2012 French Open Final: Rafael Nadal Defeats Novak Djokovic For 7th Roland Garros Victory

Rafael Nadal became the most prolific tennis player in the history of the French Open when he defeated the world's No. 1 player Novak Djokovic early Monday after an 18-hour rain delay suspended the match between the two.

Nadal, in true clay court specialist form, came from behind to win this one, having trailed 2-1 in the fourth set when play resumed Monday. Even though Djokovic has owned Nadal in recent history (7-3 against him in their last 10 matches), Nadal was at home on the clay courts in the French Open.

This is Nadal's seventh French Open title and 11th Grand Slam, breaking his tie with Bjorn Borg for having the most wins in the tournament's history. Nadal told NBC following the victory that the comparisons Borg were "a great honor."

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2012 French Open Final: Match Postponed Until Monday

Rain has reared its ugly head yet again at the 2012 French Open, and this time, it forced the match to be postponed until Monday.

Rafael Nadal currently leads top-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 1-2 in the 2012 French Open final. Play was suspended during the second set because of rain, but the match resumed, allowing Nadal to take a two set to none lead over the world's No. 1 player.

Djokovic, though, would respond, dominating the third set, winning it 6-2. At one point between the third and fourth sets, Djokovic won eight straight games, before Nadal snapped the streak in the third game of the fourth set.

Play was once again suspended after Nadal snapped Djokovic's streak in the fourth set, and unfortunately for tennis fans, the match will not resume until Monday morning.

Any type of momentum by either player is now halted, as both players will have to wait a day before resuming play in the fourth set.

The match will resume at 7:00 a.m. ET on Monday and can be seen on NBC.

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French Open Final: Nadal, Djokovic In Rain Delay

Rain has struck again at Roland Garros, forcing the second rain delay in the 2012 French Open final between top-seeded Novak Djokovic and French Open king Rafael Nadal.

Nadal stormed out to a quick two set to none advantage, winning the first two sets 6-4, 6-3, despite the fact that the second set featured the first rain delay of the match.

Djokovic, though, didn't plan on going quietly into the Paris night. The Djoker stormed back, dominating the third set 6-2, and jumping out to a quick 2-0 advantage in the fourth set. Nadal bounced back, though, and took the third game of the fourth set -- but much to Nadal's chagrin, the match was once again suspended immediately following the third game.

The win in the fourth set for Nadal broke a streak of eight straight games won by Djokovic. Nadal expressed his displeasure about the match being suspended, saying that the court's condition is the same as it was an hour ago when the match was being played.

The match is supposed to resume at some point on Sunday.

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French Open Results 2012: Rafael Nadal And Novak Djokovic Advance To Final

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will meet in the final round of the 2012 French Open, as Nadal seeks a record-breaking seventh title and Djokovic looks to become hold all four majors at the same time, a feat unaccomplished since Rod Laver in 1969. Nadal beat David Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, and 6-1 in a dominant performance. Djokovic had a similarly decisive win over Roger Federer, winning 6-4, 78-5, and 6-3.

Nadal seemed unstoppable, even playing a stroke while seated on the ground after scrambling for a ball. Despite that, he isn't letting the performance give him a sense of security heading into the final. Via French Open:

"I did almost everything right," said Nadal. "But I don’t believe in perfection. It does not exist. You can always play better. I am not thinking I am in the final without losing a set; I am just thinking I am in the final. Experience has taught me you can lose when you are playing fantastic; you can win when you are not playing that well. Last year I had the impression I didn’t really play that well, whereas this year I am playing really well."

Djokovic made it to the final by capitalizing on an uneven performance by Roger Federer, who had 46 unforced errors in the matchup. Djokovic has looked more consistent as the tournament has progressed, and looks to continue that momentum in pursuit of his historic fourth major win.

The 2012 French Open Men's Singles final takes place on Sunday. The complete tournament scoreboard can be found here.

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French Open 2012 Results: Maria Sharapova Breezes Into Final To Meet Sara Errani

After Thursday's matches were over at the 2012 French Open, Maria Sharapova found out she would once again become the No. 1 Women's tennis player. Sharapova defeated No. 4 seed Petra Kvitova in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, and moved on to her first final at Roland Garros. Sharapova's previous best finish at the event was the semifinals (2007, 2011).

Sara Errani will also be playing in her first French Open final, which will also be her first final in a major tournament. Errani, the No. 21 seed, defeated the No. 6 seed Samantha Stosur, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3, to move on to the final. Errani upset three higher-ranked seeds to make the final while Sharapova rolled through her competition at Roland Garros.

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French Open Results: Semifinals Set After Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova Advance

The semifinals are all set for the 2012 French Open after a pair of matches on both the men's and women's singles draws on Wednesday. Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer both won to advance. Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova won on the women's side.

Ferrer pulled off something of an upset. The world's sixth-ranked player, Ferrer knocked off No. 4 Andy Murray in four sets. Spain's Ferrer struck early and often throughout the match with a first serve percentage of 64 percent. He won 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2. No. 2 Nadal had little trouble with his opponent No. 12 Nicolas Almagro, winning 7-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Nadal will face Ferrer on Friday in the semifinals. The two have played each other 15 times on clay courts, with Nadal winning all of those matches. The other men's singles semifinal matches promises to be a exciting one with No. 1 Novak Djokovic taking on No. 3 Roger Federer.

On the women's side, No. 2 Sharapova beat No. 12 Kaia Kanepi in two sets. No. 4 Kvitova topped unranked Yaroslava Shvedova in two sets. Sharapova and Kvitova will face each other in the semifinals. In the other women's semifinal match, No. 6 Samantha Stosur will face No. 21 Sara Errani.

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2012 French Open Tennis Tournament Day 11: TV Schedule, Match Preview, Online Streaming

Wednesday brings the second day or quarterfinal action at the 2012 French Open Tennis Tournament. Here is your match schedule, as well as television and online streaming information.

In men's action Wednesday, second-seeded Rafael Nadal will play 12th-seeded Nicolas Almagro and fourth-seeded Andy Murray will face sixth-seeded David Ferrer.

On Tuesday, top-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6-1, 5-7, 5-7, 7-6 (14), 6-1 and third-seeded Roger Federer outlasted ninth-seeded Juan Martin Del Potro 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-0, 6-3.

In women's action Wednesday, second-seeded Maria Sharapova plays 23rd-seeded Kaia Kanepi and fourth-seeded Petra Kvitova plays unseeded Yaroslava Shvedova.

On Tuesday, sixth-seeded Samantha Stosur defeated 15th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-4, 6-1 and 21st-seeded Sara Errani bested 10th-seeded Angelique Kerber 5-3, 7-6 (7-2).

ESPN2 will carry the quarterfinal action live from 8 a.m. ET until 1 p.m. If you can't get to a TV you can watch online at ESPN3 or WatchESPN.

2012 French Open Tennis Tournament Day 10: TV Schedule, Match Preview, Online Streaming

Things are getting serious in the 2012 French Open Tennis Tournament as action has reached the quarterfinal round. Here is a look at Tuesday's match schedule, TV and online streaming information.

In the men's draw Tuesday, top-seeded Novak Djokovic faces fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and third-seeded Roger Federer meets ninth-seeded Juan Martin Del Potro.

On Wednesday, Andy Murray (No. 4) plays David Ferrer (No. 6) and Rafael Nadal (No. 2) plays Nicolas Almagro.

In the women's draw, sixth-seeded Samantha Stosur meets 15th-seeded Dominika Cibulkovaand 10th-seeded Angelique Kerber plays the 21st seed, Sara Errani.

On Wednesday, Maria Sharapova (No. 2) faces Kaia Kanepi (No.23) and Petra Kvitova (No. 4) meets Yaroslava Shvedova.

Live television coverage begins at 8 a.m. ET on Tennis Channel, which will carry the action until 1 p.m. ESPN2 will carry live action and same-day taped action from 1-7 p.m.

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French Open Results 2012: Rafel Nadal, Maria Sharapova Advance To Quarterfinals Monday

Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova both won Monday at the 2012 French Open to advance to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. The No. 2 seeds have been the most impressive players on their respective draws throughout the tournament. Nadal continued that trend by defeating No. 13 Juan Monaco 6-2, 6-0, 6-0. Sharapova, meanwhile, looked mortal for the first time, dropping a tiebreaker for her first set loss of the tournament. She was was eventually able to dispatch Klara Zakopalova, 6-4, 6-7 (12), 6-2.

No. 4 Andy Murray survived yet another slow start for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2, win over No. 17 Richard Gasquet of France. No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and No. 6 David Ferrer also won Monday to round out a men's quarterfinals field that includes the Open's top six seeds among the eight participants.

No. 4 Petra Kvitova beat American Varvara Lepchenko handily, 6-2, 6-1, to advance. No. 7 Na Li was less lucky, becoming the latest highly-seeded woman to fall prematurely in a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, loss to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. No. 6 Samantha Stosur of Australia is the only other Top 8-seeded woman outside of Sharapova and Kvitova playing in the quarterfinals.

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French Open Results 2012: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer Survive, While Victoria Azarenka Tumbles Sunday

The top seeds on the men's draw at the 2012 French Open continue to push their way through the tournament, though No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Roger Federer struggled at times during five and four set victories, respectively, on Sunday. Meanwhile, an upset-filled women's draw claimed its biggest victim yet at Roland Garros, as No. 1 Victoria Azarenka fell in two sets to No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.

Djokovic eventually downed No. 22 Andreas Seppi of Italy, 4-6, 6-7 (12), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. The Serbian champion was broken three times in the first two sets. He fired back in the third set, breaking Seppi four times in five chances. He won three straight sets from the brink of elimination to move on to the quarterfinals, where he will face the winner between No. 18 Stanislas Wawrinka and No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Federer won in four sets, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4, over David Goffin of Belgium. Like Djokovic, Federer got off to a slow start before winning three consecutive sets to persevere. He had 17 unforced errors in the first set to just six for his opponent. Ultimately, Federer proved too overpowering, especially on the serve where he reeled off 12 aces to four for his opponent. Federer will face either No. 9 Juan Martin del Petro or No. 7 Tomas Berdych in the next round.

A day after former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out of the tournament, Azarenka, the current women's No. 1, fell in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 (11), to Cibulkova. The 23-year-old Cibulkova was very aggressive throughout the match, notching 28 winners to 19 for Azarenka. Cibulkova will take on No. 6 Samantha Stosur of Australia in the women's quarterfinals.

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2012 French Open Tennis Tournament: Day 8 TV Schedule, Online Streaming, Match Preview

Here are some of the best matches Sunday in the 2012 French Open Tennis Tournament, along with TV and online streaming information. As the tournament enters its second week of action fourth-round play has begun.

Men's Draw

Here are Sunday's key matches on the men's side. Novak Djokovic (No. 1) meets Andreas Seppi(No. 22), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (No. 5) plays Stanislas Wawrinka (No. 18), Roger Federer (No. 3) faces David Goffin and Tomas Berdych(No. 7) vs. Juan Martin Del Potro (No. 9).

Women's Draw

Here are Sunday's key matches on the women's side. Samantha Stosur (No. 6) faces Sloane Stephens of the USA, Sara Errani (No. 21) faces Svetlana Kuznetsova (No. 26) and Victoria Azarenka (No. 1) meets Dominika Cibulkova (No. 15).

TV/Online Streaming

Tennis Channel will carry live action from 5 a.m. until 1 p.m. ET. NBC will carry live action from 1-4 p.m. Watch online at ESPN3 or WatchESPN.

2012 French Open Tennis Tournament: Day 7 TV Schedule, Online Streaming, Match Preview

Here are some of the best matches of Day 7 of the 2012 French Open Tennis Tournament, along with the TV schedule and online streaming information. Maria Sharapova will be in action on the women's side, and Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray on the men's side as third-round action continues.

Men's Draw

Here are some of the best matches that will be held Saturday on the men's side. Rafael Nadal (No. 2) seed meets, Eduardo Schwank, David Ferrer (No. 6) meets Mikhail Youzhny (No. 27) and Andy Murray (No. 4) faces Santiago Giraldo,

Women's Draw

Maria Sharapova (No. 2) meets Shuai Peng (No. 28), Na Li (No. 7) meets Christina McHale of the USA and Caroline Wozniacki (No. 9) faces Kaia Kanepi.

TV Information

Tennis Channel will show live action from 10 a.m. until noon ET. NBC will pick up the action from noon until 3 p.m. You can also watch online at ESPN3 or ESPNWatch.

2012 French Open Tennis Tournament: Day 6 TV Schedule, Online Streaming, Match Preview

The 2012 French Open Tennis Tournament moves into third-round action on Friday. Here are some of your top matches, TV information and online streaming.

Men's Draw

Here are some of Friday's top matches in the men's draw. Roger Federer (No. 3 seed) faces Nicolas Mahut, Novak Djokovic (No. 1) vs. Nicolas Devilder, Tomas Berdych (No. 7) vs. Kevin Anderson (No. 21 and Gilles Simon (No. 11) vs. Stanislas Wawrinka (No. 18).

Women's Draw

Here are some of Friday's top matches in the women's draw. Maria Sharapova (No. 2) vs. Ayumi Morita, Agnieszka Radwanska (No. 3) faces Svetlana Kuznetsova (No. 26), Victoria Azarenka(No. 1] vs. Aleksandra Wozniak and Samantha Stosur (No. 6) meets Nadia Petrova.

TV/Online Streaming

ESPN2 will carry the action live from 5 a.m. ET until 10 a.m. From there, Tennis Channel will pick up the action until 3 p.m. You can watch the action online at ESPN3 or WatchESPN.

French Open Results 2012: John Isner Falls Short In Marathon Match

Second round of action at the 2012 French Open continued Thursday. No. 10 John Isner provided the highlight of the day with another marathon match against a Frenchman. Unlike his famous 2010 match at Wimbledon against Nicolas Mahut, Isner ultimately lost, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 18-16, to Paul-Henri Mathieu. The match was the second longest in French Open history, lasting five hours and 41 minutes.

Also on the men's draw, No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France needed four sets to take out Germany's Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Tsonga broke his opponent nine times in 15 chances during the match.

On the women's draw, two Americans advanced. Varvara Lepchenko won a hard-earned upset victory over No. 19 Jelena Jankovic, 7-6 (11), 4-6, 6-4. Christina McHale, meanwhile, had no trouble with fellow American Lauren Davis, winning 6-1, 6-3.

Due to the drawn out battle between Isner and Mathieu, the evening match between No. 2 Maria Sharapova and Ayumi Morita was postponed until Friday.

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French Open Results 2012: Rafael Nadal Cruises On Thursday

The second round of the 2012 French Open continues on Thursday from Roland Garros. After a steady procession of upsets over the course of subsequent days, things have gone relatively straightforward, so far, on the second day of Round 2.

No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal beat Denis Istomin 6-2, 6-2, 6-0. Andy Murray, No. 4 seed, won his match against Jarkko Nieminen, after losing the first set. Murray won by a final score of 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. No. 6 seed David Ferrer beat Benoit Paire by a final score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.

On the women's side, No. 4 seed Petra Kvitova won her match against Urszula Radwanska, 6-1, 6-3. No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova plays Ayumi Morita later in the day.

Thursday's action will be live on ESPN2 from 5 a.m. ET until 10 a.m. From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. action will be carried on Tennis Channel. You can find a live stream beginning at 5 a.m. from ESPN3 or WatchESPN.

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French Open Tennis Tournament 2012: Day 5 TV Schedule, Match Preview, Online Streaming

Second-round action continues Thursday at the French Open Tennis Tournament. Below are some of the most intriguing matches of Day 5, along with the television schedule

Men's Draw

Here are some of the highlights on the men's side for Thursday. Andy Murray (No. 4) faces Jarkko Nieminen. John Isner of the USA (No. 10) faces Paul-Henri Mathieu of France, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (No. 5) faces Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, Rafael Nadal (No. 2) meets Denis Istomin and David Ferrer (No. 6) plays Benoit Paire of France.

Women's Draw

Here are some of the big names playing Thursday in women's second-round action. Caroline Wozniacki (No. 9) meets Jarmila Gajdosova, Maria Sharapova (No. 2) plays Ayumi Morita and Christina McHale and Lauren Davis, both of the USA and both unseeded, will play,

TV/Streaming Information

Thursday's action will be live on ESPN2 from 5 a.m. ET until 10 a.m. From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. action will be carried on Tennis Channel. You can find a live stream beginning at 5 a.m. from ESPN3 or WatchESPN.

French Open Results 2012, Round 2: Top Seeds Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka Advance

Round 2 of the 2012 French Open has seen most of the top seeds advancing on both the men's and women's side. On the men's side the top seeds who have on Wednesday include No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic who won in straight sets over Blaz Kavcic.

No. 3 seeded Roger Federer also moved on by defeating Adrian Ungur winning 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 and 6-3. The one seeded player to have struggled on the men's side was No. 11 seeded Gilles Simon who needed all five sets against Brian Baker. Simon won the first two sets but Baker came back to force a fifth and final set. In that last set Simon was able to cruise victory by winning 6-0 to advance.

On the women's side, No. 1 seeded Victoria Azarenka won in straight sets over Dinah Pfizenmaier. However, Marion Bartoli who is seeded No. 8 was not so fortunate as she fell to Petra Martic.

American Venus Williams will take on No. 3 seeded Agnieszka Radwanska later today.

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French Open Tennis Tournament 2012: TV Schedule, Match Preview

Early-round action in the 2012 French Open Tennis Tournament continues Wednesday. Day 4, featuring second-round action, finds several big-name players in action. Even if Serena Williams has already been bounced from the event.

Men's Draw

Here are some of the best men's matches of the day. Player seeds are in parenthesis. Roger Federer (No. 3) faces Adrian Ungur, Novak Djokovic (No. 1) faces Blaz Kavcic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (No. 5) faces Cedrik-Marcel Stebe.

Women's Draw

Here are some of the best women's matches of the day. Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka faces Dinah Pfizenmaier, Venus Williams faces Agnieszka Radwanska (No. 3) and Samantha Stosur (No. 6) faces Irina Falconi of the USA.

See RolandGarros.com for a complete match schedule

Television Coverage

ESPN2 will have live coverage from 5 a.m. ET until 10 a.m. From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. live second-round action will be carried on Tennis Channel.

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French Open Results: Serena Williams Upset, Yonkers Native James Blake Falls On Day 3

Day 3 of the 2012 French Open was devoid of a lot of drama until late Tuesday. Then No. 5 Serena Williams went up against World No. 111 Virginie Razzano of France and lost in three sets, 6-4, 6-7 (13), 3-6, in a stunning upset. Williams entered the day 46-0 in first round Grand Slam matches, but struggled against a hobbling Razzano, committing 47 unforced errors. Razzano won serving on her eighth match point in the ninth game of the third set.

James Blake, born and raised in Yonkers, NY, will head home after falling 2-6, 1-6, 2-6, to No. 27 Mikhail Youzhny. The former world No. 4 committed 35 unforced errors to 13 for his opponent. Blake was taken to break point 15 times over three sets.

Other than Williams' downfall, the day lacked any major upsets. On the men's side, No. 2 Rafael Nadal, No. 4 Andy Murray and No. 6 David Ferrer all won in straight sets to move on to the second round. On the women's side, No. 2 Maria Sharapova annihilated Alexandra Cadantu, 6-0, 6-0. No. 4 Petra Kvitova also won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, over Australia's Ashleigh Barty.

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French Open Tennis Tournament 2012: Day 3 TV Schedule, Preview

Day 3 of the French Open Tennis Tournament from Roland Garros Stadium will feature several big-name players in first-round action.

On the men's side, second-seeded Rafael Nadal will face Italy's Simone Bolelli and New York native James Blake will face Russian Mikhail Youzhny, the 27th seed.

On the women's side, fifth-seeded Serena Williams faces Virginie Razzano of France, second-seeded Maria Sharapova faces Alexandra Cadantu and ninth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki faces Eleni Daniilidou.

Live television coverage begins at 5 a.m. on ESPN2 and goes until 10 a.m. At that point, Tennis Channel will pick up the coverage and remain live until 3 p.m.

French Open 2012 Results, Round 1: No. 1 Seeds Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka Advance

On the Men's side of the draw on Monday at the 2012 French Open, upsets were not in the offing. No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic and No. 3 seed Roger Federer both won in straight sets. The only seed to fall on Monday was No. 15 seed Feliciano Lopez, who withdrew from his match down 0-5 against Florent Serra with an injury.

Djokovic defeated Potito Starace, 7-6, 6-3, 6-1 and Federer beat Tobias Kamke 6-2, 7-5, 6-3.

On the Women's side of the draw, No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka defeated Alberta Brianti, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-2. While the top seed advanced, No. 12 Sabine Lisicki, No. 17 Roberta Vinci, No. 30 Mona Barthel and No. 32 Monica Niculescu all lost.

New Jersey native Christina McHale defeated Kiki Bertens 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

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French Open Results 2012, Round 1: Christina McHale Defeats Kiki Bertens

New Jersey native Christina McHale defeated Kiki Bertens in Round 1 at the 2012 French Open on Monday to advance.

McHale won on Court 3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. With the win, McHale kept American women a perfect 10 for 10 in the first round at the French Open. McHale did not advance out of the first round in her 2010 and 2011 French Open appearances.

About the way the Americans played, McHale said

"We're all pushing each other at the same time," said McHale, a 20-year-old from Englewood Cliffs, N.J. "It's like a healthy competitiveness, I think." (via SI)

McHale will meet American Lauren Davis in Round 2. Davis, a qualifier, defeated the No. 30 seed Mona Barthel in Round 1.

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French Open Results 2012, Round 1: Andy Roddick Upset, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga And Venus Williams Advance

On Sunday at the 2012 French Open, Andy Roddick lost in what was the only upset of the day. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Venus Williams however, both advanced.

Roddick lost to Nicolas Mahut, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

Tsonga defeated qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

Williams defeated Paula Ormaechea, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Yonkers, NY native James Blake has not yet played his first round match against No. 27 seed Mikhail Youzhny. Blake struggles on the clay courts of Roland Garros and has not advanced past the third round of the French Open during his career.

On the Women's side, New Jersey native Christina McHale will play her first round opponent, Kiki Bertens, on May 28.

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French Open 2012 Draw: James Blake Opens Against Mikhail Youzhny

The 2012 French Open begins Sunday. Novak Djokovic is the top seed, but Rafael Nadal has won the tournament in six of the past seven years.