Notable stories 2007 French Open

1 notable stories

1.1 day day

1.1.1 day 1
1.1.2 day 2
1.1.3 day 3
1.1.4 day 4
1.1.5 day 5
1.1.6 day 6
1.1.7 day 7
1.1.8 day 8
1.1.9 day 9
1.1.10 day 10
1.1.11 day 11
1.1.12 day 12
1.1.13 day 13
1.1.14 day 14
1.1.15 day 15

notable stories
day day
day 1

most of day s matches canceled due rain. serena williams , justine henin both won on women s side. marat safin won match, , 2007 french open s first victor. other winners include dinara safina, tamira paszek, potito starace , janko tipsarević.

day 2

most of day again canceled due rain. however, venus williams, michaëlla krajicek , nikolay davydenko amongst day s winners.

day 3

the third day saw entire men s draw completed, 7 of 64 matches yet play. top half of women s singles draw completed action. americans struggled; 2 of eleven americans in action still in tournament, 1 of 9 men , 1 of 2 women. american woman advance shenay perry, survived loss of first set against olivia sanchez. other american man still in tournament robby ginepri, didn t advance yet. split sets diego hartfield before play suspended. spanish players enjoyed opposite fortune, 6 of 8 men , woman winning matches. ernests gulbis, became first latvian man in main draw of grand slam, saw off britain s representative, tim henman.

the longest match of men s singles draw philipp kohlschreiber s clash lukáš dlouhý fifth set taken kohlschreiber, 17–15. 8 male seeds left tournament:

andy roddick (3) lost 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 igor andreev.
fernando gonzález (5) lost 2–6, 2–6, 4–6 former top ten player radek Štěpánek.
james blake (8) lost 6–4, 4–6, 5–7, 5–7 ivo karlović.
dominik hrbatý (24) lost 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 4–6, 3–6 czech qualifier bohdan ulihrach.
robin söderling (25) retired after being set , 1–4 down in second set albert montañés.
agustín calleri (26) lost in 4 sets lucky loser mariano zabaleta 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(5), 5–7.
julien benneteau (30) lost in 4 carlos berlocq.
florian mayer (31) lost paul-henri mathieu in straight sets.

also, injured russian eleventh seed nadia petrova went out 5–7, 7–5, 0–6 květa peschke. nicole vaidišová , jelena janković defeated opponents in straight sets.

day 4

tenth seed tomáš berdych failed turn overnight two-set deficit against guillermo garcía-lópez, , became ninth men s seed bow out in first round. conqueror of fernando gonzález, radek Štěpánek, lost in 5 sets wildcard Édouard roger-vasselin in second round. justine henin, serena williams, venus williams, maria sharapova , amélie mauresmo won through well. unseeded kristof vliegen able beat eleventh seed richard gasquet in straight sets, 7–6(4), 6–3, 6–1.

day 5

gastón gaudio, 2004 champion, 6–4, 6–3 on fourteenth-seeded , former number 1 lleyton hewitt, ended losing match in 5 sets. hewitt came behind 2 sets defeat gaudio. also, maria sharapova, rafael nadal, serena williams , other players advanced, rain once again stopped play around 6 p.m. andreea ehritt-vanc , anastasia rodionova amongst first win doubles match today.

day 6

on day 6, repeat of last year s mixed doubles final came when katarina srebotnik , nenad zimonjić beat elena likhovtseva , daniel nestor 6–2, 5–7, 10–7 in first round. number 4 seed jelena janković beat venus williams 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 in third round. filippo volandri, seeded 29th, recent person defeated roger federer (at 2007 rome masters), upset 7th seed ivan ljubičić 6–4, 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in third round, , play tommy robredo in fourth round, best french open of career.

day 7

on day 7, there no rain delay. according coverage on nbc, game in first set between rafael nadal , albert montañés went on ten deuces, , thirty 2 points. today, number 5 seed amélie mauresmo lost lucie Šafářová second time @ major in row.

day 8

on day 8, women s quarterfinal draw took shape. 2 men s quarterfinals took shape, , many matches in doubles , juniors played. 4 women s quarterfinals are:

world number 1 justine henin against serena williams.
jelena janković against nicole vaidišová.
ana ivanovic against svetlana kuznetsova.
anna chakvetadze against maria sharapova, survived 2 match points win 3–6, 6–4, 9–7 on patty schnyder, shown on nbc.

the men s quarterfinals have been formed winning fourth round matches are:

roger federer against tommy robredo
guillermo cañas against nikolay davydenko.

day 9

the last 2 men s quarterfinals formed. junior singles , doubles matches other senior doubles matches played. men s quarterfinals so:

roger federer (who beat mikhail youzhny) against tommy robredo (who beat filippo volandri)
guillermo cañas (who beat juan mónaco) against nikolay davydenko (who beat david nalbandian)
igor andreev (who upset marcos baghdatis) against novak djokovic (who beat fernando verdasco)
carlos moyá (who beat jonas björkman) against rafael nadal (who beat lleyton hewitt).

day 10

in men s singles quarterfinals, roger federer beat tommy robredo, , nikolay davydenko beat guillermo cañas. federer meet davydenko in semifinals.

day 11

the last men s semifinal formed. novak djokovic beat igor andreev, , rafael nadal beat carlos moyá, , these 2 winners take each other on in semifinals.

day 12

in women s semifinals ana ivanovic beat maria sharapova 6–1, 6–2 make first grand slam singles final , justine henin beat jelena janković, , still hasn t lost set in on 2 years @ french open. first champions nathalie dechy , andy ram after finals victory on 2006 champions katarina srebotnik , nenad zimonjić in mixed doubles.

day 13

finalists of men s singles roger federer (who beat nikolay davydenko 7–5, 7–6, 7–6) , rafael nadal (who beat novak djokovic 7–5, 6–4, 6–2). 17th seeded alicia molik , mara santangelo beat katarina srebotnik , ai sugiyama, seventh seeds, win women s doubles championship.

day 14

justine henin beat ana ivanovic in straight sets, , three-time champion has not lost set since 2005 fourth round when saved match points against svetlana kuznetsova. men s doubles , juniors doubles finals played.

day 15

rafael nadal defeated roger federer in 4 sets win 3rd straight french open title. nadal has won 3 french opens. won of twenty-one matches playing on roland garros. second consecutive year nadal denied federer winning 4 slams in row.