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American Serena Williams had a slow start getting it together during the morning rounds of day 2 at Roland Garros - it was just one of those days. On the flip side, it really doesn't matter what kind of day she's having, the younger Williams sister will typically find a way to win... and she did.

After waking up and finding some rhythm, Serena pulled off a 7-6², 6-2 win over Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele.

Post match Serena said, “I definitely didn’t feel good about it. At least I won. I think I’m still in the tournament. That’s what matters.”

When you get right down to it, that's all that matters.



Frenchman Gael Monfils had a few bumps in his 6-3, 7-5, 6⁵-7⁷, 6-2 quest for victory over Germany's Dieter Kindlmann, but nothing dramatic. It appears that Kindlmann came with a bit more game than Monfils may have anticipated.

In his post match interview Monfils said, "Well, I'm happy I won ... I'm really happy I won because I was really nervous. My game is not as good as it used to be because, well I didn't know the guy. I could have finished it earlier but, the positive thing about it is I won."

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American Venus Williams turning heads on day one action with her play and her outfit. In an updated 'cancan' style, Venus took the Court Suzanne Lenglen by storm.

The key to being able to wear such an attention grabbing outfit is to assure that it does not take center stage - win your match; and Venus did just that. She defeated Switzerland's Patty Schnyder 6-3, 6-3, as pretty much expected.

Venus shared that her look was "about illusion ... a lot of my motif this year..." as it relates to her clothes design.



French top tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga didn't let the home crowd down as he hold off German Daniel Brands' strong challenge at the opening day of French Open to win the first round in five sets on Sunday. Tsonga, eighth seeded, defeated his unseeded rival in 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(2), 7-5, setting up a second-round encounter with compatriot Josselin Ouanna.

"It was a long match, but I have two days to rest. I think I should be okay," said Tsonga. "I'm happy I won. The number of guys who have won a tournament having a difficult first round or even had to save match points, I mean, that's very often the case. So, I mean, it's not a big deal."



Fellow Frenchman Josselin Ouanna took his opponent Lukasz Kubot of Poland to task in a 7⁷-6⁵, 6⁴-7⁷, 6-2, 6-4 defeat to set up a second round match with Tsonga.

How ridiculous is that? Amazing how the two are so close together in the draw where one will be immediately eliminated ... incredible.

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ROUND 1

Women's Singles

(1)Serena Williams, USA defeated Stephanie Voegle, SUI
7⁷-6², 6-2

(2)Venus Williams, USA defeated Patty Schnyder, SUI
6-3, 6-3

Shenay Perry, USA defeated by Olivia Sanchez, FRA
6⁴-7⁷, 0-6

Stephanie Foretz, FRA defeated by Agnes Szavay, HUN
2-6, 2-6

Doubles

(1)Serena Williams, USA and (1)Venus Williams, USA
defeated
Kirsten Flipkins, BEL and Tamarine Tanasugarn, THA
6-0, 6-1

Raquel Kops-Jones, USA and Sarah Borwell, GBR
defeated by
(12)Kveta Peschke, CZE and (12)Katarina Srebotnik, SLO
0-6, 1-6

Stephanie Foretz, FRA and Claire Feuerstein, FRA
vs.
Kimiko Date Krumm, JPN and Shuai Peng, CHN


Men's Singles

(8)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA defeated Daniel Brands, GER
4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6²-7⁷, 7-5

(13)Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Dieter Kindlmann, GER
6-3, 7-5, 6⁵-7⁷, 6-2

(WC)Josselin Ouanna, FRA defeated Lukasz Kubot, POL
7⁷-6⁵, 6⁴-7⁷, 6-2, 6-4

(WC)Gianni Mia, FRA defeated by Rafael Nadal, ESP
2-6, 2-6, 2-6

Doubles

Gael Monfils, FRA and Josselin Ouanna, FRA
vs.
Richard Gasquet, FRA and Sebastien Grosjean, FRA

Jeff Coetzee, RSA and Andreas Seppi, ITA
defeated by
Viktor Troicki, SRB and Dusan Vemic, SRB
3-6, 4-6

Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Julio Silva, BRA


ROUND 2

Women's Singles

(1)Serena Williams, USA vs. Julia Goerges, GER

(2)Venus Williams, USA defeated Arantxa Para Santonja, ESP
6-2, 6-4

Doubles

(1)Serena Williams, USA and (1)Venus Williams, USA
vs.
Daniela Hantuchova, SVK and Caroline Wozniacki, DEN

Men's Singles

(8)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA defeated Josselin Ouanna, FRA
6-0, 6-1, 6-4

(13)Gael Monfils, FRA defeated by Fabio Fognini, ITA
6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 7-9


ROUND 3

Women's Singles

(2)Venus Williams, USA vs. (26)Dominika Cibulkova, SVK

Men's Singles

(8)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA vs. Thiemo De Bakker, NED



ROUND 1

Women's Singles

(5)Angela Haynes, USA defeated by Asia Muhammed, USA
2-6, 0-6

(6)Alexandra Stevenson, USA defeated by Kristie Ahn, USA
4-6, 6-3, 3-6

Ahsha Rolle, USA defeated (Q)Tamaryn Hendler, BEL
7-5, 5-7, 7-6⁶

Jennifer Elie, USA defeated by Coco Vandeweghe
1-6, 5-7

(WC)Brittany Augustine, USA defeated Isabella Holland, AUS
6-2, 6-4

Doubles

Brittany Augustine, USA and Jennifer Elie, USA
defeated
Amanda Fink, USA and Elizabeth Lumpkin, USA
4-6, 6-2 [12-10]

Whitney Jones, USA and Petra Rampre, SLO
defeated by
Ana-Clara Duarte, BRA and Lena Litvak, USA
5-7, 3-6

Asia Muhammed, USA and Ivana Lisjak, CRO
defeated
Macall Harkins, USA and Story Tweedie-Yates, USA
6-4, 6-3

Angela Haynes, USA and Ahsha Rolle, USA
defeated by
Kristie Ahn, USA and Nicole Gibbs, USA
3-6, 4-6

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and Lindsay Lee-Waters, USA
defeated
Shelby Rogers, USA and Coco Vandeweghe, USA
6-1, 6-2

Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Whitney Jones

Men's Singles

(4)Donald Young, USA defeated (WC)Daniel Kosakowski, USA
6-1, 6-1

Doubles

Donald Young, USA and Greg Ouellette, USA
defeated
Blake Strode, USA and Michael Venus, USA
3-6, 7-5 [10-7]

Todd Paul, USA and Cory Parr, USA
defeated by
Brett Joelson, USA and Tim Smyczek, USA
4-6, 4-6

(LL)Nicholas Monroe, USA and Brian Battistone, USA
defeated
Paul Capdeville, CHI and Rylan Rizza, USA
6-3, 6-2


ROUND 2

Men's Singles

(4)Donald Young, USA defeated Bobby Reynolds, USA
6-2, 6-4

Women's Singles

Ahsha Rolle, USA defeated (4)Mirjana Lucic, CRO
6-0, 3-0, Ret'd

(WC)Brittany Augustine, USA defeated by Asia Muhammed, USA
3-6, 4-6


QUARTERFINAL ROUND

Women's Singles

Ahsha Rolle, USA vs. Kristie Ahn, USA

Asia Muhammed, USA vs. Petra Rampre

Doubles

Brittany Augustine, USA and Jennifer Elie, USA
defeated
(1)Julie Ditty, USA and Alina Jidkova, RUS
6-1, 6-4

Asia Muhammed, USA and Ivana Lisjak, CRO
defeated
Kristie Ahn, USA and Nicole Gibbs, USA
6-4, 6-1

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and (2)Lindsay Lee-Waters, USA
defeated
Kimberly Couts, USA and Tetiana Luzhanska, UKR
6-2, 6-4

Men's Singles

(4)Donald Young, USA vs. Tim Smyczek

Doubles

Donald Young, USA and Greg Ouellette, USA
defeated by
(LL)Nicholas Monroe, USA and (LL)Brian Battistone, USA
3-6, 0-6


Semifinal Round

Women's Doubles

Brittany Augustine, USA and Jennifer Elie, USA
vs.
(4)Christina Fusano, USA and Courtney Nagle, USA

Asia Muhammed, USA and Ivana Lisjak, CRO
vs.
Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and (2)Lindsay Lee-Waters, USA

Men's Doubles

(LL)Nicholas Monroe, USA and (LL)Brian Battistone, USA
vs.
Samuel Groth, AUS and Harsh Mankad, IND

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American James Blake has been sidelined for several recent tournaments, and will remain so for the French Open.

According to a statement on Blake's website dated April 23, 2010:

"James's knee is doing better every day, but unfortunately he still doesn't have a firm timetable for a return to the courts. Presumably he will be back for the grass court season, so he's announced his schedule for June, and that consists of Halle, Eastbourne and Wimbledon."

In a recent statement to the Associated Press Blake said, "I have been required to take a break from competition to treat pain that I have been experiencing in my right knee. "The good news is that I will not need surgery. However, the treatment will require me to take a six-to-eight-week break. I look forward to a successful rehabilitation period and returning to competition in the near future."

Hope to see him back in action soon.

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Here are the wild cards for the men's and women's singles draws at the 2010 French Open.


The eight wild cards for the men's singles:

Carsten Ball, AUS*
David Guez, FRA
Nicolas Mahut, FRA
Gianni Mia, FRA
Josselin Ouanna, FRA
Laurent Recouderc, FRA
Edouard Roger-Vasselin, FRA
Ryan Sweeting, USA*

The eight wild cards for the women's singles:

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, FRA
Claire Feuerstein, FRA
Stéphanie Foretz, FRA
Jarmila Groth, AUS*
Mathilde Johansson, FRA
Christina McHale, USA*
Kristina Mladenovic, FRA
Olivia Sanchez, FRA

* Agreements have been reached with the Australian and US Tennis Federations, meaning that a wild card is attributed to a player from each of these countries in the men's and women's singles.

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IVIS is a revolutionary new product that has been more than a decade in the making. The acronym stands for “Interactive Virtual Instructional System.”

As you will learn when you visit the website, IVIS is an instructional tool able to identify the most common tennis related problems and offer specific insight and practice strategies. IVIS works!!

Here is an introduction to IVIS by it's inventor, Bob Davis:



IVIS is the most revolutionary development in the history of personal sports instruction. Yet, it's so simple, you wonder why it took so long!

Here's why: Instruction for most sports typically occurs with a live instructor at his/her place of business, during regular business hours, or, possibly, using a non-interactive DVD, videotape, etc. in a living room or den.

IVIS renders this type of instruction obsolete by offering a personalized, interactive diagnosis of your tennis-related problem and provides immediate solutions and practice strategies.

This is accomplished in the privacy of your home or office, even on your laptop while away at a competitive event. IVIS is available 24/7 without the need to schedule an appointment and without the inconvenience or prohibitive cost of traditional private lessons.

IVIS was designed for club-level players and offers easy access to sports related performance solutions by having the user follow a few easy instructions. Through a series of filters, the user will define his/her problem by describing the end result of the troublesome shot. In this way, technical solutions are provided to the individuals' specific problem.

Visit IVIS at http://www.tennisvideotraining.com, your game will thank you.

"Bob Davis has created a website that reinforces the basics of tennis. More importantly, both technique and tactic are interlinked. This site is a potent reminder to execute basics correctly for beginner to professional level players. Relevant articles and videos add a nice touch for players and coaches."

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