2011 French Open action - Day 1
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Powering on
In a 65-minute match, No. 10 Jelena Jankovic moved into the second round of the 2011 French Open with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine.
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Leaping forward
Spain's David Ferrer, the No. 7 seed at the 2011 French Open, began his time at Roland Garros with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen, breaking on five of 10 chances while never facing a break point himself.
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Extra exertion
Jarkko Nieminen of Finland hit just 18 winners to 27 unforced errors in a straight-set Day 1 defeat against Spain's David Ferrer, who had 29 winners to 16 unforced errors.
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Casting a shadow
Cruising on a sunny day at Roland Garros, No. 8 Samantha Stosur of Australia needed just 68 minutes to earn a 6-2, 6-3 first-round victory over Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.
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Within his reach
No. 17 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France won a total of 89 points and lost 65 in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 Day 1 victory over Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic.
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On the return
No. 14 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland dropped the first set against France's Augustin Gensse but rallied to win his Day 1 match, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Wawrinka won 127 points and lost 101 in the match.
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Serving it up
Breaking on five of 16 chances, No. 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova earned a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova on Day 1 of the 2011 French Open.
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Showing his frustration
American Robert Kendrick hit 37 winners to 50 unforced errors in his four-set loss to No. 30 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain. Hitting 44 winners to 40 unforced errors, Garcia-Lopez earned a 6-1, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory.
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Things are looking up
Winning a total of 77 points to the 58 won by Israel's Shahar Peer, Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez needed 103 minutes to earn a 7-6 (4), 6-1 Day 1 victory.
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Falling short
In a Day 1 upset, No. 19 Shahar Peer of Israel hit just 17 winners to 36 unforced errors in a 7-6 (4), 6-1 loss to Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, who hit 20 winners to 25 unforced errors.
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Steady goes it
Matching 6-1, 6-1 scores helped the Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova beat Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens and move past the first round of the 2011 French Open.
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Jumping for joy
Cheered on by the home crowd, France's Alize Cornet picked up a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic on May 22, 2011.
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Reason to celebrate
Upsetting No. 19 Marin Cilic of Croatia by a 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 score, Spain's Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo moved past the first round of the French Open for the second time in his career.
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Winning form
In a match that lasted 145 minutes, Japan's Kei Nishikori picked up a 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu on May 22, 2011.
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Out of reach
Hitting just 10 winners to 28 unforced errors wasn't a winning combination for Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko, who lost in straight sets to No. 10 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia on May 22, 2011.
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Grin and bear it
Gisela Dulko of Argentina won a total of 70 points and lost 51 in a 6-3, 6-4 first-round victory over American Irina Falconi at Roland Garros.
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Sliding into it
Spain's Albert Montanes knocked out Marc Gicquel of France with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory on May 22, 2011 in Paris. Montanes matched 29 winners with 29 unforced errors in the match, while Gicquel hit 19 winners to 39 unforced errors.
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Stretching too far
Getting broken seven times, Latvia's Ernests Gulbis was bounced out of the 2011 tournament at Roland Garros in straight sets by Slovenia's Blaz Kavcic, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
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Not lined up
Australia's Jelena Dokic won the first set of her first-round match but couldn't hold on from there, as Russia's Vera Dushevina came back to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
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Eyes wide shut
Winning 20 more points than first-round opponent Mathilde Johansson of France, No. 17 Julia Goerges of Germany also earned a 6-1, 6-4 victory on May 22, 2011.
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Sideways story
France's Julien Benneteau dropped the first set of his first-round match but then rallied against Portugal's Rui Machado to take the next three sets easily, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0.
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Starting off
A ball boy holds official balls during the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium on May 22, 2011.
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