The top two seeds Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer cruised through their first round matches today at Roland Garros. Nadal was tested slightly by Marcos Daniel winning the first two sets closely, but he stilled managed to prevail in straight sets. Federer cruised by the everlasting Alberto Martin.
Tomas Berdych was the only seed to lose today. He was pinned up in a tough first round match against Simone Bolleli. Andy Roddick, who has a dream draw, won his first round easily.
In the women's draw Dinara Safina cruised through her first round over Anne Keothavong. Safina is looking to hold onto her top ranking, and win her first Grand Slam title, given her recent form she will have a great opportunity.
Maria Sharapova won her first match over Anastasiya Yakimova in three sets. This should be a fun and challenging time for Sharapova in her career, as she will get to climb the rankings once again as she wins matches. Expect her to crack the top 100 quickly.
Interesting first round match tomorrow between Karolina Sprem and Jelena Dokic. Dokic has struggled since her run in Australia and Sprem has shown some impressive for recently.
No other major stories today. Tomorrow the first round will be complete.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Roland Garros Day 2 Results
Men's Singles First Round
Rafael Nadal [1] def. Marcos Daniel 75 64 63
Roger Federer [2] def. Alberto Martin 64 63 62
Andy Roddick [6] def. Romain Jouan 62 64 62
Nikolay Davydenko [10] def. Stefan Koubek 62 61 64
Fernando Gonzalez [12] def. Jiri Vanek 63 62 63
Stanislas Wawrinka [17] def. Nicolas Devilder 63 57 26 64 64
Simone Bolleli def. Tomas Berdych [19] 64 64 57 46 63
Robin Soderling [23] def. Kevin Kim 76 76 62
Jurgen Melzer [24] def. Sergio Roitman 64 76 60
Igor Andreev [25] def. Fabio Fognini 16 63 61 36 75
Feliciano Lopez [28] def. Franco Ferreiro 67 46 76 75 62
Victor Hanescu def. Steve Darcis 76 76 76
Paul Henri Mathieu def. Laurent Recouderc 64 64 61
Jeremy Chardy def. Thiago Alves 62 76 63
Guillaume Rufin def. Eduardo Schwank 61 63 63
Potito Starace def. Mischa Zverev 67 75 10 ret.
Janko Tipsarevic def. Albert Montanes 36 76 76 64
Rui Machado def. Kristof Vliegen 62 64 46 26 63
Pablo Andujar def. Robby Ginepri 76 76 64
Diego Junqueira def. Paul Capdeville 36 75 61 63
Nicolas Massu def. Daniel Koellerer 63 64 16 26 63
Nicolas Kiefer def. Ilia Bozoljac 76 36 75 64
Ivo Minar def. Oscar Hernandez 63 76 63
Denis Istomin def. Santiago Giraldo 63 67 63 76
Martin Vasallo Arguello def. Thomaz Bellucci 64 67 55 ret.
Mikhail Youzhny def. Giles Muller 76 61 64
Teimuraz Gabashvili def. Igor Kunitsyn 67 76 63 61
Jose Acasuso def. Santiago Giraldo 36 76 60 63
Players Remaining in Draw:84
Women's Singles First Round
Dinara Safina [1] def. Anne Keothavong 60 60
Venus Williams [3] def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands 61 46 62
Marion Bartoli [13] def. Pauline Parmentier 36 61 63
Agnieszka Radwanska [12] def. Rossana De Los Rios 63 61
Alexa Glatch def. Flavia Pennetta [14] 61 61
Jie Zheng [15] def. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 61 63
Kateryna Bondarenko def. Patty Schnyder [17] 64 63
Dominika Cibulkova [20] def. Alona Bondarenko 64 26 64
Carla Suarez Navarro [22] def. Edina Gallovits 61 64
Polana Hercog def. Alisa Kleybanova [23] 62 46 61
Marian Duque Marino def. Anna Chakvetadze 36 64 64
Agnes Szavay [29] def. Corinna Dentoni 63 64
Aravane Rezai def. Ai Sugiyama 63 62
Tamarine Tanasugarn def. Camille Pin 63 57 75
Maria Sharapova def. Anastasiya Yakimova 36 61 62
Jill Craybas def. Tsvetana Pironkova 75 62
Mariya Koryttseva def. Patricia Mayr 61 61
Lucie Safarova def. Sabine Lisicki 61 61
Jarmila Groth def. Kinnie Laisne 64 63
Kirsten Flipkens def. Stephanie Foretz 61 46 64
Tathiana Garbin def. Ayumi Morita 75 75
Akgul Amanmuradova def. Irene Pavlovic 63 64
Lourdes Dominguez Lino def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 61 46 97
Lucie Hradecka def. Yvonne Meusberger 61 62
Olivia Rogowska def. Maria Kirilenko 64 64
Michelle Larcher de Brito def. Melanie South 06 76 75
Olga Govortsova def. Katie O'Brien 61 61
Players Remaining in Draw: 85
Rafael Nadal [1] def. Marcos Daniel 75 64 63
Roger Federer [2] def. Alberto Martin 64 63 62
Andy Roddick [6] def. Romain Jouan 62 64 62
Nikolay Davydenko [10] def. Stefan Koubek 62 61 64
Fernando Gonzalez [12] def. Jiri Vanek 63 62 63
Stanislas Wawrinka [17] def. Nicolas Devilder 63 57 26 64 64
Simone Bolleli def. Tomas Berdych [19] 64 64 57 46 63
Robin Soderling [23] def. Kevin Kim 76 76 62
Jurgen Melzer [24] def. Sergio Roitman 64 76 60
Igor Andreev [25] def. Fabio Fognini 16 63 61 36 75
Feliciano Lopez [28] def. Franco Ferreiro 67 46 76 75 62
Victor Hanescu def. Steve Darcis 76 76 76
Paul Henri Mathieu def. Laurent Recouderc 64 64 61
Jeremy Chardy def. Thiago Alves 62 76 63
Guillaume Rufin def. Eduardo Schwank 61 63 63
Potito Starace def. Mischa Zverev 67 75 10 ret.
Janko Tipsarevic def. Albert Montanes 36 76 76 64
Rui Machado def. Kristof Vliegen 62 64 46 26 63
Pablo Andujar def. Robby Ginepri 76 76 64
Diego Junqueira def. Paul Capdeville 36 75 61 63
Nicolas Massu def. Daniel Koellerer 63 64 16 26 63
Nicolas Kiefer def. Ilia Bozoljac 76 36 75 64
Ivo Minar def. Oscar Hernandez 63 76 63
Denis Istomin def. Santiago Giraldo 63 67 63 76
Martin Vasallo Arguello def. Thomaz Bellucci 64 67 55 ret.
Mikhail Youzhny def. Giles Muller 76 61 64
Teimuraz Gabashvili def. Igor Kunitsyn 67 76 63 61
Jose Acasuso def. Santiago Giraldo 36 76 60 63
Players Remaining in Draw:84
Women's Singles First Round
Dinara Safina [1] def. Anne Keothavong 60 60
Venus Williams [3] def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands 61 46 62
Marion Bartoli [13] def. Pauline Parmentier 36 61 63
Agnieszka Radwanska [12] def. Rossana De Los Rios 63 61
Alexa Glatch def. Flavia Pennetta [14] 61 61
Jie Zheng [15] def. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 61 63
Kateryna Bondarenko def. Patty Schnyder [17] 64 63
Dominika Cibulkova [20] def. Alona Bondarenko 64 26 64
Carla Suarez Navarro [22] def. Edina Gallovits 61 64
Polana Hercog def. Alisa Kleybanova [23] 62 46 61
Marian Duque Marino def. Anna Chakvetadze 36 64 64
Agnes Szavay [29] def. Corinna Dentoni 63 64
Aravane Rezai def. Ai Sugiyama 63 62
Tamarine Tanasugarn def. Camille Pin 63 57 75
Maria Sharapova def. Anastasiya Yakimova 36 61 62
Jill Craybas def. Tsvetana Pironkova 75 62
Mariya Koryttseva def. Patricia Mayr 61 61
Lucie Safarova def. Sabine Lisicki 61 61
Jarmila Groth def. Kinnie Laisne 64 63
Kirsten Flipkens def. Stephanie Foretz 61 46 64
Tathiana Garbin def. Ayumi Morita 75 75
Akgul Amanmuradova def. Irene Pavlovic 63 64
Lourdes Dominguez Lino def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 61 46 97
Lucie Hradecka def. Yvonne Meusberger 61 62
Olivia Rogowska def. Maria Kirilenko 64 64
Michelle Larcher de Brito def. Melanie South 06 76 75
Olga Govortsova def. Katie O'Brien 61 61
Players Remaining in Draw: 85
Sunday, May 3, 2009
All Time Great: Steffi Graf
I'm going to start a weekly All Time Great Series. Each Sunday I will do a write up on an All Time Great Player.
The First all-time great I am writing about is Steffi Graf.
Graf's credentials:
107 Career Singles Titles
22 Singles Grand Slams
1988 Golden Slam Champion
Steffi had a killer forehand, and incredible foot speed. Her ability to strike ball better than most of the other players, and her unparalleled athletic ability led her to achieve more than any other female tennis player in history. Even though she doesn't hold the most Grand Slam titles out of female tennis players, that title belonging to Margaret Court with 24, Graf is certainly achieved the most on all surfaces winning at least four of each Grand Slam.
Steffi's biggest downfall-In the early 1990s Graf won only a couple Wimbledon titles while Monica Seles dominated the tour. If Seles had never been injured she may have won many of the Slams that Steffi won in 1993-1996 where a period where Steffi won 10 slam titles.
Graf Video
The First all-time great I am writing about is Steffi Graf.
Graf's credentials:
107 Career Singles Titles
22 Singles Grand Slams
1988 Golden Slam Champion
Steffi had a killer forehand, and incredible foot speed. Her ability to strike ball better than most of the other players, and her unparalleled athletic ability led her to achieve more than any other female tennis player in history. Even though she doesn't hold the most Grand Slam titles out of female tennis players, that title belonging to Margaret Court with 24, Graf is certainly achieved the most on all surfaces winning at least four of each Grand Slam.
Steffi's biggest downfall-In the early 1990s Graf won only a couple Wimbledon titles while Monica Seles dominated the tour. If Seles had never been injured she may have won many of the Slams that Steffi won in 1993-1996 where a period where Steffi won 10 slam titles.
Graf Video
Nadal Wins Rome; Kuznetsova and Medina Garrigues Win
Rafael Nadal is a titlist for the third time in three weeks. Of course, Nadal was the heavy favorite heading into the Rome tournament, but I certainly had doubts. Last year Nadal fell in his first match in Rome to Juan Carlos Ferrero. This loss was mainly due to the wear and tear from playing two straight weeks prior to the tournament, just like he did this year. This year turned out to be different, however, Nadal won the event without losing a set, and claims his fifth title of 2009.
Nadal has had such a strong to 2009 that if he were to stop the year right now he would finish ranked 5 in the world handily. Obviously he still has Roland Garros coming up, where he has never lost a single match, and Wimbledon where he will be co-favorite with Roger Federer. Nadal may also play in Madrid, but he has stated concern about the high altitude.
On the women's side Svetlana Kuznetsova won in Stuttgart, and Anabel Medina Garrigues won in Fez. Kuznetsova, who should be nicknamed the "invisible player", won her 10th career title, while Medina Garrigues won her incredible 9th career title.
Kuznetsova is the "invisible player" because she really is hardly noticed, but consistently ranked in the top 10, and spent a lot of time towards the top. Medina Garrigues has won a lot of lower tier tournaments in her career, but 9 is certainly a very respectable number.
Nadal has had such a strong to 2009 that if he were to stop the year right now he would finish ranked 5 in the world handily. Obviously he still has Roland Garros coming up, where he has never lost a single match, and Wimbledon where he will be co-favorite with Roger Federer. Nadal may also play in Madrid, but he has stated concern about the high altitude.
On the women's side Svetlana Kuznetsova won in Stuttgart, and Anabel Medina Garrigues won in Fez. Kuznetsova, who should be nicknamed the "invisible player", won her 10th career title, while Medina Garrigues won her incredible 9th career title.
Kuznetsova is the "invisible player" because she really is hardly noticed, but consistently ranked in the top 10, and spent a lot of time towards the top. Medina Garrigues has won a lot of lower tier tournaments in her career, but 9 is certainly a very respectable number.
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