2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 23 May through 6 June 2010.[1]
Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova were the defending champions. Federer lost to Robin Söderling in the quarterfinals, while Kuznetsova lost to Maria Kirilenko in the third round.
The 2010 French Open also featured the return of four-time champion Justine Henin, who retired immediately before the 2008 French Open, where she was the 3-time defending champion.
Day-by-day summaries
Day 1 (23 May)

In the Men's singles many of seeded players made it through led by 2009 finalist Robin Söderling, Mikhail Youzhny and Marin Čilić. While Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was pushed to the limit by German Daniel Brands as he came through 7–5 in the fifth. Tsonga was joined by compatriots Édouard Roger-Vasselin, Josselin Ouanna and Julien Benneteau who upset 23rd seed Ernests Gulbis 6–4, 6–2, 1–0 as Gulbis retired with a hamstring injury.
In the Women's side 6th seed and defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova cruised through the first round with a 6–3, 6–1 victory of Sorana Cîrstea. She was joined by 2nd seed Venus Williams, Madrid champion Aravane Rezaï, Nadia Petrova, Flavia Pennetta, Maria Kirilenko and last years Semifinalist Dominika Cibulková. The day featured two upsets. Victoria Azarenka, hindered by an injury and only appeared in the event to have entered to claim the bonus prize money for ending the 2009 season in the top 10, became the first major casualty of the tournament as she was upset by Gisela Dulko. Rome champion María José Martínez Sánchez was also upset by Akgul Amanmuradova.
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 7–5 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 1–0 retired |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Day 2 (24 May)
In the Men's Singles World no. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer cruised past Peter Luczak with a 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 victory. He was joined by Indian Wells champion Ivan Ljubičić, Miami finalist Tomáš Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka, John Isner and Thomaz Bellucci. While World no. 3 Novak Djokovic, last years semifinalist Fernando González, Gaël Monfils and Victor Hănescu all won in 4. While world no. 4 Andy Murray took on Richard Gasquet and won 4–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1. 29th seed Spaniard Nicolás Almagro also needed five sets to defeat Robin Haase. The upsets of the day saw Spanish clay courters Feliciano López and Tommy Robredo both fall.
In the Women's draw 6 of the top 8 seeds were in action and all won. The field was led by World no. 1 Serena Williams who beat Stefanie Vögele 7–6, 6–2. She was joined by Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Janković, Elena Dementieva, Samantha Stosur and Agnieszka Radwańska. Other seeds Li Na, Kateryna Bondarenko, Alisa Kleybanova and Lucie Šafářová who defeated Jelena Dokić all won in straight sets. While Francesca Schiavone and Alona Bondarenko come back from a set down to get to the second round.
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
Day 3 (25 May)
Day 3 of action was led by 4-time champion and 2nd seed Rafael Nadal who defeated Gianni Mina 6–2, 6–2, 6–2. Nadal was joined by fellow Spaniards 7th seed Fernando Verdasco, 16th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, 9th seed David Ferrer and Pere Riba. Other seeds who went through were German Philipp Kohlschreiber, Austrian Jürgen Melzer and former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt. While 6th seed Andy Roddick who was playing his first match in clay of the season needed 5 sets to get past Jarkko Nieminen 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3. Upsets were not avoided as two seeds fell in 4. As 18th seed Sam Querrey lost to comaptriot Robby Ginepri and 26th seed clay courter Juan Mónaco was upset by Grega Žemlja.
In the Women's Singles almost all seeds got through in straight sets led by Justine Henin who beat Tsvetana Pironkova 6–4, 6–3, in her 1st match at RG for 3 years. She was joined by unseeded compatriots Kirsten Flipkens and Yanina Wickmayer, as well as Russians Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Other seeds Daniela Hantuchová, Shahar Pe'er, Zheng Jie and Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli all won. The second major upset of the tournaments came at the cost of 2 time finalist Dinara Safina who was upset by 39-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm 3–6, 6–4, 7–5.
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–0, 6–4 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Men's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 1st round | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Day 4 (26 May)
World no. 1 Roger Federer dispatched Colombian Alejandro Falla in straight sets. Other straight sets victors were Robin Söderling, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Marin Čilić, Tomáš Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka and Albert Montañés. While Mikhail Youzhny progressed in four after losing the first set tie-break. The only upset of the day was when Thiemo de Bakker defeated 32nd seed Guillermo García-López. The end of the day saw lots of matches being suspended and cancelled due to rain delays. One of those matches was between Frenchman Gaël Monfils and Italian Fabio Fognini which descended into chaos as they played on despite extreme darkness for 2 games, before finally coming off court a full 25 minutes after Murray and Chela's match did, at 5–5 in the 5th.[2][3]
World no. 2 Venus Williams led the days games in the women's side with a 6–2, 6–4 victory over Arantxa Parra Santonja, she was joined by Caroline Wozniacki, Flavia Pennetta, Nadia Petrova, Alexandra Dulgheru and Maria Kirilenko who all won straight sets. While Dominika Cibulková and Aravane Rezaï scrambled to win in three. One of the stories of the day was with defending champion Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova against German Andrea Petkovic, who served for the match in the 2nd set, but the Russian survived 4–6, 7–5, 6–4. As with the Men's side several matches were cancelled.
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–4 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Day 5 (27 May)
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 9–7 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
Day 6 (28 May)
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:
Marcos Baghdatis,
Fernando González,
John Isner,
Albert Montañés
- Women's Singles:
Dominika Cibulková,
Alexandra Dulgheru,
Svetlana Kuznetsova,
Li Na,
Zheng Jie
- Men's Doubles::
Simon Aspelin /
Paul Hanley,
Marcel Granollers /
Tommy Robredo
- Women's Doubles:
Vera Dushevina /
Ekaterina Makarova
- Mixed Doubles:
Yan Zi /
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
- Men's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–4 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 2nd round | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3, 0–6, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
Day 7 (29 May)
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:
David Ferrer,
Juan Carlos Ferrero,
Victor Hănescu,
Lleyton Hewitt,
Philipp Kohlschreiber,
Ivan Ljubičić,
Andy Roddick
- Women's Singles:
Marion Bartoli,
Alona Bondarenko,
Alisa Kleybanova,
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova,
Aravane Rezaï,
Yanina Wickmayer
- Men's Doubles::
Mahesh Bhupathi /
Max Mirnyi,
Bob Bryan /
Mike Bryan,
Mardy Fish /
Mark Knowles
- Mixed Doubles:
Liezel Huber /
Mahesh Bhupathi,
Lisa Raymond /
Wesley Moodie,
Bethanie Mattek-Sands /
Mark Knowles
- Men's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 4–6, 10–8 |
Men's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
Men's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–4 |
Women's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Day 8 (30 May)
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:
Marin Čilić,
Andy Murray,
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,
Stanislas Wawrinka
- Women's Singles:
Maria Kirilenko,
Flavia Pennetta,
Maria Sharapova,
Venus Williams
- Men's Doubles:
František Čermák /
Michal Mertiňák
- Women's Doubles:
Iveta Benešová /
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová,
Cara Black /
Elena Vesnina,
Olga Govortsova /
Alla Kudryavtseva,
Andrea Hlaváčková /
Lucie Hradecká,
Alisa Kleybanova /
Francesca Schiavone,
Bethanie Mattek-Sands /
Yan Zi,
Lisa Raymond /
Rennae Stubbs
- Men's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 3rd round | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Men's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–2 retired |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–2 |
Men's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
Day 9 (31 May)
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:
Thomaz Bellucci,
Fernando Verdasco
- Women's Singles:
Daniela Hantuchová,
Justine Henin,
Shahar Pe'er
- Men's Doubles:
Julien Benneteau /
Michaël Llodra,
- Women's Doubles:
Gisela Dulko /
Flavia Pennetta,
Maria Kirilenko /
Agnieszka Radwańska,
Nadia Petrova /
Samantha Stosur,
Chan Yung-jan /
Zheng Jie
- Mixed Doubles:
Alisa Kleybanova /
Max Mirnyi
- Men's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 4th round | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Day 10 (1 June)
This day, Roger Federer lost his quarterfinals match against Robin Söderling, making it the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach at least the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.[4][5] It also meant that Federer lost his ATP men's single No. 1 ranking in tennis since Rafael Nadal won the 2010 French Open men's singles title. Also, since Nadal became the 2010 French Open men's singles champion, Federer was left only one week short of equalling Pete Sampras's record number of 286 weeks as the ATP No. 1 ranked men's singles player.[4][5]
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
Day 11 (2 June)
This day decided the last two of the four semifinalists in the women's singles. Since none of the four semifinalists (Samantha Stosur, Jelena Janković, Francesca Schiavone, and Elena Dementieva) had won any Grand Slam women's singles titles before, this meant Francesca Schiavone became a first-time women's singles Grand Slam champion in this tournament.[6]
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(2–7), 8–6 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Day 12 (3 June)
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles Semifinals | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3) retired |
Women's Singles Semifinals | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Mixed Doubles Final | ![]() ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9] |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Legends Doubles Semifinals | ![]() ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Legends Over 45 Doubles Group A | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Men's Doubles Semifinals | ![]() ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Legends Over 45 Doubles Group B | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 3–6, [12–10] |
Day 13 (4 June)
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles Semifinals | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
Men's Singles Semifinals | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Legends Under 45 Doubles Group B | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [12–10] |
Women's Legends Doubles Third Place | ![]() ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Legends Under 45 Doubles Group A | ![]() ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
Women's Doubles Final | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Legends Over 45 Doubles Group B | ![]() ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, [10–7] |
Day 14 (5 June)
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles Final | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Men's Doubles Final | ![]() ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Legends Over 45 Doubles Group A | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Women's Legends Doubles Final | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Legends Under 45 Doubles Group A | ![]() ![]() |
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6–0, 3–6, [10–7] |
Legends Under 45 Doubles Group B | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Day 15 (6 June)
Rafael Nadal reclaimed the No. 1 men's singles ATP ranking, leaving Roger Federer only one week short of equalling Pete Sampras's record number of 286 weeks as the ATP No. 1 ranked men's singles player.[4][5] This win is also the first time since the French Open 2004 that Roger Federer was knocked out by a player who hasn't won a grand slam tournament.
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
Men's Singles Final | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
Legends Over 45 Doubles Final | ![]() ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Legends Under 45 Doubles Final | ![]() ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated
Robin Söderling, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
- It was Nadal's 4th title of this year and the 40th of his career. It was his fifth win in six years at Roland Garros and his seventh Grand Slam men's singles victory.
- Nadal reclaimed the No. 1 ATP ranking with this victory.
- Nadal's victory also completed a historic 'Clay Slam' for Nadal, seeing him become the first person in history to win all Masters 1000 tournaments on clay (Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid), as well as the French Open, in the same calendar year.
- This was the second time Nadal had won the French Open without dropping a set.
Women's singles
Francesca Schiavone defeated
Samantha Stosur, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
- Both Schiavone and Stosur were first-time Grand Slam finalists.
- It was Schiavone's second title of the year, the fourth of her career, and her first major title.
Men's doubles
Daniel Nestor /
Nenad Zimonjić defeated
Lukáš Dlouhý /
Leander Paes, 7–5, 6–2
Women's doubles
Serena Williams /
Venus Williams defeated
Květa Peschke /
Katarina Srebotnik, 6–2, 6–3
- The Williams sisters won their 12th Grand Slam doubles title and 2nd at the French Open. With this, they hold all Grand Slam doubles titles simultaneously.
- Also, they have won the career women's doubles golden slam for the second time in their respective careers.
Mixed doubles
Katarina Srebotnik /
Nenad Zimonjić defeated
Yaroslava Shvedova /
Julian Knowle, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
- Srebotnik and Zimonjić both won their fourth Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Agustín Velotti defeated
Andrea Collarini, 6–4, 7–5
Girls' singles
Elina Svitolina defeated
Ons Jabeur, 6–2, 7–5
- Svitolina won her first Junior Grand Slam title.
Boys' doubles
Duilio Beretta /
Roberto Quiroz defeated
Facundo Argüello /
Agustín Velotti, 6–3, 6–2
- Beretta and Quiroz win their first junior Grand Slam title in doubles.
Girls' doubles
Tímea Babos /
Sloane Stephens defeated
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino /
María Teresa Torró Flor, 6–2, 6–3
- Babos and Stephens win their first junior Grand Slam title in doubles.
Other events
Legends under 45 doubles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov /
Andriy Medvedev defeated
Goran Ivanišević /
Michael Stich, 6–1, 6–1
Legends over 45 doubles
John McEnroe /
Andrés Gómez defeated
Mansour Bahrami /
Henri Leconte, 6–1, 6–1
Women's Legends doubles
Martina Navratilova /
Jana Novotná defeated
Iva Majoli /
Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–2
Wheelchair men's singles
Shingo Kunieda defeated
Stefan Olsson, 6–4, 6–0
- Kunieda won his tenth wheelchair Grand Slam singles title, and his fourth at the French Open.
Wheelchair women's singles
Esther Vergeer defeated
Sharon Walraven, 6–0, 6–0
- Vergeer won her 15th wheelchair Grand Slam singles title, and her fourth at the French Open.
Wheelchair men's doubles
Stéphane Houdet /
Shingo Kunieda defeated
Robin Ammerlaan /
Stefan Olsson, 6–0, 5–7, [10–8]
- Houdet wins his fourth wheelchair Grand Slam doubles title and the first at French Open, and Kunieda wins his ninth wheelchair Grand Slam doubles title and second at French.
Wheelchair women's doubles
Daniela Di Toro /
Aniek van Koot defeated
Esther Vergeer /
Sharon Walraven, 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
- Di Toro and van Koot win their first wheelchair Grand Slam title in doubles.
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 17 May 2010
Men's Singles
Seed | Rank | Player | Points | |
Points won | New points | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | ![]() |
10030 | 2000 | 360 | 8390 | Quarterfinals lost to Robin Söderling [5] |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
6880 | 180 | 2000 | 8700 | Champion, won in the final against Robin Söderling [5] |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
6405 | 90 | 360 | 6675 | Quarterfinals lost to Jürgen Melzer [22] |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
5565 | 360 | 180 | 5385 | 4th round lost to Tomáš Berdych [15] |
5 | 7 | ![]() |
4755 | 1200 | 1200 | 4755 | Runner-Up, lost in final to Rafael Nadal [2] |
6 | 8 | ![]() |
4600 | 180 | 90 | 4510 | 3rd round lost to Teymuraz Gabashvili [Q] |
7 | 9 | ![]() |
3645 | 180 | 180 | 3645 | 4th round lost to Nicolás Almagro [19] |
8 | 10 | ![]() |
3185 | 180 | 180 | 3185 | 4th round lost to Mikhail Youzhny [11] |
9 | 11 | ![]() |
3010 | 90 | 90 | 3010 | 3rd round lost to Jürgen Melzer [22] |
10 | 12 | ![]() |
2945 | 180 | 180 | 2945 | 4th round lost to Robin Söderling [5] |
11 | 13 | ![]() |
2375 | 45 | 360 | 2690 | Quarterfinals lost to Tomáš Berdych [15] |
12 | 14 | ![]() |
2385 | 720 | 45 | 1710 | 2nd round lost to Alexandr Dolgopolov |
13 | 15 | ![]() |
2220 | 360 | 45 | 1905 | 2nd round lost to Fabio Fognini |
14 | 16 | ![]() |
2140 | 10 | 90 | 2220 | 3rd round lost to Thomaz Bellucci [24] |
15 | 17 | ![]() |
2115 | 10 | 720 | 2825 | Semifinals lost to Robin Söderling [5] |
16 | 18 | ![]() |
2050 | 45 | 90 | 2095 | 3rd round lost to Robby Ginepri |
17 | 19 | ![]() |
1880 | 0(45) | 90 | 1925 | 3rd round lost to Tomáš Berdych [15] |
18 | 21 | ![]() |
1675 | 10 | 10 | 1675 | 1st round lost to Robby Ginepri |
19 | 22 | ![]() |
1690 | 90 | 360 | 1960 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
20 | 23 | ![]() |
1600 | 90 | 180 | 1690 | 4th round lost to Roger Federer [1] |
21 | 25 | ![]() |
1505 | 360 | 10 | 1155 | 1st round lost to Viktor Troicki |
22 | 26 | ![]() |
1495 | 90 | 720 | 2125 | Semifinals lost Rafael Nadal [2] |
23 | 27 | ![]() |
1494 | 45 | 10 | 1459 | 1st round lost to Julien Benneteau |
24 | 28 | ![]() |
1482 | 10 | 180 | 1652 | 4th round lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
25 | 29 | ![]() |
1465 | 10 | 90 | 1545 | 3rd round lost to Andy Murray [4] |
26 | 30 | ![]() |
1510 | 45 | 10 | 1475 | 1st round lost to Grega Žemlja [Q] |
27 | 31 | ![]() |
1420 | 45 | 10 | 1385 | 1st round lost to Julian Reister [Q] |
28 | 33 | ![]() |
1350 | 90 | 90 | 1350 | 3rd round lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
29 | 34 | ![]() |
1325 | 10 | 90 | 1405 | 3rd round lost to Robin Söderling [5] |
30 | 35 | ![]() |
1320 | 180 | 90 | 1230 | 3rd round lost to Fernando Verdasco [7] |
31 | 37 | ![]() |
1160 | 180 | 90 | 1070 | 3rd round lost to Novak Djokovic [3] |
32 | 38 | ![]() |
965 | 10 | 45 | 1000 | 2nd round lost to Thiemo de Bakker |
Women's Singles
Seed | Rank | Player | Points | |
Points won | New points | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | ![]() |
8475 | 500 | 500 | 8475 | Quarterfinals lost to Samantha Stosur [7] |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
6386 | 160 | 280 | 6506 | 4th round lost to Nadia Petrova [19] |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
5630 | 160 | 500 | 5970 | Quarterfinals lost to Francesca Schiavone [17] |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
5160 | 280 | 900 | 5780 | Semifinals lost to Samantha Stosur [7] |
5 | 5 | ![]() |
4830 | 160 | 900 | 5570 | Semifinals lost to Francesca Schiavone [17] |
6 | 6 | ![]() |
4661 | 2000 | 160 | 2821 | 3rd round lost to Maria Kirilenko [30] |
7 | 7 | ![]() |
4405 | 900 | 1400 | 4905 | Runner-Up, lost in final to Francesca Schiavone [17] |
8 | 8 | ![]() |
4190 | 280 | 100 | 4010 | 2nd round lost to Yaroslava Shvedova |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
4156 | 1400 | 5 | 2761 | 1st round lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm |
10 | 11 | ![]() |
3665 | 500 | 5 | 3170 | 1st round lost to Gisela Dulko |
11 | 12 | ![]() |
3515 | 280 | 160 | 3395 | 3rd round lost to Francesca Schiavone [17] |
12 | 13 | ![]() |
3350 | 500 | 160 | 3010 | 3rd round lost to Justine Henin [22] |
13 | 14 | ![]() |
3186 | 100 | 160 | 3246 | 3rd round lost to Shahar Pe'er [18] |
14 | 15 | ![]() |
3175 | 5 | 280 | 3450 | 4th round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [3] |
15 | 16 | ![]() |
2875 | 280 | 160 | 2755 | 3rd round lost to Nadia Petrova [18] |
16 | 17 | ![]() |
3050 | 100 | 160 | 3110 | 3rd round lost to Daniela Hantuchová [22] |
17 | 18 | ![]() |
2995 | 5 | 2000 | 4990 | Champion, won in the final against Samantha Stosur [7] |
18 | 19 | ![]() |
2895 | 0 | 280 | 3175 | 4th round lost to Serena Williams [1] |
19 | 20 | ![]() |
2795 | 100 | 500 | 3195 | Quarterfinals lost to Elena Dementieva [5] |
20 | 21 | ![]() |
2635 | 160 | 5 | 2480 | 1st round lost to Akgul Amanmuradova |
21 | 22 | ![]() |
2625 | 0 | 100 | 2725 | 2nd round lost to Anastasia Rodionova |
22 | 23 | ![]() |
2575 | 0 | 280 | 2855 | 4th round lost to Samantha Stosur [7] |
23 | 24 | ![]() |
2010 | 5 | 280 | 2285 | 4th round lost Jelena Janković [4] |
24 | 25 | ![]() |
2075 | 100 | 100 | 2075 | 2nd round lost to Polona Hercog |
25 | 26 | ![]() |
2325 | 100 | 100 | 2325 | 2nd round lost to Anastasia Pivovarova [Q] |
26 | 27 | ![]() |
2005 | 900 | 160 | 1265 | 3rd round lost to Venus Williams [2] |
27 | 28 | ![]() |
1700 | 5 | 160 | 1855 | 3rd round lost to Jelena Janković [4] |
28 | 29 | ![]() |
1855 | 5 | 160 | 2010 | 3rd round lost to Yaroslava Shvedova |
29 | 30 | ![]() |
1850 | 160 | 160 | 1850 | 3rd round lost to Serena Williams [1] |
30 | 31 | ![]() |
1710 | 5 | 280 | 1985 | 4th round lost to Francesca Schiavone [17] |
31 | 32 | ![]() |
1655 | 0(30) | 160 | 1785 | 3rd round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [3] |
32 | 33 | ![]() |
1570 | 160 | 100 | 1510 | 2nd round lost to Aleksandra Wozniak |
Withdrawn players
Rank | Player | Points | |
Points won | New points | Withdrew due to |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | ![]() |
5115 | 720 | 0 | 4395 | right wrist surgery[7] |
6 | ![]() |
5145 | 360 | 0 | 4785 | broken wrist[7] |
20 | ![]() |
1705 | 90 | 0 | 1615 | fatigue |
23 | ![]() |
1660 | 180 | 0 | 1480 | right hip surgery[7] |
32 | ![]() |
1395 | 90 | 0 | 1305 | right knee injury[8] |
36 | ![]() |
1295 | 10 | 0 | 1285 | right foot injury[9] |
10 | ![]() |
3890 | 0 | 0 | 3890 | left foot injury[7] |
Wildcard entries
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.
Men's singles wildcard entries |
Women's singles wildcard entries |
Men's doubles wildcard entries |
Women's doubles wildcard entries |
Mixed doubles wildcard entries
-
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro /
Thierry Ascione
-
Julie Coin /
Nicolas Mahut
-
Mathilde Johansson /
Sébastien de Chaunac
-
Kristina Mladenovic /
Alexandre Sidorenko
-
Pauline Parmentier /
Marc Gicquel
-
Aurélie Védy /
Michaël Llodra
Qualifiers entries
Men's Qualifiers entriesMain article: 2010 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
The following players received the lucky loser spot: |
Women's Qualifiers entriesMain article: 2010 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
The following player received the lucky loser spot: |
Point distribution
Stage | Men's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Singles | Women's Doubles |
---|---|---|---|---|
Champion | 2000 | |||
Finals | 1200 | 1400 | ||
Semifinals | 720 | 900 | ||
Quarterfinals | 360 | 500 | ||
Round of 16 | 180 | 280 | ||
Round of 32 | 90 | 160 | ||
Round of 64 | 45 | 0 | 100 | 5 |
Round of 128 | 10 | – | 5 | – |
Qualifier | 25 | 60 | ||
Qualifying 3rd round | 16 | 50 | ||
Qualifying 2nd round | 8 | 40 | ||
Qualifying 1st round | 0 | 2 | ||
Prize money
All prize money is in Euros (€); doubles prize money is distributed per pair.
Men's and Women's Singles
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Men's and Women's Doubles
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Mixed Doubles
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Media coverage
Australia: Nine, Fox Sports
Canada: TSN, RDS
Brazil: ESPN, ESPN Brasil
United States: NBC, ESPN2, Tennis Channel[10]
Europe: Eurosport
- Domestic rights have also been sold to the following broadcasters, who may only cover the later rounds or not show any coverage at all, depending on the progress of domestic players:
Austria: ORF
Belgium: RTBF, VRT
Bosnia and Herzegovina: BHRT
Croatia: HRT
Cyprus: CyBC
Denmark: TV2 Sport
France: France Télévisions, Orange Sport
Finland: MTV3, FST5
Germany: ARD, ZDF
Greece: ERT, ANT1, Mega Channel
Ireland: TG4
Montenegro: RTCG
The Netherlands: NOS
Romania: TVR
Russia: Eurosport, Russia 2
Serbia: RTS
Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
Spain: TVE
Sweden: SVT
Switzerland: SRG-SSR
Turkey: TRT
United Kingdom: BBC
People's Republic of China: CCTV
Hong Kong: Now Sports
India: ESPN STAR Sports
Japan: WOWOW
Macao: TDM
Malaysia: Astro
Morocco: SNRT
New Zealand: Sky Sport
Thailand: TV7, True Sport
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Supersport
- Middle East and North Africa: Al Jazeera Sports
- Latin America: ESPN Latin America
The Philippines: Balls, Studio 23
Singapore: Starhub
Miscellaneous
Rafael Nadal's victory marked for the 5th consecutive year the No.2 seed has gone on to win the tournament. (Rafael Nadal in 2006,2007,2008 and 2010 and Roger Federer in 2009.)
References
- ↑ "Official Site of the French Open". Association of Tennis Professionals. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ "Murray delayed as Federer marches on". The Guardian. UK. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ↑ "Darkness!French Open match played in near blackout conditions". Yahoo. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Soderling Stuns Federer For Semi-Final Berth; Battle For No. 1 Intensifies". ATP World Tour. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Rockin' Robin repeats his feat of clay". Roland Garros. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ↑ "Wednesday 2 June: As it Happened". Roland Garros. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 "Kim Clijsters, Nikolay Davydenko Withdraw from French Open". Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ↑ "Simon out of French Open, Kunitsyn in". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ "Karlovic withdraws from French Open". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ↑ "Roland Garros TV schedule". Roland Garros. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
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