serena Williams USA (2)

Day 9 - Women's Singles 4th Round Results

2009-06-01T23:28:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Virginie Razzano FRA - Samantha Stosur AUS (30): 1-6, 2-6
Court Philippe Chatrier
Aleksandra Wozniak CAN (24) - Serena Williams USA (2): 1-6, 2-6
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Jelena Jankovic SRB (5) - Sorana Cirstea ROU: 6-3, 0-6, 7-9
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (7) - Agnieszka Radwanska POL (12): 6-4, 1-6, 6-1

Day 9 - Men's Singles 4th Round Results

2009-06-01T23:25:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Juan Martin Del Potro ARG (5) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA (9): 6-1, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4
Court Philippe Chatrier
Tommy Haas GER - Roger Federer SUI (2): 7-6, 7-5, 4-6, 0-6, 2-6
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Tommy Robredo ESP (16) - Philipp Kohlschreiber GER (29): 6-4, 5-7, 7-6, 6-2
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Andy Roddick USA (6) - Gael Monfils FRA (11): 4-6, 2-6, 3-6

Day 9 - Men's Doubles Quarter Finals

2009-06-01T23:23:00.000-07:00

Court 1
Lukas Dlouhy CZE (3), Leander Paes IND (3) - Bruno Soares BRA (5), Kevin Ullyett ZIM (5): 6-2, 7-6
Court 1
Wesley Moodie RSA, Dick Norman BEL - Jose Acasuso ARG, Fernando Gonzalez CHI: walkover

Day 9 - Women's Doubles Quarter Finals

2009-06-01T23:21:00.000-07:00

Court 1
Victoria Azarenka BLR (12), Elena Vesnina RUS (12) - Zi Yan CHN (16), Jie Zheng CHN (16): 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Court 2
A. Medina Garrigues ESP (3), Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP (3) - Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER (11), Patty Schnyder SUI (11): 7-6, 6-2

Day 9 - Mixed Doubles 2nd Round and Quarterfinals

2009-06-01T23:18:00.000-07:00

Court 1 - Quarterfinals
Liezel Huber USA (1), Bob Bryan USA (1) - Ai Sugiyama JPN (5), Andre Sa BRA (5): 1-6, 6-4, 1-0
Court 2 - 2nd Round
Lisa Raymond USA (3), Marcin Matkowski POL (3) - Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER, Mark Knowles BAH: 6-3, 5-7, 0-1
Court 2 - Quarterfinals
Vania King USA, Marcelo Melo BRA - Sybille Bammer AUT, Lukasz Kubot POL: 6-3, 7-5

Sorana Cirstea Beats Jelena Jankovic

2009-06-01T10:54:00.000-07:00

No one could have predicted this, but the 19 year old Romanian, Sorana Cirstea, defeated the world's number 5, Jelena Jankovic, in a dramatic match, arguably the most beautiful one in this year's women's competition.

Sorana, who is currently ranked 41, came from being one set down and won in an impressive fashion. She won the 2nd set with an impressive 6-0, and then she went on to win the decisive 9-7, after Jelena Jankovic led 5-4 and 30-0 on her own serve.

The Romanian won at her 3rd match point and if she continues to play like this, she will be a force to be reckoned. Sorana will play against the winner from the game between Samantha Stosur and Virginie Razzano in the quarter finals.

Roger Federer Beats Tommy Haas and Advances to the Quarter Finals

2009-06-01T06:47:00.000-07:00

There were sighs of relief for Federer who came back from 2 sets down to beat Tommy Haas in a thrilling 4th round match.

The world number 2, Federer, lost the first 2 sets 7-6, 7-5, but made a spectacular comeback, winning the last 3 sets 6-4, 6-0, 6-2.

Now with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic out of the competition, Federer has the chance of winning the only grand slam title he misses from his prolific career.

Day 8 - Women's Singles 4th Round Results

2009-06-01T00:14:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Dinara Safina RUS (1) - Aravane Rezai FRA: 6-1, 6-0
Court Philippe Chatrier
Maria Sharapova RUS - Na Li CHN (25): 6-4, 0-6, 6-4
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Victoria Azarenka BLR (9) - Ana Ivanovic SRB (8): 6-2, 6-3
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Agnes Szavay HUN (29) - Dominika Cibulkova SVK (20): 2-6, 4-6

Day 8 - Men's Singles 4th Round Results

2009-06-01T00:10:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Rafael Nadal ESP (1) - Robin Soderling SWE (23): 2-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-7
Court Philippe Chatrier
Fernando Gonzalez CHI (12) - Victor Hanescu ROU (30): 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Nikolay Davydenko RUS (10) - Fernando Verdasco ESP (8): 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Andy Murray GBR (3) - Marin Cilic CRO (13): 7-5, 7-6, 6-1

Day 8 - Men's Doubles 3rd Round Results

2009-06-01T00:08:00.000-07:00

Court 1
Jose Acasuso ARG, Fernando Gonzalez CHI - Mahesh Bhupathi IND (4), Mark Knowles BAH (4): 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
Court 1
Rik De Voest RSA (14), Ashley Fisher AUS (14) - Bob Bryan USA (2), Mike Bryan USA (2): 3-6, 4-6
Court 2
Daniel Nestor CAN (1), Nenad Zimonjic SRB (1) - Christopher Kas GER, Rogier Wassen NED: 6-0, 6-3
Court 2
Marc Lopez ESP, Tommy Robredo ESP - Michael Kohlmann GER, Alexander Waske GER: 6-3, 6-4

Day 8 - Women's Doubles 3rd Round Results

2009-06-01T00:05:00.000-07:00

Court 1
Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA (10), Nadia Petrova RUS (10) - Serena Williams USA (5), Venus Williams USA (5): 7-6, 5-7, 7-6
Court 1
Zi Yan CHN (16), Jie Zheng CHN (16) - Samantha Stosur AUS (4), Rennae Stubbs AUS (4): 6-4, 7-5
Court 2
Agnieszka Radwanska POL, Urszula Radwanska POL - Kveta Peschke CZE (2), Lisa Raymond USA (2): 6-2, 6-3

Day 8 - Mixed Doubles 2nd Round Results

2009-06-01T00:02:00.000-07:00

Court 2
Pauline Parmentier FRA, Marc Gicquel FRA - Ai Sugiyama JPN (5), Andre Sa BRA (5): 2-6, 3-6
Court 2
Elena Vesnina RUS (6), Daniel Nestor CAN (6) - Nathalie Dechy FRA, Andy Ram ISR: 4-6, 6-4, 0-1
Court 7
Anastasia Rodionova AUS, Rik De Voest RSA - Alisa Kleybanova RUS, Bruno Soares BRA: 4-6, 2-6

Rafael Nadal Loses to Robin Soderling!

2009-05-31T09:12:00.000-07:00

The impossible has happened. Rafael Nadal, the winner of the last 4 consecutive titles at Roland Garros, left the competition today, having been defeated in the last 16 by Robin Soderling, 2-6, 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-7(2).

It wasn't Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic, it wasn't even Andy Murray. It was Robin Soderling against all odds, in a game where many had bet if Rafael Nadal was going to lose a set. Even though things looked like getting back to normal when Nadal "the king of clay" had equaled the score at 1-1, Robin's fury had only started. It was undoubtedly the match of his lifetime for Soderling.

The Swedish player ended an incredible run of 24 consecutive games that Nadal won on the clay of Paris, which translated into 4 consecutive titles. Now with both Nadal and Djokovic eliminated from the competition, this could be a golden opportunity for Federer to win the only grand slam title that he misses.

Day 7 - Women's Singles 3rd Round Results

2009-05-31T03:58:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Tathiana Garbin ITA - Virginie Razzano FRA: 5-7, 5-7
Court Philippe Chatrier
Samantha Stosur AUS (30) - Elena Dementieva RUS (4): 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (7) - Melinda Czink HUN: 6-1, 6-3
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP - Serena Williams USA (2): 6-4, 3-6, 4-6
Court 1
Victoria Azarenka BLR (9) - Carla Suarez Navarro ESP (22): 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
Court 1
Jelena Jankovic SRB (5) - Jarmila Groth AUS: 6-1, 6-1
Court 1
Sorana Cirstea ROU - Caroline Wozniacki DEN (10): 7-6, 7-5
Court 2
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR - Agnieszka Radwanska POL (12): 2-6, 4-6
Court 7
Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP - Aleksandra Wozniak CAN (24): 2-6, 6-3, 3-6

Day 7 - Men's Singles 3rd Round Results

2009-05-31T03:52:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Christophe Rochus BEL - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA (9): 2-6, 2-6, 2-6
Court Philippe Chatrier
Paul-Henri Mathieu FRA (32) - Roger Federer SUI (2): 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 4-6
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Andy Roddick USA (6) - Marc Gicquel FRA: 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Jurgen Melzer AUT (24) - Gael Monfils FRA (11): 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 1-6
Court 1
Philipp Kohlschreiber GER (29) - Novak Djokovic SRB (4): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Court 1
Tommy Haas GER - Jeremy Chardy FRA: 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Court 2
Juan Martin Del Potro ARG (5) - Igor Andreev RUS (25): 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
Court 7
Tommy Robredo ESP (16) - Maximo Gonzalez ARG: 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0

Day 7 - Men's Doubles 2nd Round and 3rd Round

2009-05-31T03:47:00.000-07:00

Court 2 Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Lukas Dlouhy CZE (3), Leander Paes IND (3) - Julien Benneteau FRA, Nicolas Mahut FRA: 7-6, 6-3
Court 3 Men's Doubles - 2nd Round
Johan Brunstrom SWE, Jean-Julien Rojer AHO - Mahesh Bhupathi IND (4), Mark Knowles BAH (4): 5-7, 7-6, 6-7
Court 3 Men's Doubles - 2nd Round
Andrei Pavel ROU, Horia Tecau ROU - Bob Bryan USA (2), Mike Bryan USA (2): 1-6, 4-6
Court 6 Men's Doubles - 2nd Round
Daniel Nestor CAN (1), Nenad Zimonjic SRB (1) - Leos Friedl CZE, David Skoch CZE: 6-4, 6-2
Court 6 Men's Doubles - 2nd Round
Jose Acasuso ARG, Fernando Gonzalez CHI - Guillermo Garcia-Lopez ESP, Sergio Roitman ARG: 6-1, 6-3
Court 6 Men's Doubles - 2nd Round
Rik De Voest RSA (14), Ashley Fisher AUS (14) - Dusan Vemic SRB, Mischa Zverev GER: 6-3, 7-6
Court 14 Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Jaroslav Levinsky CZE, Igor Zelenay SVK - Bruno Soares BRA (5), Kevin Ullyett ZIM (5): 6-3, 4-6, 6-7
Court 16 Men's Doubles - 2nd Round
David Ferrer ESP, Daniel Gimeno-Traver ESP - Christopher Kas GER, Rogier Wassen NED: walkover
Court 17 Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Igor Kunitsyn RUS, Dmitry Tursunov RUS - Pablo Cuevas URU (8), Luis Horna PER (8): 7-6, 6-4
Court 17 Men's Doubles - 3rd Round
Wesley Moodie RSA, Dick Norman BEL - Simon Aspelin SWE, Paul Hanley AUS: 3-6, 6-3, 7-5

Day 7 - Women's Doubles 3rd Round Results

2009-05-31T03:42:00.000-07:00

Court 6
Cara Black ZIM (1), Liezel Huber USA (1) - Vania King USA (13), Monica Niculescu ROU (13): 7-5, 6-1
Court 7
Daniela Hantuchova SVK (7), Ai Sugiyama JPN (7) - Su-Wei Hsieh TPE (9), Shuai Peng CHN (9): 3-6, 5-7
Court 14
A. Medina Garrigues ESP (3), Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP (3) - Vera Dushevina RUS, Anastasia Rodionova AUS: 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Court 16
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER (11), Patty Schnyder SUI (11) - Maria Kirilenko RUS (8), Flavia Pennetta ITA (8): 7-6, 6-4
Court 17
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS, Francesca Schiavone ITA - Victoria Azarenka BLR (12), Elena Vesnina RUS (12): 2-6, 5-7

Day 7 - Mixed Doubles 1st and 2nd Rounds

2009-05-31T03:35:00.000-07:00

Court 2 - 1st Round
Pauline Parmentier FRA, Marc Gicquel FRA - Vladimira Uhlirova CZE, Leos Friedl CZE: 6-4, 6-3
Court 2 - 1st Round
Aurelie Vedy FRA, Josselin Ouanna FRA - Ai Sugiyama JPN (5), Andre Sa BRA (5): 3-6, 3-6
Court 3 - 1st Round
Sania Mirza IND, Mahesh Bhupathi IND - Nathalie Dechy FRA, Andy Ram ISR: 1-6, 5-7
Court 3 - 2nd Round
Sybille Bammer AUT, Lukasz Kubot POL - Cara Black ZIM (2), Leander Paes IND (2): 6-0. 1-6, 1-0
Court 6 - 2nd Round
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE, Ashley Fisher AUS - Nadia Petrova RUS (4), Max Mirnyi BLR (4): 3-6, 3-6
Court 14 - 2nd Round
Liezel Huber USA (1), Bob Bryan USA (1) - Flavia Pennetta ITA, Dusan Vemic SRB: 6-3, 1-6, 1-0
Court 16 - 1st Round
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER, Mark Knowles BAH - Iveta Benesova CZE, Lukas Dlouhy CZE: 6-3, 6-4
Court 16 - 2nd Round
Vania King USA, Marcelo Melo BRA - Severine Bremond Beltrame FRA, Robert Lindstedt SWE: 6-2, 6-3
Court 17 - 1st Round
Anastasia Rodionova AUS, Rik De Voest RSA - Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ, Jordan Kerr AUS: 6-1, 3-6, 1-0

Day 6 - Women's Singles 3rd Round Results

2009-05-30T03:32:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Aravane Rezai FRA - Michelle Larcher De Brito POR: 7-6, 6-2
Court Philippe Chatrier
Maria Sharapova RUS - Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ: 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Iveta Benesova CZE (32) - Ana Ivanovic SRB (8): 0-6, 2-6
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Venus Williams USA (3) - Agnes Szavay HUN (29): 0-6, 4-6
Court 1
Dinara Safina RUS (1) - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS (27): 6-2, 6-0
Court 2
Dominika Cibulkova SVK (20) - Gisela Dulko ARG: 6-4, 6-2
Court 7
Na Li CHN (25) - Olga Govortsova BLR: 7-5, 6-1

Day 6 - Men's Singles 3rd Round

2009-05-30T03:25:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Rafael Nadal ESP (1) - Lleyton Hewitt AUS: 6-1, 6-3, 6-1
Court Philippe Chatrier
Fernando Gonzalez CHI (12) - Josselin Ouanna FRA: 7-5, 6-3, 7-5
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Sergiy Stakhovsky UKR - Novak Djokovic SRB (4): 3-6 ,4-6, 1-6 (a game from the second round)
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Andy Murray GBR (3) - Janko Tipsarevic SRB: 7-6, 6-3, retired
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Victor Hanescu ROU (30) - Gilles Simon FRA (7): 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
Court 1
Robin Soderling SWE (23) - David Ferrer ESP (14): 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 7-6
Court 1
Nicolas Almagro ESP (31) - Fernando Verdasco ESP (8): 2-6, 6-7, 6-7
Court 2
Radek Stepanek CZE (18) - Marin Cilic CRO (13): 1-6, 6-7, 3-6
Court 7
Nikolay Davydenko RUS (10) - Stanislas Wawrinka SUI (17): 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Court 17
Philipp Kohlschreiber GER (29) - Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP: 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3

Day 6 - Men's Doubles 2nd Round

2009-05-30T03:17:00.000-07:00

In a game from the first round:

Court 3
Josselin Ouanna FRA, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA - Mahesh Bhupathi IND (4), Mark Knowles BAH (4): 3-6, 2-6

And now games from the second round.

Court 3
Julien Benneteau FRA, Nicolas Mahut FRA - Travis Parrott USA (15), Filip Polasek SVK (15): 6-2, 6-4

Court 6
Lukas Dlouhy CZE (3), Leander Paes IND (3) - James Cerretani USA, Sergiy Stakhovsky UKR: 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Court 6
Simone Bolelli ITA, Andreas Seppi ITA - Bruno Soares BRA (5), Kevin Ullyett ZIM (5): 3-6, 1-6

Court 6
Simon Aspelin SWE, Paul Hanley AUS - Frantisek Cermak CZE (12), Michal Mertinak SVK (12): 7-6, 6-3

Court 7
Julian Knowle AUT, Jurgen Melzer AUT - Pablo Cuevas URU (8), Luis Horna PER (8): 3-6, 4-6

Court 16
Jaroslav Levinsky CZE, Igor Zelenay SVK - Marcel Granollers ESP, Santiago Ventura ESP: 6-3, 6-2

Court 16
Wesley Moodie RSA, Dick Norman BEL - Jan Hernych CZE, Christophe Rochus BEL: 6-4, 6-4

Court 17
Igor Kunitsyn RUS, Dmitry Tursunov RUS - Fabio Fognini ITA, Teimuraz Gabashvili RUS: 6-2, 6-3

Court 17
Mariusz Fyrstenberg POL (6), Marcin Matkowski POL (6) - Marc Lopez ESP, Tommy Robredo ESP: 4-6, 6-4, 4-6

Court 17
Michael Kohlmann GER, Alexander Waske GER - Lukasz Kubot POL (9), Oliver Marach AUT (9): 7-6, 7-6

Day 6 - Women's Doubles 2nd Round

2009-05-30T03:08:00.000-07:00

Court 2
Gisela Dulko ARG, Agnes Szavay HUN - Serena Williams USA (5), Venus Williams USA (5): 6-2, 1-6, 2-6

Court 2
A. Medina Garrigues ESP (3), Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP (3) - Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR, Andreja Klepac SLO: 6-2, 6-4

Court 3
Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA (10), Nadia Petrova RUS (10) - Alona Bondarenko UKR, Kateryna Bondarenko UKR: 6-1, 6-3

Court 3
Chia-Jung Chuang TPE (14), Sania Mirza IND (14) - Agnieszka Radwanska POL, Urszula Radwanska POL: 6-4, 6-7, 3-6

Court 6
Cara Black ZIM (1), Liezel Huber USA (1) - Jelena Dokic AUS, Alisa Kleybanova RUS: walkover

Court 17
Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP, Sara Errani ITA - Samantha Stosur AUS (4), Rennae Stubbs AUS (4): 3-6, 4-6

Day 6 - Mixed Doubles 1st Round

2009-05-30T03:05:00.000-07:00

Court 7
Liezel Huber USA (1), Bob Bryan USA (1) - Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA, Kevin Ullyett ZIM: 7-6, 6-3

Court 16
Flavia Pennetta ITA, Dusan Vemic SRB - Kveta Peschke CZE, Frantisek Cermak CZE: 7-5, 6-1

Court 16
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP (8), Stephen Huss AUS (8) - Vania King USA, Marcelo Melo BRA: 4-6, 3-6

Day 5 - Women's Singles 2nd Round Results

2009-05-28T23:59:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Marion Bartoli FRA (13) - Tathiana Garbin ITA: 3-6, 5-7

Court Philippe Chatrier
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP - Serena Williams USA (2): 2-6, 0-6

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Venus Williams USA (3) - Lucie Safarova CZE: 6-7, 6-2, 7-5

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Jelena Jankovic SRB (5) - Magdalena Rybarikova SVK: 6-1, 6-2

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Alize Cornet FRA (21) - Sorana Cirstea ROU: 3-6, 2-6

Court 1
Virginie Razzano FRA - A. Medina Garrigues ESP (18): 6-2, 6-2

Court 1
Jelena Dokic AUS - Elena Dementieva RUS (4): 6-2, 3-4 retired

Court 2
Jill Craybas USA - Caroline Wozniacki DEN (10): 1-6, 4-6

Court 2
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (7) - Galina Voskoboeva KAZ: 6-0, 6-2

Court 3
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP - Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR: 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

Court 4
Jarmila Groth AUS - Mariana Duque Marino COL: 6-2, 7-6

Court 6
Samantha Stosur AUS (30) - Yanina Wickmayer BEL: 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Court 7
Mariya Koryttseva UKR - Agnieszka Radwanska POL (12): 1-6, 4-6

Court 7
Alexa Glatch USA - Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP: 6-7, 5-7

Court 17
Melinda Czink HUN - Sybille Bammer AUT (28): 4-6, 6-3, 10-8

Court 17
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR - Olivia Rogowska AUS: 4-6, 7-5, 7-5

Court 17
Petra Martic CRO - Aleksandra Wozniak CAN (24): 3-6, 3-6

Day 5 - Men's Singles 2nd Round Results

2009-05-28T23:49:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Victor Crivoi ROU - Gael Monfils FRA (11): 4-6, 3-6, 3-6

Court Philippe Chatrier
Jose Acasuso ARG - Roger Federer SUI (2): 6-7, 7-5, 6-7, 2-6

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Juan Monaco ARG - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA (9): 5-7, 6-2, 1-6, 6-7

Court 1
Nikolay Davydenko RUS (10) - Diego Junqueira ARG: 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2

Court 1
Jeremy Chardy FRA - Simone Bolelli ITA: 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1

Court 1
Paul-Henri Mathieu FRA (32) - Pablo Andujar ESP: 6-2, 6-3, 6-4

Court 2
Arnaud Clement FRA - Christophe Rochus BEL: 1-6, 5-7, 6-4, 3-6

Court 2
Andy Roddick USA (6) - Ivo Minar CZE: 6-2, 6-2, 7-6

Court 3
Tommy Robredo ESP (16) - Daniel Gimeno-Traver ESP: 6-4, 6-4, 6-3

Court 3
Jurgen Melzer AUT (24) - Guillaume Rufin FRA: 6-2, 7-5, 6-4

Court 5
Martin Vassallo Arguello ARG - Igor Andreev RUS (25): 6-1, 5-7, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6

Court 6
Andreas Seppi ITA - Maximo Gonzalez ARG: 6-7, 3-6, 3-6

Court 6
Leonardo Mayer ARG - Tommy Haas GER: 3-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6

Court 7
Juan Martin Del Potro ARG (5) - Viktor Troicki SRB: 6-3, 7-5, 6-0

Court 7
Andreas Beck GER - Marc Gicquel FRA: 4-6, 7-6, 6-7, 5-7

Day 5 - Men's Doubles 1st Round Results

2009-05-28T23:42:00.000-07:00

Court 5
Johan Brunstrom SWE, Jean-Julien Rojer AHO - Igor Andreev RUS, Evgeny Korolev RUS: 6-1, 6-1

Court 8
Jamie Murray GBR, Pavel Vizner CZE - Leos Friedl CZE, David Skoch CZE: 3-6, 2-6

Court 8
David Ferrer ESP, Daniel Gimeno-Traver ESP - Ivo Karlovic CRO, Lovro Zovko CRO: 6-2, 7-5

Court 8
Simon Aspelin SWE, Paul Hanley AUS - Feliciano Lopez ESP, Fernando Verdasco ESP: 6-4, 6-4

Court 8
Robby Ginepri USA, Robert Kendrick USA - Bob Bryan USA (2), Mike Bryan USA (2): 5-7, 4-6

Court 9
Jeff Coetzee RSA (11), Jordan Kerr AUS (11) - Jaroslav Levinsky CZE, Igor Zelenay SVK: 6-1, 4-6, 1-6

Court 10
Marcel Granollers ESP, Santiago Ventura ESP - Philipp Petzschner GER, Alexander Peya AUT: 6-1, 7-6

Court 11
Eric Butorac USA, Scott Lipsky USA - Michael Kohlmann GER, Alexander Waske GER: 4-6, 2-6

Court 14
Daniel Nestor CAN (1), Nenad Zimonjic SRB (1) - Lucas Arnold Ker ARG, Horacio Zeballos ARG: 6-3, 6-4

Court 14
Fabio Fognini ITA, Teimuraz Gabashvili RUS - Yves Allegro SUI, Marco Chiudinelli SUI: 6-7, 6-2, 6-4

Court 14
Rik De Voest RSA (14), Ashley Fisher AUS (14) - Yen-Hsun Lu TPE, Frank Moser GER: 6-2, 6-2

Court 16
Simone Bolelli ITA, Andreas Seppi ITA - Sebastien Grosjean FRA, Nicolas Lapentti ECU: 6-4, 7-6

Court 16
Mathieu Montcourt FRA, Edouard Roger-Vasselin FRA - Lukasz Kubot POL (9), Oliver Marach AUT (9): 4-6, 6-4, 2-6

Day 5 - Women's Doubles 2nd Round

2009-05-28T23:33:00.000-07:00

Court 4
Lucie Safarova CZE, Vladimira Uhlirova CZE - Vera Dushevina RUS, Anastasia Rodionova AUS: 2-6, 1-6

Court 4
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER (11), Patty Schnyder SUI (11) - Mathilde Johansson FRA, Pauline Parmentier FRA: 6-3, 6-0

Court 4
Jill Craybas USA, Carly Gullickson USA - Maria Kirilenko RUS (8), Flavia Pennetta ITA (8): 1-6, 1-6

Court 5
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS, Francesca Schiavone ITA - Iveta Benesova CZE, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE: 6-3, 6-3

Court 8
Maret Ani EST, Kaia Kanepi EST - Vania King USA (13), Monica Niculescu ROU (13): 0-6, 2-6

Court 9
Olga Savchuk UKR, Tiantian Sun CHN - Su-Wei Hsieh TPE (9), Shuai Peng CHN (9): 3-6, 0-6

Court 10
Zi Yan CHN (16), Jie Zheng CHN (16) - Klaudia Jans POL, Alicja Rosolska POL: 6-2, 6-4

Court 11
Julie Ditty USA, Maria-Emilia Salerni ARG - Kveta Peschke CZE (2), Lisa Raymond USA (2): 1-6, 1-6

Court 16
Severine Bremond Beltrame FRA, Julie Coin FRA - Victoria Azarenka BLR (12), Elena Vesnina RUS (12): 2-6, 2-6

Court 16
Daniela Hantuchova SVK (7), Ai Sugiyama JPN (7) - Ekaterina Makarova RUS, Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP: 6-2, 6-2

Day 5 - Mixed Doubles First Round

2009-05-28T23:20:00.000-07:00

Court 9
Chia-Jung Chuang TPE, Christopher Kas GER - Su-Wei Hsieh TPE, Ashley Fisher AUS: 4-6, 6-3, 0-1

Court 9
Virginie Razzano FRA, Jeff Coetzee RSA - Cara Black ZIM (2), Leander Paes IND (2): 3-6, 3-6

Court 10
Alisa Kleybanova RUS, Bruno Soares BRA - Zi Yan CHN (7), Nenad Zimonjic SRB (7): 7-5, 4-6, 1-0

Court 10
Severine Bremond Beltrame FRA, Robert Lindstedt SWE - Julie Coin FRA, Nicolas Mahut FRA: 6-3, 6-3

Court 11
Lisa Raymond USA (3), Marcin Matkowski POL (3) - Rennae Stubbs AUS, Ross Hutchins GBR: 6-2, 6-2

Court 11
Raquel Kops-Jones USA, Eric Butorac USA - Nadia Petrova RUS (4), Max Mirnyi BLR (4): 1-6, 4-6

Court 11
Dominika Cibulkova SVK, Filip Polasek SVK - Sybille Bammer AUT, Lukasz Kubot POL: 6-7, 6-2, 0-1

Court 14
Elena Vesnina RUS (6), Daniel Nestor CAN (6) - Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA, Thierry Ascione FRA: 6-2, 6-1

Day 4 - Women's Singles Second Round Results

2009-05-27T23:40:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Alize Cornet FRA (21) - Maret Ani EST: 6-4, 7-5

Court Philippe Chatrier
Tamarine Tanasugarn THA - Ana Ivanovic SRB (8): 1-6, 2-6

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Dinara Safina RUS (1) - Vitalia Diatchenko RUS: 6-1, 6-1

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Nadia Petrova RUS (11) - Maria Sharapova RUS: 2-6, 6-1, 6-8

Court 1
Julie Coin FRA - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS (27): 2-6, 6-7

Court 1
Polona Hercog SLO - Aravane Rezai FRA: 6-3, 4-6, 2-6

Court 2
Victoria Azarenka BLR (9) - Kristina Barrois GER: 7-6, 7-5

Court 3
Iveta Benesova CZE (32) - Alla Kudryavtseva RUS: 6-1, 6-2

Court 4
Elena Vesnina RUS - Agnes Szavay HUN (29): 2-6, 0-6

Court 4
Arantxa Rus NED - Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ: 0-6, 2-6

Court 5
Akgul Amanmuradova UZB - Olga Govortsova BLR: 3-6, 7-6, 5-7

Court 6
Dominika Cibulkova SVK (20) - Kirsten Flipkens BEL: 6-1, 6-0

Court 6
Gisela Dulko ARG - Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER: 7-6, 0-6, 6-2

Court 7
Michelle Larcher De Brito POR - Jie Zheng CHN (15): 6-4, 6-3

Court 7
Na Li CHN (25) - Timea Bacsinszky SUI: 6-1, 6-4

Court 17
Lucie Hradecka CZE - Carla Suarez Navarro ESP (22): 2-6, 4-6

Day 4 - Men's Singles Second Round Results

2009-05-27T23:31:00.000-07:00

Court Philippe Chatrier
Andy Murray GBR (3) - Potito Starace ITA: 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4

Court Philippe Chatrier
Josselin Ouanna FRA - Marat Safin RUS (20): 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 3-6, 10-8

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Fabrice Santoro FRA - Christophe Rochus BEL: 3-6, 1-6, 6-3, 4-6

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Rafael Nadal ESP (1) - Teimuraz Gabashvili RUS : 6-1, 6-4, 6-2

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Robert Kendrick USA - Gilles Simon FRA (7): 5-7, 0-6, 1-6

Court 1
Radek Stepanek CZE (18) - Mathieu Montcourt FRA: 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Court 2
Nicolas Massu CHI - Stanislas Wawrinka SUI (17): 1-6, 1-6, 2-6

Court 2
Philipp Petzschner GER - Fernando Verdasco ESP (8): 1-6, 2-6, 3-6

Court 3
Andrey Golubev KAZ - Lleyton Hewitt AUS: 4-6, 3-6, 1-6

Court 3
Dudi Sela ISR - Marin Cilic CRO (13): 0-6, 3-6, 1-6

Court 3
Fernando Gonzalez CHI (12) - Rui Machado POR: 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

Court 5
Victor Hanescu ROU (30) - Mikhail Youzhny RUS: 7-5, 7-5, 7-5

Court 6
Robin Soderling SWE (23) - Denis Istomin UZB: 6-4, 7-6, 6-4

Court 6
Janko Tipsarevic SRB - Feliciano Lopez ESP (28): 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3

Court 7
Dmitry Tursunov RUS (21) - Arnaud Clement FRA: 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 1-6

Court 7
Nicolas Kiefer GER - David Ferrer ESP (14): 3-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6

Court 17
Nicolas Almagro ESP (31) - Ernests Gulbis LAT: 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2

Day 4 - Men's Doubles First Round Results

2009-05-27T22:51:00.000-07:00

Court 2
Dusan Vemic SRB, Mischa Zverev GER - Michael Llodra FRA, Fabrice Santoro FRA: 6-4, 6-4

Court 8
Jan Hernych CZE, Christophe Rochus BEL - Andreas Beck GER, Jean-Claude Scherrer SUI: 6-7, 6-2, 6-4

Court 8
Stephen Huss AUS (13), Ross Hutchins GBR (13) - Jose Acasuso ARG, Fernando Gonzalez CHI: 4-6, 2-6

Court 8
Marc Lopez ESP, Tommy Robredo ESP - Juan Ignacio Chela ARG, Eduardo Schwank ARG: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6

Court 9
Marcelo Melo BRA (10), Andre Sa BRA (10) - Igor Kunitsyn RUS, Dmitry Tursunov RUS: 4-7, 5-7

Court 10
Simon Greul GER, Alessandro Motti ITA - Frantisek Cermak CZE (12), Michal Mertinak SVK (12): 6-7, 3-6

Court 11
Julian Knowle AUT, Jurgen Melzer AUT - Oscar Hernandez ESP, Albert Montanes ESP: 6-4, 6-1

Court 11
David Martin USA, Sam Querrey USA - Travis Parrott USA (15), Filip Polasek SVK (15): 5-7, 5-7

Court 11
Rajeev Ram USA, Bobby Reynolds USA - Andrei Pavel ROU, Horia Tecau ROU: 2-6, 5-7

Court 14
Max Mirnyi BLR (7), Andy Ram ISR (7) - Wesley Moodie RSA, Dick Norman BEL: 6-7, 3-6

Court 14
Rohan Bopanna IND, Jonathan Erlich ISR - Guillermo Garcia-Lopez ESP, Sergio Roitman ARG: 4-6, 6-7

Court 14
Mariusz Fyrstenberg POL (6), Marcin Matkowski POL (6) - Sebastian Prieto ARG, Martin Vassallo Arguello ARG: 6-4, 6-3

Court 16
Christopher Kas, GER Rogier Wassen NED - Martin Damm CZE (16), Robert Lindstedt SWE (16): 6-7, 7-6, 7-5

Court 16
James Cerretani USA, Sergiy Stakhovsky UKR - Nicolas Almagro ESP, Ivan Navarro ESP: 6-2, 4-6, 6-2

Court 16
Jeremy Chardy FRA, Marc Gicquel FRA - Bruno Soares BRA (5), Kevin Ullyett ZIM (5): 6-7, 4-6

Court 17
Arnaud Clement FRA, Nicolas Devilder FRA - Pablo Cuevas URU (8), Luis Horna PER (8): 2-6, 6-7

Court 17
Lukas Dlouhy CZE (3), Leander Paes IND (3) - Sebastien De Chaunac FRA, Benoit Paire FRA: 6-1, 6-3

Court 17
Julien Benneteau FRA, Nicolas Mahut FRA - Jerome Haehnel FRA, Florent Serra FRA: 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

Day 3 - Women's Singles First Round Results

2009-05-26T23:14:00.000-07:00

Jelena Jankovic SRB (5) - Petra Cetkovska CZE: 6-2, 6-3
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (7) - Claire Feuerstein FRA: 6-1, 6-4
Klara Zakopalova CZE - Serena Williams USA (2): 3-6, 7-6, 4-6
Virginie Razzano FRA - Daniela Hantuchova SVK: 6-3, 6-3
Chanelle Scheepers RSA - Elena Dementieva RUS (4): 4-6, 3-6
Vera Dushevina RUS - Caroline Wozniacki DEN (10): 6-4, 5-7, 1-6
Nathalie Dechy FRA - Sybille Bammer AUT (28): 3-6, 6-7
Ekaterina Makarova RUS - A. Medina Garrigues ESP (18): 2-6, 7-5, 0-6
Anastasija Sevastova LAT - Melinda Czink HUN: 6-3, 4-6, 1-6
Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR - Zuzana Ondraskova CZE: 6-2, 6-4
Carly Gullickson USA - Sorana Cirstea ROU: 4-6, 2-6
Yanina Wickmayer BEL - Urszula Radwanska POL: 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Mara Santangelo ITA - Petra Martic CRO: 4-6, 2-6
Jelena Dokic AUS - Karolina Sprem CRO: 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Galina Voskoboeva KAZ - Sania Mirza IND: 6-4, 7-6
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK - Kristina Mladenovic FRA: 6-1, 2-6, 8-6
Samantha Stosur AUS (30) - Francesca Schiavone ITA: 6-4, 6-2
Shuai Peng CHN (31) - Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP: 6-1, 2-6, 4-6
Monica Niculescu ROU - Aleksandra Wozniak CAN (24): 4-6, 6-4, 3-6
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP - Nicole Vaidisova CZE: 6-4, 6-3

Day 3 - Men's Singles First Round Results

2009-05-26T23:03:00.000-07:00

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

Day 3 - Women's Doubles First Round Results

2009-05-26T22:40:00.000-07:00

Sarah Borwell GBR, Maria Kondratieva RUS - Severine Bremond Beltrame FRA, Julie Coin FRA: 2-6, 3-6
Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA (10), Nadia Petrova RUS (10) - Ayumi Morita JPN, Magdalena Rybarikova SVK: 7-5, 6-3
Iveta Benesova CZE, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE - Sybille Bammer AUT, Janette Husarova SVK: 6-1 6-1
Akgul Amanmuradova UZB, Alla Kudryavtseva RUS - Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP, Sara Errani ITA: 3-6, 2-6
Raquel Kops-Jones USA, Abigail Spears USA - Vania King USA (13), Monica Niculescu ROU (13): 1-6, 3-6
Maria Elena Camerin ITA, Anna Chakvetadze RUS - Gisela Dulko ARG, Agnes Szavay HUN: 3-6, 4-6
Zi Yan CHN (16), Jie Zheng CHN (16) - Edina Gallovits ROU, Olga Govortsova BLR: 6-4, 6-2
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER (11), Patty Schnyder SUI (11) - Kristina Barrois GER, Anne Keothavong GBR: 6-1, 6-2
Jarmila Groth AUS, Renata Voracova CZE - Olga Savchuk UKR, Tiantian Sun CHN: 2-6, 3-6
Stephanie Foretz FRA, Camille Pin FRA - Lucie Safarova CZE, Vladimira Uhlirova CZE: 6-3, 1-6, 3-6
Mervana Jugic-Salkic BIH, Tatiana Poutchek BLR - Klaudia Jans POL, Alicja Rosolska POL: 4-6, 3-6
Court 3
Andrea Hlavackova CZE, Lucie Hradecka CZE - Serena Williams USA (5), Venus Williams USA (5): 1-6, 6-3, 3-6

Live Action at Roland Garros

2009-05-26T04:57:00.001-07:00

Women's Singles Day 2 of Round 1 Results

2009-05-25T14:40:00.000-07:00

Dinara Safina RUS (1) - Anne Keothavong GBR: 6-0 6-0
Marion Bartoli FRA (13) - Pauline Parmentier FRA: 3-6 6-1 6-3
Ai Sugiyama JPN - Aravane Rezai FRA: 3-6 2-6
Venus Williams USA (3) - Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA: 6-1 4-6 6-2
Patty Schnyder SUI (17) - Kateryna Bondarenko UKR: 4-6 3-6
Anastasiya Yakimova BLR - Maria Sharapova RUS: 6-3 1-6 2-6
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA - Jie Zheng CHN (15): 1-6 3-6
Flavia Pennetta ITA (14) - Alexa Glatch USA: 1-6 1-6
Tamarine Tanasugarn THA - Camille Pin FRA: 6-3 5-7 7-5
Rossana De Los Rios PAR - Agnieszka Radwanska POL (12): 3-6 1-6
Tsvetana Pironkova BUL - Jill Craybas USA: 5-7 2-6
Alisa Kleybanova RUS (23) - Polona Hercog SLO: 2-6 6-4 1-6
Patricia Mayr AUT - Mariya Koryttseva UKR: 1-6 1-6
Lucie Safarova CZE - Sabine Lisicki GER: 6-2 1-6 6-1
Jarmila Groth AUS - Kinnie Laisne FRA: 6-4 6-3
Stephanie Foretz FRA - Kirsten Flipkens BEL: 1-6 6-4 4-6
Tathiana Garbin ITA - Ayumi Morita JPN: 7-5 7-5
Irena Pavlovic FRA - Akgul Amanmuradova UZB: 3-6 4-6
Yvonne Meusburger AUT - Lucie Hradecka CZE: 1-6 2-6
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE - Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP: 1-6 6-4 7-9
Olivia Rogowska AUS - Maria Kirilenko RUS: 6-4 6-4
Michelle Larcher De Brito POR - Melanie South GBR: 0-6 7-6 7-5
Corinna Dentoni ITA - Agnes Szavay HUN (29): 3-6 4-6
Olga Govortsova BLR - Katie O'brien GBR: 6-1 6-1
Edina Gallovits ROU - Carla Suarez Navarro ESP (22): 1-6 4-6
Mariana Duque Marino COL - Anna Chakvetadze RUS (26): 3-6 6-4 6-4
Dominika Cibulkova SVK (20) - Alona Bondarenko UKR: 6-4 2-6 6-4

Men's Singles Day 2 of Round 1 Results

2009-05-25T14:22:00.000-07:00

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

Women's Singles Day 1 of Round 1 Results

2009-05-24T22:56:00.000-07:00

Sara Errani ITA - Ana Ivanovic SRB (8): 6-7 3-6
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER - Amelie Mauresmo FRA (16): 6-4 6-3
Vitalia Diatchenko RUS - Mathilde Johansson FRA: 2-6 6-2 10-8
Nadia Petrova RUS (11) - Lauren Embree USA: 6-1 6-2
Victoria Azarenka BLR (9) - Roberta Vinci ITA: 6-4 6-2
Elena Vesnina RUS - Severine Bremond Beltrame FRA: 6-3 6-3
Olivia Sanchez FRA - Arantxa Rus NED: 1-6 1-6
Emilie Loit FRA - Timea Bacsinszky SUI: 6-4 4-6 1-6
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP - Julie Coin FRA: 5-7 2-6
Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS (27): 3-6 2-6
Varvara Lepchenko USA - Alla Kudryavtseva RUS: 3-6 3-6
Maria-Emilia Salerni ARG - Kristina Barrois GER: 6-3 1-6 2-6
Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ - Kaia Kanepi EST (19): 7-6 3-6 6-2
Iveta Benesova CZE (32) - Julia Goerges GER: 7-5 4-1 retired
Na Li CHN (25) - Marta Domachowska POL: 6-4 6-2
Tamira Paszek AUT - Gisela Dulko ARG: 1-6 3-6

Men's Singles Day 1 of Round 1 Results

2009-05-24T22:42:00.000-07:00

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

Ana Ivanovic Goes Through to the Second Round

2009-05-24T05:27:00.000-07:00

So Roland Garros 2009 has started. Day 1 at Roland Garros was a good one for the last year's winner in the women's singles competition, Ana Ivanovic. In a match played on Chatrier Court, Ana Ivanovic beat Sara Errani from Italy in two sets, 7-6, 6-3.

However, the match was much more difficult than expected and it lasted for 2 hours and 2 minutes. The world number 44, Sara Errani, proved to be very resilient and made Ana Ivanovic work hard for the victory. Ana threw 10 break points during the first set, and the second one went into a tiebreak.

Women's Singles - First Round Draws

2009-05-24T02:52:00.000-07:00

Here are the matches that are going to be played in the first round of women's singles competition.

Section 1

Dinara Safina RUS (1) - Anne Keothavong GBR
Vitalia Diatchenko RUS - Mathilde Johansson FRA
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP - Julie Coin FRA
Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS (27)
Alisa Kleybanova RUS (23) - Polona Hercog SLO
Ai Sugiyama JPN - Aravane Rezai FRA
Michelle Larcher De Brito POR - Melanie South GBR
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA - Jie Zheng CHN (15)
Victoria Azarenka BLR (9) - Roberta Vinci ITA
Maria-Emilia Salerni ARG - Kristina Barrois GER
Yvonne Meusburger AUT - Lucie Hradecka CZE
Edina Gallovits ROU - Carla Suarez Navarro ESP (22)
Iveta Benesova CZE (32) - Julia Goerges GER
Varvara Lepchenko USA - Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Tamarine Tanasugarn THA - Camille Pin FRA
Sara Errani ITA - Ana Ivanovic SRB (8)

Section 2

Venus Williams USA (3) - Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA
Lucie Safarova CZE - Sabine Lisicki GER
Elena Vesnina RUS - Severine Bremond Beltrame FRA
Corinna Dentoni ITA - Agnes Szavay HUN (29)
Dominika Cibulkova SVK (20) - Alona Bondarenko UKR
Stephanie Foretz FRA - Kirsten Flipkens BEL
Tamira Paszek AUT - Gisela Dulko ARG
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER - Amelie Mauresmo FRA (16)
Nadia Petrova RUS (11) - Lauren Embree USA
Anastasiya Yakimova BLR - Maria Sharapova RUS
Olivia Sanchez FRA - Arantxa Rus NED
Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ - Kaia Kanepi EST (19)
Na Li CHN (25) - Marta Domachowska POL
Emilie Loit FRA - Timea Bacsinszky SUI
Irena Pavlovic FRA - Akgul Amanmuradova UZB
Olga Govortsova BLR - Katie O'brien GBR

Section 3

Jelena Jankovic SRB (5) - Petra Cetkovska CZE
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK - Kristina Mladenovic FRA
Jarmila Groth AUS - Kinnie Laisne FRA
Mariana Duque Marino COL - Anna Chakvetadze RUS (26)
Alize Cornet FRA (21) - Maret Ani EST
Carly Gullickson USA - Sorana Cirstea ROU
Tsvetana Pironkova BUL - Jill Craybas USA
Vera Dushevina RUS - Caroline Wozniacki DEN (10)
Marion Bartoli FRA (13) - Pauline Parmentier FRA
Tathiana Garbin ITA - Ayumi Morita JPN
Virginie Razzano FRA - Daniela Hantuchova SVK
Ekaterina Makarova RUS - A. Medina Garrigues ESP (18)
Samantha Stosur AUS (30) - Francesca Schiavone ITA
Yanina Wickmayer BEL - Urszula Radwanska POL
Jelena Dokic AUS - Karolina Sprem CRO
Chanelle Scheepers RSA - Elena Dementieva RUS (4)

Section 4

Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (7) - Claire Feuerstein FRA
Galina Voskoboeva KAZ - Sania Mirza IND
Anastasija Sevastova LAT - Melinda Czink HUN
Nathalie Dechy FRA - Sybille Bammer AUT (28)
Patty Schnyder SUI (17) - Kateryna Bondarenko UKR
Olivia Rogowska AUS - Maria Kirilenko RUS
Patricia Mayr AUT - Mariya Koryttseva UKR
Rossana De Los Rios PAR - Agnieszka Radwanska POL (12)
Flavia Pennetta ITA (14) - Alexa Glatch USA
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE - Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP
Mara Santangelo ITA - Petra Martic CRO
Monica Niculescu ROU - Aleksandra Wozniak CAN (24)
Shuai Peng CHN (31) - Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP
Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR - Zuzana Ondraskova CZE
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP - Nicole Vaidisova CZE
Klara Zakopalova CZE - Serena Williams USA (2)

Men's Singles - First Round Draws

2009-05-24T02:33:00.000-07:00

Here are the matches that are going to take place in the first round of men's singles competition.

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)

Surgery Rumors for David Nalbandián

2009-05-07T00:25:00.000-07:00

Nalbandián is probably going to go through a surgery, according to the newspaper Clarín. The surgery is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13th, in Barcelona.

However, people who are close to David Nalbandián deny these rumors and say that he only needs treatment. The fact that this information appeared in the newspaper really upset the friends and relatives of the Argentinian tennis player. As a matter of fact, he clearly stated that he wants to avoid surgery for this hip injury.

This injury is an older problem of the tennis player. It occurred in the Davis Cup quarter finals in 2008, quarter finals that were played between Argentina and Sweden. Let's just hope that David doesn't miss Roland Garros 2009, as he is a very good clay court player.

Favorites in men’s singles competition

2009-05-01T07:43:00.000-07:00

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).

Buy Tickets Online

2009-04-28T23:23:00.000-07:00

If you want to buy tickets at Roland Garros 2009, you can easily do it online. The most trusted ticket online store is onlineticketsshop dot com, which offers tickets for each and every day of the French Open. Here are the links:

Tickets for day 1 - Sunday, May 24th, the 1st round
Tickets for day 2 - Monday, May 25th, the 1st round
Tickets for day 3 - Tuesday, May 26th, the 1st round
Tickets for day 4 - Wednesday, May 27th, the 2nd round
Tickets for day 5 - Thursday, May 28th, the 2nd round
Tickets for day 6 - Friday, May 29th, the 3rd round
Tickets for day 7 - Saturday, May 30th, the 3rd round
Tickets for day 8 - Sunday, May 31st, the 4th round
Tickets for day 9 - Monday, June 1st, the 4th round
Tickets for day 10 - Tuesday, June 2nd, the quarter finals
Tickets for day 11 - Wednesday, June 3rd, the quarter finals
Tickets for day 12 - Thursday, June 4th, women's semi finals
Tickets for day 13 - Friday, June 5th, men's semi finals
Tickets for day 14 - Saturday, June 6th, women's final
Tickets for day 15 - Sunday, June 7th, men's final

Sharapova Wants to Play at Roland Garros

2009-04-26T10:04:00.001-07:00

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.

Gaston Gaudio Requests a Wildcard

2009-04-26T09:59:00.001-07:00

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.

Gael Monfils in Danger of Missing the Tournament

2009-04-23T01:54:00.000-07:00

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.

Favorites in Women's Singles' Competition

2009-04-22T05:56:00.000-07:00

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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Schedule of Roland Garros 2009

2009-04-22T02:02:00.000-07:00

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