PARIS – A look at the French Open on Friday:
Weather: Sunny. High of 68 degrees (20 C).
Men’s Seeded Winners: No. 1 Roger Federer, No. 2 Rafael Nadal, No. 3 Novak Djokovic, No. 4 Andy Murray, No. 5 Robin Soderling, No. 7 Fernando Verdasco, No. 8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 9 David Ferrer, No. 10 Marin Cilic, No. 14 Ivan Ljubicic, No. 15 Tomas Berdych, No. 16 Juan Carlos Ferrero, No. 19 Nicolas Almagro, No. 20 Stanislas Wawrinka, No. 22 Jurgen Melzer, No. 24 Thomaz Bellucci, No. 28 Lleyton Hewitt, No. 30 Philipp Kohlschreiber, No. 31 Victor Hanescu.
Men’s Seeded Losers: No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez, No. 17 John Isner, No. 25 Marcos Baghdatis, No. 29 Albert Montanes.
Women’s Seeded Winners: No. 1 Serena Williams, No. 2 Venus Williams, No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 5 Elena Dementieva, No. 7 Samantha Stosur, No. 12 Maria Sharapova, No. 13 Marion Bartoli, No. 14 Flavia Pennetta, No. 16 Yanina Wickmayer, No. 17 Francesca Schiavone, No. 22 Justine Henin, No. 23 Daniela Hantuchova, No. 29 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, No. 30 Maria Kirilenko, No. 31 Alexandra Dulgheru.
Women’s Seeded Losers: No. 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 11 Li Na, No. 25 Zheng Jie, No. 26 Dominika Cibulkova.
Stat of the Day: 39 - consecutive sets won at Roland Garros by Henin, heading into her match Saturday against Sharapova.
Quote of the Day: “You want me to explain? I won last year, so I think I can do it again.” - defending champion Federer, asked if he thinks he can win the French Open again.
Saturday’s Top Matches: No. 2 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 28 Lleyton Hewitt, No. 6 Andy Roddick vs. Teimuraz Gabashvili; No. 1 Serena Williams vs. No. 29 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, No. 12 Maria Sharapova vs. No. 22 Justine Henin.
Saturday’s Forecast: Cloudy and windy, with chance of rain in afternoon. High of 70 (21 C).
Online: http://www.rolandgarros.com/index.html. - AP