2007 Roland Garros

The 2007 French Open (Roland Garros) was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. Rafael Nadal became the first man to win the tournament 3 times consecutively since Björn Borg, 1978–81; and maintained his unbeaten run at Roland Garros. Justine Henin also equaled Monica Seles' record of three consecutive wins. This was the third straight year that Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin won the French Open singles titles.

Timeline

Notable stories

Day-by-day summaries

Day 1

Most of the day's matches were canceled due to rain. Serena Williams and Justine Henin both won on the women's side. Marat Safin won his match, and was the 2007 French Open's first victor. Other winners include Dinara Safina, Tamira Paszek, Potito Starace and Janko Tipsarević.

Day 2

Most of the day was again canceled due to rain. However, Venus Williams, Michaëlla Krajicek and Nikolay Davydenko were amongst that day's winners.

Day 3

The third day saw almost the entire men's draw completed, with only seven of 64 matches yet to play. The top half of the women's singles draw also completed their action. The Americans struggled; only two of the eleven Americans in action are still in the tournament, one of nine men and one of two women. The only American woman to advance was Shenay Perry, who survived a loss of the first set against Olivia Sanchez. The other American man still in the tournament was Robby Ginepri, who didn't even advance yet. He split sets with Diego Hartfield before play was suspended. Spanish players enjoyed the opposite fortune, with six of eight men and the only woman all winning their matches. Ernests Gulbis, who became the first Latvian man in the main draw of a Grand Slam, saw off Britain's only representative, Tim Henman.

The longest match of the men's singles draw was Philipp Kohlschreiber's clash with Lukáš Dlouhý where the fifth set was eventually taken by Kohlschreiber, 17–15. Eight male seeds left the tournament:

* Andy Roddick (3) lost 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 to Igor Andreev.
* Fernando González (5) lost 2–6, 2–6, 4–6 to former top ten player Radek Štěpánek.
* James Blake (8) lost 6–4, 4–6, 5–7, 5–7 to Ivo Karlović.
* Dominik Hrbatý (24) lost 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 4–6, 3–6 to Czech qualifier Bohdan Ulihrach.
* Robin Söderling (25) retired after being a set and 1–4 down in the second set to Albert Montañés.
* Agustín Calleri (26) lost in four sets to lucky loser Mariano Zabaleta 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(5), 5–7.
* Julien Benneteau (30) lost in four to Carlos Berlocq.
* Florian Mayer (31) lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu in straight sets.

Also, the injured Russian eleventh seed Nadia Petrova went out 5–7, 7–5, 0–6 to Květa Peschke. Nicole Vaidišová and Jelena Janković defeated their opponents in straight sets.

Day 4

Tenth seed Tomáš Berdych failed to turn his overnight two-set deficit against Guillermo García López, and became the ninth men's seed to bow out in the first round. The conqueror of Fernando González, Radek Štěpánek, lost in five sets to wildcard Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the second round. Justine Henin, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Amélie Mauresmo won through as well. The unseeded Kristof Vliegen was able to beat eleventh seed Richard Gasquet in straight sets, 7–6(4), 6–3, 6–1.

Day 5

Gastón Gaudio, the 2004 champion, was up 6–4, 6–3 on fourteenth-seeded and former number one Lleyton Hewitt, but ended up losing the match in five sets. Hewitt came from behind two sets to defeat Gaudio. Also, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and other players advanced, however rain once again stopped play around 6 P.M. Andreea Ehritt-Vanc and Anastasia Rodionova were amongst the first to win their doubles match today.

Day 6

On Day 6, a repeat of last year's mixed doubles final came when Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić beat Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor 6–2, 5–7, 10–7 in the first round. Number four seed Jelena Janković beat Venus Williams 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 in the third round. Filippo Volandri, seeded 29th, then the most recent person who defeated Roger Federer (at the 2007 Rome Masters), upset the 7th seed Ivan Ljubičić 6–4, 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the third round, and he will play Tommy Robredo in the fourth round, which is his best French Open of his career.

Day 7

On Day 7, there was no rain delay. According to coverage on NBC, a game in the first set between Rafael Nadal and Albert Montañés went to over ten deuces, and thirty two points. Today, number five seed Amélie Mauresmo lost to Lucie Šafářová for the second time at a major in a row.

Day 8

On Day 8, the women's quarterfinal draw took shape. Two men's quarterfinals also took shape, and many matches in doubles and juniors were also played. The four 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, who survived two match points to win 3–6, 6–4, 9–7 over Patty Schnyder, shown on NBC.


The men's quarterfinals that have been formed by winning their fourth round matches are:
* Roger Federer against Tommy Robredo
* Guillermo Cañas against Nikolay Davydenko.

Day 9

The last two men's quarterfinals were formed. Junior singles and doubles matches as well as other senior doubles matches were played. The men's quarterfinals are as 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 the men's singles quarterfinals, Roger Federer beat Tommy Robredo, and Nikolay Davydenko beat Guillermo Cañas. Federer will meet Davydenko in the semifinals.

Day 11

The last men's semifinal was formed. Novak Djokovic beat Igor Andreev, and Rafael Nadal beat Carlos Moyá, and these two winners would take each other on in the semifinals.

Day 12

In the women's semifinals Ana Ivanovic beat Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–2 to make it to her first Grand Slam singles final and Justine Henin beat Jelena Janković, and still hasn't lost a set in over two years at the French Open. The first champions were Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram after finals victory over the 2006 champions Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić in mixed doubles.

Day 13

Finalists of men's singles are Roger Federer (who beat Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 7–6, 7–6) and Rafael Nadal (who beat Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–4, 6–2). 17th seeded Alicia Molik and Mara Santangelo beat Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama, the seventh seeds, to win the women's doubles championship.

Day 14

Justine Henin beat Ana Ivanovic in straight sets, and is the three-time champion who has not lost a set since the 2005 fourth round when she saved match points against Svetlana Kuznetsova. The men's doubles and juniors doubles finals were played.

Day 15

Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in 4 sets to win his 3rd straight French Open title. Nadal has now won 3 French Opens. He won all of twenty-one matches playing on Roland Garros. This was also the second consecutive year that Nadal denied Federer winning 4 slams in a row.

Seniors

Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
*It was Nadal's 3rd career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd (consecutive) French Open title.

Women's singles

Justine Henin defeated Ana Ivanovic,Ana Ivanovic became the first Serbian player (male or female) to reach the Grand Slam final. 6–1, 6–2
*It was Henin's 4th title of the year, and her 33rd overall. It was her 6th career Grand Slam title, and her 4th and last French Open title.

Men's doubles

Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
*It was Knowles' 3rd and last career Grand Slam title, and his only French Open title.
*It was Nestor's 3rd career Grand Slam title, and his first French Open title.

Women's doubles

Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4
*It was Molik's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title, and her only French Open title.
*It was Santangelo's 1st and only career Grand Slam title.

Mixed doubles

Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić, 7–5, 6–3

Juniors

Boys' singles

Vladimir Ignatic defeated Greg Jones 6–3, 6–4

Girls' singles

Alizé Cornet defeated Mariana Duque Marino 4–6, 6–1, 6–0

Boys' doubles

Thomas Fabbiano / Andrei Karatchenia defeated Kellen Damico / Jonathan Eysseric 6–4, 6–0

Girls' doubles

Ksenia Milevskaya / Urszula Radwańska  defeated  Sorana Cîrstea / Alexa Glatch 6–1, 6–4

Legends

Legends under 45 doubles

Arnaud Boetsch / Guy Forget defeated Henri Leconte / Cédric Pioline 6–3, 3–6, 1–0(14)

Legends over 45 doubles

Anders Järryd / John McEnroe defeated John Fitzgerald / Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–2

Wheelchair

Wheelchair men's singles

Shingo Kunieda defeated Robin Ammerlaan 6–3, 6–4

Wheelchair women's singles

Esther Vergeer defeated Florence Gravellier 6–3, 5–7, 6–2

Wheelchair men's doubles

Stéphane Houdet / Michaël Jérémiasz defeated Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida 7–6^(7–4), 6–1

Wheelchair women's doubles

Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer defeated Florence Gravellier / Mie Yaosa 6–1, 6–4

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Players in bold are still in the competition. The players no longer in the tournament are listed with the round in which they exited.

Men's singles

# Roger Federer ''(final, lost to Rafael Nadal)''
# Rafael Nadal ''(champion)''
# Andy Roddick, ''(first round, lost to Igor Andreev)''
# Nikolay Davydenko, ''(semifinals, lost to Roger Federer)''
# Fernando González, ''(first round, lost to Radek Štěpánek)''
# Novak Djokovic, ''(semifinals, lost to Rafael Nadal)''
# Ivan Ljubičić, ''(third round, lost to Filippo Volandri)''
# James Blake, ''(first round, lost to Ivo Karlović)''
# Tommy Robredo, ''(quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)''
# Tomáš Berdych, ''(first round, lost to Guillermo García López)''
# Richard Gasquet, ''(second round, lost to Kristof Vliegen)''
# David Ferrer, ''(third round, lost to Fernando Verdasco)''
# Mikhail Youzhny, ''(fourth round, lost to Roger Federer)''
# Lleyton Hewitt, ''(fourth round, lost to Rafael Nadal)''
# David Nalbandian, ''(fourth round, lost to Nikolay Davydenko)''
# Marcos Baghdatis, ''(fourth round, lost to Igor Andreev)''
# Juan Carlos Ferrero, ''(third round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny)''
# Juan Ignacio Chela, ''(second round, lost to Gaël Monfils)''
# Guillermo Cañas, ''(quarterfinals, lost to Nikolay Davydenko)''
# Jarkko Nieminen, ''(third round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)''
# Dmitry Tursunov, ''(second round, lost to Fernando Verdasco)''
# Marat Safin, ''(second round, lost to Janko Tipsarević)''
# Carlos Moyá, ''(quarterfinals, lost to Rafael Nadal)''
# Dominik Hrbatý, ''(first round, lost to Bohdan Ulihrach)''
# Robin Söderling, ''(first round, lost to Albert Montañés)''
# Agustín Calleri, ''(first round, lost to Mariano Zabaleta)''
# Jürgen Melzer, ''(second round, lost to Juan Mónaco)''
# Philipp Kohlschreiber, ''(second round, lost to Óscar Hernández)''
# Filippo Volandri, ''(fourth round, lost to Tommy Robredo)''
# Julien Benneteau, ''(first round, lost to Carlos Berlocq)''
# Florian Mayer, ''(first round, lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu)''
# Nicolás Almagro, ''(second round, lost to Michaël Llodra)''

Women's singles

# Justine Henin ''(champion)''
# Maria Sharapova, ''(semifinals, lost to Ana Ivanovic)''
# Svetlana Kuznetsova, ''(quarterfinals, lost to Ana Ivanovic)''
# Jelena Janković, ''(semifinals, lost to Justine Henin)''
# Amélie Mauresmo, ''(third round, lost to Lucie Šafářová)''
# Nicole Vaidišová, ''(quarterfinals, lost to Jelena Janković)''
# Ana Ivanovic ''(final, lost to Justine Henin)''
# Serena Williams, ''(quarterfinals, lost to Justine Henin)''
# Anna Chakvetadze, ''(quarterfinals, lost to Maria Sharapova)''
# Dinara Safina, ''(fourth round, lost to Serena Williams)''
# Nadia Petrova, ''(first round, lost to Květa Peschke)''
# Daniela Hantuchová, ''(third round, lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues)''
# Elena Dementieva, ''(third round, lost to Marion Bartoli)''
# Patty Schnyder, ''(fourth round, lost to Maria Sharapova)''
# Shahar Pe'er, ''(fourth round, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)''
# Li Na, ''(third round, lost to Sybille Bammer)''
# Katarina Srebotnik, ''(third round, lost to Shahar Pe'er)''
# Marion Bartoli, ''(fourth round, lost to Jelena Janković)''
# Tathiana Garbin, ''(fourth round, lost to Nicole Vaidišová)''
# Sybille Bammer, ''(fourth round, lost to Justine Henin)''
# Ai Sugiyama, ''(third round, lost to Anna Chakvetadze)''
# Alona Bondarenko, ''(second round, lost to Karin Knapp)''
# Francesca Schiavone, ''(third round, lost to Dinara Safina)''
# Anabel Medina Garrigues, ''(fourth round, lost to Ana Ivanovic)''
# Lucie Šafářová, ''(fourth round, lost to Anna Chakvetadze)''
# Venus Williams, ''(third round, lost to Jelena Janković)''
# Samantha Stosur, ''(second round, lost to Milagros Sequera)''
# Mara Santangelo, ''(third round, lost to Justine Henin)''
# Gisela Dulko, ''(second round, lost to Alla Kudryavtseva)''
# Julia Vakulenko, ''(first round, lost to Ioana Raluca Olaru)''
# Séverine Brémond, ''(first round, lost to Michaëlla Krajicek)''
# Martina Müller, ''(second round, lost to Dominika Cibulková)''

Qualifier entries

Men's qualifiers entries

# Marcos Daniel
# Konstantinos Economidis
# Lukáš Dlouhý
# Flavio Cipolla
# Iván Navarro
# Fabio Fognini
# Laurent Recouderc
# Juan Pablo Brzezicki
# Boris Pašanski
# Marin Čilić
# Jérôme Haehnel
# Paul Capdeville
# Christophe Rochus
# Ivo Minář
# Bohdan Ulihrach
# Dušan Vemić

The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot:
# Mariano Zabaleta
# Juan Pablo Guzmán
# Santiago Giraldo
# Fernando Vicente

Women's qualifiers entries

# Mariya Koryttseva
# Květa Peschke
# Ágnes Szávay
# Alla Kudryavtseva
# Akgul Amanmuradova
# Hsieh Su-wei
# Rossana de los Ríos
# Timea Bacsinszky
# Andrea Petkovic
# Olga Savchuk
# Raluca Olaru
# Dominika Cibulková

The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot:
# Sofia Arvidsson
# Emma Laine

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

;Men's singles
* Igor Andreev
* Justin Gimelstob
* Victor Hănescu
* Martin Verkerk

;Women's singles
* Nuria Llagostera Vives

Withdrawn players

;Men's singles
;Before the tournament
* Mario Ančić → replaced by Stefano Galvani
* Mardy Fish → replaced by Santiago Giraldo
* Tommy Haas → replaced by Juan Pablo Guzmán
* Nicolas Kiefer → replaced by Chris Guccione
* Evgeny Korolev → replaced by Fernando Vicente
* Xavier Malisse → replaced by Simone Bolelli
* Alberto Martín → replaced by Nicolas Devilder
* Andy Murray → replaced by Mariano Zabaleta
* Paradorn Srichaphan → replaced by Andreas Seppi

;During the tournament
* Jan Hernych

;Women's singles
;Before the tournament
* Tatiana Golovin → replaced by Sofia Arvidsson
* Martina Hingis → replaced by Emmanuelle Gagliardi
* Evgenia Linetskaya → replaced by Caroline Wozniacki
* Peng Shuai → replaced by Angelique Kerber
* Karolina Šprem → replaced by Emma Laine
* Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Yuliya Beygelzimer

Media coverage

Coverage of the 2007 French Open was as follows:
*Arab World – Al Jazeera Sports
*Europe – Eurosport
*Latin America – ESPN International
*South-East Asia – Star Sports
*Belgium – Sporza, VRT, RTBF
*Brazil – ESPN Brasil
*Croatia – HRT 2 ''(daily highlights and the singles finals live)''
*France – France Televisions
*Great Britain – BBC Interactive ''(Women's Singles final on BBC 1, Men's Singles final live on interactive service; highlights on BBC 2)''
* Ireland – TG4
* Japan – TV Tokyo, Wowow
*Netherlands – NOS
*Russia – Sport TV, NTV Plus
*Serbia – RTS
*United States – NBC, ESPN2, The Tennis Channel

See also

* 2007 in tennis

References

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