FRENCH OPEN
FRENCH OPEN
At Paris
Purse: $18.23 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Third Round
Lleyton Hewitt (14), Australia, def. Dominik Hrbaty (22), Slovakia, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-2.
Julien Benneteau, France, def. Radek Stepanek (11), Czech Republic, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8), 6-3.
Alberto Martin, Spain, def. Olivier Rochus (27), Belgium, 7-5, 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4.
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, Spain, def. David Ferrer (15), Spain, 7-6 (4), 7-5, 6-4.
Novak Djokovic, Serbia-Montenegro, def. Tommy Haas (23), Germany, 7-5, 6-1, 7-6 (4).
Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (29), France, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
James Blake (8), United States, vs. Gael Monfils (25), France, 2-6, 7-6 (2), susp., darkness.
Ivan Ljubicic (4), Croatia, leads Juan Monaco, Argentina, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 4-2, susp., darkness.
Women
Third Round
Justine Henin-Hardenne (5), Belgium, def. Tathiana Garbin, Italy, 6-4, 6-0.
Anastasia Myskina (10), Russia, def. Ana Ivanovic (19), Serbia-Montenegro, 6-2, 6-3.
Gisela Dulko (32), Argentina, def. Shenay Perry, United States, 6-1, 6-1.
Daniela Hantuchova (15), Slovakia, def. Nathalie Dechy (21), France, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8.
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (13), Germany, def. Maria Kirilenko (20), Russia, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Kim Clijsters (2), Belgium, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (26), Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
Shahar Peer (31), Israel, def. Elena Dementieva (6), Russia, 6-4, 7-5.
Martina Hingis (12), Switzerland, def. Ivana Lisjak, Croatia, 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
Men
Second Round
Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Max Mirnyi (2), Belarus, def. Stephen Huss, Australia, and Harel Levy, Israel, 6-1, 6-2.
Julian Knowle and Jurgen Melzer (11), Austria, def. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, and Rogier Wassen, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-1.
Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia-Montenegro, and Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Jan Hernych and David Skoch, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-4.
Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bjorn Phau, Germany, def. Petr Pala and Robin Vik, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Yves Allegro and Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram (5), Israel, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Lukas Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner (13), Czech Republic, def. Oliver Marach, Austria, and Cyril Suk, Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-6 (6).
Dominik Hrbaty and Michal Mertinak, Slovakia, def. Mark Knowles, Bahamas, and Daniel Nestor (3), Canada, 6-4, 6-3.
Women
Second Round
Anna Chakvetadze and Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez (8), Argentina, 6-2, 2-6, 8-6.
Alona Bondarenko and Yuliana Fedak, Ukraine, def. Liezel Huber, South Africa, and Martina Navratilova (7), U.S., 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Rennae Stubbs (2), Australia, def. Ekaterina Bychkova, Russia, and Mervana Jugic-Salkic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6-3, 6-4.
Mixed
First Round
Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Nenad Zimonjic (8), Serbia-Montenegro, def. Kveta Peschke and Martin Damm, Czech Republic, 7-6 (7), 6-4.
Severine Bremond and Marc Gicquel, France, def. Stephanie Foretz and Michael Llodra, France, 6-4, 7-5.
Gisela Dulko, Argentina, and Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, and Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-1, 6-1.
Zheng Jie, China, and Max Mirnyi (4), Belarus, def. Yan Zi, China, and Chris Haggard, South Africa, 6-2, 7-5.
Maria Kirilenko, Russia, and Leander Paes, India, def. Meghann Shaughnessy and Mike Bryan (3), United States, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
Martina Navratilova and Bob Bryan (6), United States, def. Sania Mirza, India, and Paul Hanley, Australia, 6-0, 6-4.
Nicole Pratt, Australia, and Pavel Vizner, Czech Republic, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, and Julian Knowle, Australia, 4-4, retired.
Vera Zvonareva, Russia, and Andy Ram, Israel, def. Alize Cornet and Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-0, 6-3.
Bryanne Stewart, Australia, and Marcin Matkowski, Poland, def. Lisa Raymond, U.S., and Jonas Bjorkman (1), Sweden, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
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