FRENCH OPEN | Tuesday’s play
Weather: Rainy, with a high of 68 degrees. The start of play was delayed nearly 3 hours, and there was another delay of about 3 hours later in the day. There was no play after about 7:45 p.m. local time.
Men’s Seeded Winners: No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko, No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka.
Men’s Seeded Losers: No 13 Juan Monaco, No. 31 Andreas Seppi.
Women’s Seeded Winners: No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 13 Dinara Safina, No. 14 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 22 Amelie Mauresmo, No. 31 Ai Sugiyama.
Women’s Seeded Losers: None.
Stat of the Day: 13 — The total number of men’s and women’s singles matches completed, out of 72 on the schedule.
Quote of the Day: “I don’t think I get intimidated by anybody.” — Kuznetsova, after her 6-2, 6-3 victory over Aiko Nakamura.
On Court Wednesday: No. 1 Maria Sharapova vs. Evgeniya Rodina (first round), No. 2 Ana Ivanovic vs. Lucie Safarova (second round), No. 5 Serena Williams vs. Mathilde Johansson (second round); No. 2 Rafael Nadal vs. Thomaz Bellucci (completion of a suspended first-round match), No. 3 Novak Djokovic vs. Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen (second round).
Today’s Forecast: Cloudy in the morning, with isolated showers in the afternoon. High of 70 degrees.
Today’s TV: Tennis Channel, 5 a.m.-12 p.m.; ESPN2, 12-6:30 p.m.
Associated Press