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 Tennis: 2005 French Open Results and Latest Updates
Men's Singles
Pre-tournament favourites Roger Federer (SUI) and Rafael Nadal (ESP) easily marched on into the second round. Fourth-seeded Nadal won his debut match at Roland Garros in three sets 6-1, 7-6(7-4), 6-1 against Lars Burgsmuller (GER) while the Swiss pounded qualifier Dudi Sela (ISR) 6-1,6-4,6-0. Federer is seeking his first French Open title.
Other seeds to make it through include former champion Carlos Moya (ESP) and seventh-seeded Tim Henman (GBR).
Women's Singles
Top seed Lindsey Davenport (USA) suffered a scare in the first round against Katarina Srebotnik (SLO). She lost the first set 3-6 before rallying 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the next round.
Kim Clijsters continued her strong comeback with an easy 6-1, 6-0 victory in the first round over Meilen Tu (USA). Former champion Mary Pierce also made the next round with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Vera Douchevina (RUS) in front of the home crowd.
First major upset of the tournament -- Defending champion Anastasia Myskina (RUS) was surprisingly bundled out 4-6, 6-4, 0-6 by Spaniard Maria Sanchez Lorenzo.
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Men's Singles
Crowd favourite Andre Agassi was sent packing after a 5-set first round match against unseeded Jarkko Nieminen (FIN). Third seed Marat Safin (RUS) moved into the next round with a 3-1 win over Raemon Sluiter (NED). Two seeded players fell in the first round today -- thirteenth seed Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) and twenty-fourth seed Feliciano Lopez (ESP).
Women's Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) struggled against former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez (ESP) in the first round. Martinez fought back from 1-5 down to 4-5 in the third set but Henin held on to win with her first match-point despite having some problems with Martinez's dropshots.
Second seed Maria Sharapova (RUS) was also taken to three sets by compatriot, Evgenia Linetskaya (RUS). Sixth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) crushed her opponent, Mathilde Johansson (FRA), in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.
Other seeds that advance :
Seed Name
7 Nadia Petrova (RUS),
12 Elena Bovina (RUS),
13 Nathalie Dechy (FRA),
24 Magdalena Maleeva (BUL),
30 Gisela Dulko (ARG).
Seeds that fell include :
Seed Name
23 Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
26 Paola Suarez (ARG)
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Men's Singles
Top seed Roger Federer and fourth seed Rafael Nadal cruised into the next round and are still on course for a potential showdown in the semi-finals. Federer saw off Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-3, 7-6, 6-0; Nadal swept past Xavier Malisse (BEL) 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Richard Gasquet (FRA) also made the next round with a 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 win over Peter Wessels (NED). Luis Horna (PER) caused the upset of the day when he prevailed over seventh seed Tim Henman (GBR) in four sets 7-5, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4. Veteran Carlos Moya (ESP) also moved into the next round with a 3-1 win against Robin Vik (CZE).
Women's Singles
World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport lost the first set again before making the next round. She outlasted Peng Shuai (CHN) 3-6, 7-6, 6-0. Davenport was close to defeat when she trailed 4-5 with a set down but broke back to level and went on to win the match. Mary Pierce (FRA) hammered her opponent Jelena Kostanic (CRO) 6-1, 6-0 to advance. Venus Williams (USA) was stretched to three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in her match against Fabiola Zuluaga (COL). Kim Clijsters (BEL) spent little time on court, dismissing Ludmila Cervanova (SVK) 6-2, 6-1. Fourth seed Elena Dementieva (RUS) also moved on with a 7-6, 6-2 over Sanda Mamic (CRO).
Some seeded players fell in this round
Amy Frazier (USA) - Emilie Loit (FRA) 4-6, 4-6,
Shinobu Asagoe (JPN) - Sesil Karatantcheva (BUL) 5-7, 2-6, Karolina Sprem - Akiko Morigami JPN 5-7, 3-6
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Men's Singles
Roger Federer (SUI) and Rafael Nadal (ESP) marched on to their eagerly awaited clash in the semis. Federer will take on former champion Carlos Moya (ESP) in the next round. Although Moya's fitness is suspect, he displayed excellent tennis skills in a five-set match against fellow Spaniard Fernando Vicente to advance. Nadal rolled past another promising teenager Richard Gasquet (FRA) in three sets.
Earlier, second seed Rod**** (USA) fell to Jose Acasuso (ARG) in another five-setter, leaving this half of the draw wide open for other challengers.
Women's Singles
Davenport was stretched to three sets again before advancing whilst Clijsters easily made the next round in two sets. Venus Williams was bundled out 15 year-old Sesil Karatantcheva (BUL) 3-6, 6-1, 1-6. Ninth seed Vera Zvonareva (RUS) fell to local favourite Mary Pierce (FRA) 6-7, 5-7.
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Last year's finalists, fifth seed Gaston Gaudio (ARG) and eighth seed Guillermo Coria (ARG) were both knocked out in the fourth round. Third seed Marat Safin (RUS), the Australian Open champion, also failed to reach the quarter-finals.
World No. 1 Roger Federer easily won his quarter-final match against Victor Hanescu (ROM) 6-2, 7-6, 6-3 to set up the much anticipated match against rising star Rafael Nadal (ESP). Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-5, 6-2, 6-0.
Women's Singles
The top two seeds in the women's singles fell to two former French Open champions today. Mary Pierce (FRA) crushed top seed Lindsey Davenport (USA) 6-3, 6-2 in the quarter-finals.
Former champion Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) upstaged second seed and also Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6-4, 6-2 in the quarter-final match. Sharapova had advanced to the quarter-finals easily but succumbed to her experienced opponent who had earlier defeated another Russian Svetlana Kuznetsov, the US Open champion, in three gruelling sets.
Other quarter-finals results -
Seventh seed Nadia Petrova (RUS) dispatched Ana Ivanovic (SCG) 6-2, 6-2 while 16th seed Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) fought to three sets (2-6, 6-4, 6-4) against unseeded 15 year-old Bulgarian Sesil Karatantcheva.
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Women's Singles
Two former French Open champions progressed to the women's singles finals where one of them will have a chance of taking the title twice.
Twelfth seed Henin-Hardenne (BEL) blasted past seventh seed Petrova (RUS) 6-2, 6-3 and Pierce (FRA) pounded sixteenth seed Likhovtseva (RUS) 6-1, 6-1. With both players scorching hot at the moment, the final should be one awesome match.
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Men's Singles Semi-Finals
Federer (SUI) crashed out of the 2005 French Open, losing to teen prodigy Nadal (ESP) in four sets 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6. Nadal started the match in style, pounding winners after winners while Federer was tentative in his game. The Swiss kicked into gear in the second set, launching big kick serves, volleying with precision and varying the range of his shots to dominate Nadal. Trailing 1-5 behind, the Spaniard fought back to 4-5 before Federer closed the set at 6-4. However, Nadal regained his momentum to take the next two sets using angles, powerful spinning winners and great passing shots.
The other semi-final went to five sets with Puerta (ARG) defeating N.Davydenko (RUS) 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Unseeded Puerta ensured a representative from Argentina in the final after both the finalists from Argentina last year fell in earlier rounds.
Puerta set up match-point at 5-4 up with a forehand that barely clipped the line, and then unleashed a heavily spinning winner to end the match.
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Re: Tennis: 2005 French Open Results and Latest Updates
2005 French Open Finals
Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal (ESP) triumphed over Mariano Puerta (ARG) in the French Open Men's Singles finals in four sets 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5. The fourth-seeded Spaniard has won the title in his French Open outing; the previous time a man has achieved this was way back in 1982 when Mats Wilander (SWE) won.
Against a big-hitting Puerta, Nadal relied on his athleticism and consistent baseline game to wear his opponent down. Nadal has won four straight tournaments and is now deservedly the King in the claycourt season.
Women's Singles
Former World No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) pummelled crowd favourite Mary Pierce (FRA) 6-1, 6-1 to win her fourth Grand Slam title. Henin-Hardenne attacked Pierce's game from the start and was never challenged by her opponent.
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