The2009French Open was atennis tournament played on outdoorclay courts. It was the 113th edition of theFrench Open, and the secondGrand Slam event of the year. It took place at theStade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 24 through June 7, 2009.
Rafael Nadal andAna Ivanovic were the defending champions. Both failed to defend their titles, losing toRobin Söderling andVictoria Azarenka in the fourth round, respectively. Nadal's loss to Söderling was his first defeat in the tournament since debuting in2005, and would remain his sole loss at the tournament until the2015 French Open. Söderling proceeded to defeatNikolay Davydenko andFernando González on his way to thefinal, where he was defeated byRoger Federer. By winning the French Open, Federer equalledPete Sampras' then-record of 14 Grand Slam titles, and completed his Career Grand Slam by winning the tournament; he had lost the previous three finals to Nadal.Svetlana Kuznetsova, the runner-up toJustine Henin-Hardenne in2006, was the women's champion this year. She defeated World No. 1Dinara Safina in the final, avenging a semi-final loss to the same opponent in2008.
Entering the tournament, four-time championRafael Nadal was unbeaten in French Open singles matches, having won every match and tournament since his debut in2005. His victory against RussianTeymuraz Gabashvili in the second round on May 27 was his 30th consecutive win, breaking the record for the longest French Open winning streak by a man or woman, held byChris Evert, who won 29 consecutive matches. Nadal extended the record to 31 consecutive matches by beatingLleyton Hewitt on May 29.
In his fourth round match on May 31, Nadal was defeated by World No. 23Robin Söderling in four sets, 2–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–7.[1][2] The upset result ended Nadal's French Open winning streak at 31 matches. Söderling had never previously reached the fourth round of any Grand Slam tournament, and had never previously beaten Nadal in three attempts, although he had taken him to five sets at Wimbledon in 2007. Söderling proceeded to reach the final, defeatingNikolay Davydenko in straight sets andFernando González in five sets before losing toRoger Federer in his first Grand Slam final appearance.
Of the upset result, former three-time French Open championMats Wilander stated that "Everybody's in a state of shock, I would think. At some point, Nadal was going to lose. But nobody expected it to happen today, and maybe not this year. Now it's a matter of: There's a tournament to be won."[3] Nadal would begin another streak the next year, and did not lose another match at the tournament until the2015 French Open, when he lost toNovak Djokovic.
After nearly a year out of the sport due to a serious shoulder injury which forced her to miss the2008 Beijing Olympics, the2008 US Open and herAustralian Open title defence,Maria Sharapova, who started at World No. 53 by the time the entry list was released, then plummeted to as low as World No. 126 during her time away from the sport, entered the tournament ranked World No. 102 at the start of the tournament, and surprised many by reaching the quarter-finals, where she was defeated 6–0, 6–2 byDominika Cibulková (Sharapova had to defend a match point at 0–6, 0–5 down). Sharapova, unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2003, had won all of her first four matches in three sets.
Roger Federer won the finals, against Robin Söderling to finally win the French Open tournament for the first time in his career, after he was beaten in three previous finals by Nadal. With this win, he completed hiscareer Grand Slam, titles in all four Grand Slam tournaments in his career. He became the third male player in theOpen era (afterRod Laver andAndre Agassi) and sixth male player in tennis history overall to accomplish the feat.
| Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Federer [2] |  Robin Söderling [23] | ||
| Semifinals out | |||
 Fernando González [12] |  Juan Martín del Potro [5] | ||
| Quarterfinals out | |||
 Nikolay Davydenko [10] |  Andy Murray [3] |  Tommy Robredo [16] |  Gaël Monfils [11] |
| 4th round out | |||
| Rafael Nadal [1] | Fernando Verdasco [8] |  Marin Čilić [13] |  Victor Hănescu [30] |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9] |  Philipp Kohlschreiber [29] |  Andy Roddick [6] | Tommy Haas |
| 3rd round out | |||
 Lleyton Hewitt | David Ferrer [14] | Stanislas Wawrinka [17] | Nicolás Almagro [31] |
 Janko Tipsarević |  Radek Štěpánek [18] | Josselin Ouanna (WC) | Gilles Simon [7] |
| Igor Andreev [25] |  Christophe Rochus | Máximo González | Novak Djokovic [4] |
| Marc Gicquel |  Jürgen Melzer [24] | Jérémy Chardy | Paul-Henri Mathieu |
| 2nd round out | |||
| Teymuraz Gabashvili |  Andrey Golubev |  Denis Istomin | Nicolas Kiefer |
| Diego Junqueira | Nicolás Massú |  Ernests Gulbis | Philipp Petzschner |
 Potito Starace | Feliciano López [28] | Mathieu Montcourt (LL) |  Dudi Sela |
 Rui Machado (Q) | Marat Safin [20] | Mikhail Youzhny | Robert Kendrick |
| Viktor Troicki | Martín Vassallo Argüello | Arnaud Clément | Juan Mónaco |
| Daniel Gimeno Traver | Andreas Seppi | Juan Carlos Ferrero |  Sergiy Stakhovsky (Q) |
| Ivo Minář | Andreas Beck | Guillaume Rufin (WC) | Victor Crivoi (Q) |
| Leonardo Mayer (Q) | Simone Bolelli | Pablo Andújar | José Acasuso |
| 1st round out | |||
 Marcos Daniel (Q) | Igor Kunitsyn | Denis Gremelmayr | Ivo Karlović [26] |
| Kevin Kim |  Santiago Giraldo | Ilija Bozoljac | Frederico Gil |
| Stefan Koubek (PR) | Paul Capdeville | Daniel Köllerer | Nicolas Devilder |
| Agustín Calleri | Sam Querrey |  Peter Polansky (Q) | Florent Serra |
| Juan Ignacio Chela | Mischa Zverev | Albert Montañés | Franco Ferreiro (Q) |
| Gastón Gaudio (WC) |  Lu Yen-hsun |  Jean-René Lisnard (Q) | Jan Hernych |
| Jiří Vaněk (Q) | Kristof Vliegen | Marcel Granollers | Alexandre Sidorenko (WC) |
| Steve Darcis |  Gilles Müller | Daniel Brands (Q) | Wayne Odesnik |
| Michaël Llodra |  Łukasz Kubot (Q) | Thomaz Bellucci | Fabio Fognini (Q) |
| Dmitry Tursunov [21] | Fabrice Santoro |  Marcos Baghdatis | Julien Benneteau |
| Adrian Mannarino (WC) | Evgeny Korolev | Guillermo García López | Mardy Fish [22] |
| Bernard Tomic (WC) | Ivan Ljubičić | Brian Dabul |  Nicolás Lapentti |
| Romain Jouan (WC) | Óscar Hernández | Iván Navarro | Rainer Schüttler [27] |
| Sergio Roitman | Eduardo Schwank | Simon Greul (Q) | Bobby Reynolds |
| James Blake [15] | Andrei Pavel (PR) | Thiago Alves (LL) | Tomáš Berdych [19] |
| Laurent Recouderc (WC) | Robby Ginepri | Santiago Ventura (Q) | Alberto Martín |
| Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Svetlana Kuznetsova [7] | Dinara Safina [1] | ||
| Semifinals out | |||
 Dominika Cibulková [20] | Samantha Stosur [30] | ||
| Quarterfinals out | |||
 Victoria Azarenka [9] | Maria Sharapova | Sorana Cîrstea | Serena Williams [2] |
| 4th round out | |||
| Aravane Rezaï | Ana Ivanovic [8] |  Ágnes Szávay [29] |  Li Na [25] |
| Jelena Janković [5] | Virginie Razzano | Agnieszka Radwańska [12] | Aleksandra Wozniak [24] |
| 3rd round out | |||
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Michelle Larcher de Brito (Q) | Carla Suárez Navarro [22] | Iveta Benešová [32] |
| Venus Williams [3] | Gisela Dulko | Yaroslava Shvedova (Q) | Olga Govortsova |
| Jarmila Groth |  Caroline Wozniacki [10] | Tathiana Garbin | Elena Dementieva [4] |
| Melinda Czink | Kateryna Bondarenko | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | María José Martínez Sánchez |
| 2nd round out | |||
| Vitalia Diatchenko | Julie Coin |  Polona Hercog (Q) | Zheng Jie [15] |
| Kristina Barrois | Lucie Hradecká | Alla Kudryavtseva |  Tamarine Tanasugarn |
| Lucie Šafářová | Elena Vesnina | Kirsten Flipkens | Anna-Lena Grönefeld |
| Nadia Petrova [11] |  Arantxa Rus (Q) | Timea Bacsinszky | Akgul Amanmuradova |
| Magdaléna Rybáriková | Mariana Duque Mariño (LL) | Alizé Cornet [21] | Jill Craybas |
| Marion Bartoli [13] | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Yanina Wickmayer | Jelena Dokic |
| Galina Voskoboeva | Sybille Bammer [28] | Olivia Rogowska (WC) | Mariya Koryttseva |
| Alexa Glatch | Petra Martić (Q) | Viktoriya Kutuzova | Virginia Ruano Pascual |
| 1st round out | |||
| Anne Keothavong | Mathilde Johansson | Nuria Llagostera Vives | Raluca Olaru |
| Alisa Kleybanova [23] |  Ai Sugiyama | Melanie South | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro |
| Roberta Vinci | María Emilia Salerni (PR) | Yvonne Meusburger | Edina Gallovits |
| Julia Görges | Varvara Lepchenko | Camille Pin | Sara Errani |
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Sabine Lisicki | Séverine Brémond Beltrame | Corinna Dentoni (Q) |
| Alona Bondarenko | Stéphanie Foretz | Tamira Paszek | Amélie Mauresmo |
| Lauren Embree (WC) | Anastasiya Yakimova | Olivia Sanchez (WC) |  Kaia Kanepi [19] |
| Marta Domachowska | Émilie Loit (WC) | Irena Pavlovic (WC) | Katie O'Brien (LL) |
| Petra Cetkovská | Kristina Mladenovic (WC) | Kinnie Laisné (WC) | Anna Chakvetadze [26] |
| Maret Ani | Carly Gullickson (Q) |  Tsvetana Pironkova | Vera Dushevina |
| Pauline Parmentier | Ayumi Morita | Daniela Hantuchová | Ekaterina Makarova |
| Francesca Schiavone | Urszula Radwańska | Karolina Šprem |  Chanelle Scheepers (Q) |
| Claire Feuerstein (WC) |  Sania Mirza | Anastasija Sevastova (Q) | Nathalie Dechy |
| Patty Schnyder [17] | Maria Kirilenko | Patricia Mayr |  Rossana de los Ríos |
| Flavia Pennetta [14] | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | Mara Santangelo | Monica Niculescu |
| Peng Shuai [31] | Zuzana Ondrášková (Q) | Nicole Vaidišová | Klára Zakopalová |
Andrey Golubev ofKazakhstan became the first male winner at this year's French Open. French favouritesJulie Coin andMathieu Montcourt enjoyed safe passages through to the second round, but compatriotMathilde Johansson was unable to use the crowd's advantage, falling toVitalia Diatchenko 2–6, 6–2, 10–8.Lleyton Hewitt came from 2 tiebreak sets down, taking a third set tiebreak and eventually the match over the 26th seededCroatIvo Karlović, winning 6–7(1), 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 6–4, 6–3, to cause the first upset of a seed in the tournament. Karlovic set the new record for the greatest number of aces in the match, serving 55, but couldn't find a way to win.[4] FrenchwildcardJosselin Ouanna came from two sets to one behind to defeatMarcel Granollers, 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 7–6(2), 6–1. However,Amélie Mauresmo lost toAnna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 6–3, to add to her history of early-round exits at Roland Garros. However, seventh seedGilles Simon recovered from a tight clash withWayne Odesnik, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3. Former French Open championGastón Gaudio made a disappointing start to his grand slam comeback, losing in straight sets toRadek Štěpánek 6–3, 6–4, 6–1.
Ivo KarlovićAmélie Mauresmo,Kaia Kanepi| Matches on main courts[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 1st round | Ana Ivanovic (8) | Sara Errani | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Marat Safin (20) | Alexandre Sidorenko (WC) | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Gilles Simon (7) | Wayne Odesnik | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Women's singles 1st round | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Amélie Mauresmo (16) | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 1st round | Vitalia Diatchenko (Q) | Mathilde Johansson | 2–6, 6–2, 10–8 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Fernando Verdasco (8) | Florent Serra | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Women's singles 1st round | Nadia Petrova (11) | Lauren Embree (WC) | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Andy Murray (3) | Juan Ignacio Chela | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
World number one and top seedDinara Safina thrashed British Number oneAnne Keothavong, 6–0, 6–0 in the first match on Philippe Chatrier, followed by ATP World Tour Champion and four-time defending champion, top seedRafael Nadal defeating Brazilian qualifierMarcos Daniel 7–5, 6–4, 6–3. Second seedRoger Federer followed with a comfortable victory overAlberto Martín 6–4, 6–3, 6–2. Third seedVenus Williams struggled againstBethanie Mattek-Sands, but won 6–1, 4–6, 6–2. FrenchwildcardGuillaume Rufin, who turned 19 on day 3, upsetEduardo Schwank, who reached the second week last year, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 to the delight of French fans. However, fans were disappointed to see theirNicolas Devilder fall in five sets (despite holding a two sets to love lead) to seventeenth seedStanislas Wawrinka, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4. More disappointment came whenRomain Jouan, another wildcard, fell 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 to sixth seedAndy Roddick. However, more good news for American fans followed when Fed Cup heroineAlexa Glatch stunnedFlavia Pennetta 6–1, 6–1, to advance to the second round.Kateryna Bondarenko upsetPatty Schnyder, and 13th seedMarion Bartoli recovered in an all-French affair to beatPauline Parmentier 3–6, 6–1, 6–3. Two more French wild cards fell as Uzbekistan'sAkgul Amanmuradova defeatedIrena Pavlovic and AustralianJarmila Groth beatKinnie Laisné. SeedsNikolay Davydenko,Robin Söderling, andZheng Jie also advanced. Another of the day's upsets came at the handsColombia'sMariana Duque Mariño, who beat former Top 5 player and 26th seeded Russia'sAnna Chakvetadze, winning 3–6, 6–4, 6–4.
Tomáš BerdychAlisa Kleybanova,Flavia Pennetta,Patty Schnyder,Anna Chakvetadze| Matches on main courts[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 1st round | Dinara Safina (1) | Anne Keothavong | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Rafael Nadal (1) | Marcos Daniel (Q) | 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Roger Federer (2) | Alberto Martín | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Women's singles 1st round | Marion Bartoli (13) | Pauline Parmentier | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Women's singles 1st round | Caroline Wozniacki (10) | Vera Dushevina | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 1st round | Aravane Rezaï | Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Women's singles 1st round | Venus Williams (3) | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Paul-Henri Mathieu (32) | Laurent Recouderc | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Andy Roddick (6) | Romain Jouan (WC) | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Women's singles 1st round | Kateryna Bondarenko | Patty Schnyder (17) | 6–4, 6–3 |
SerbsJelena Janković andNovak Djokovic had no problems in their first round matches, beatingPetra Cetkovská andNicolás Lapentti respectively.Serena Williams came through a tough tie – in which she squandered eight match points – against CzechKlára Zakopalová to win 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4. All French seeds came through unscathed with victories forMarion Bartoli,Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,Paul-Henri Mathieu andGaël Monfils. The United States' hopes of having a French Open champion took a big blow asJames Blake andMardy Fish both lost to Argentinian opponents. Fish lost toMáximo González 6–3, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(4), and Blake, the highest seed to fall on Day 3, was beaten convincingly by Argentinian qualifierLeonardo Mayer 7–6(6), 7–5, 6–2. Number 27 seedRainer Schüttler was comprehensively beaten by home favouriteMarc Gicquel 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 andChinese number 31 seedPeng Shuai was the only women's seed to go out, as she lost to Spain'sMaría José Martínez Sánchez 1–6, 6–2, 6–4. There were victories for 10th seeded DaneCaroline Wozniacki, former finalistSvetlana Kuznetsova, Olympic gold medallistElena Dementieva and World No. 5Juan Martín del Potro.
Rainer Schüttler,Mardy Fish,James BlakePeng Shuai| Matches on main courts[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 1st round | Jelena Janković (5) | Petra Cetkovská | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Novak Djokovic (4) | Nicolás Lapentti | 6–3, 3–1 retired |
| Men's singles 1st round | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) | Julien Benneteau | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Women's singles 1st round | Alizé Cornet (21) vs.Maret Ani | 6–4, 4–4 (suspended) | |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 1st round | Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) | Claire Feuerstein | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Gaël Monfils (11) | Bobby Reynolds | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Women's singles 1st round | Serena Williams (2) | Klára Zakopalová | 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Christophe Rochus vs.Fabrice Santoro | 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 5–4 (suspended) | |
Day 4 saw the start of the second round matches in both the men's and women's draws. The first match up onCourt Philippe Chatrier was world number 3Andy Murray, who he facedItalian world number 104Potito Starace. Murray was made to work hard, as Starace took control of the tie and levelled the match at one set all. At 5–1 in the third set, Murray worked his way back to reel of 6 games in a row, and went on the win 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4. World number 1Dinara Safina was first up onCourt Suzanne Lenglen, and made light work ofVitalia Diatchenko, winning 6–1, 6–1. Defending women's championAna Ivanovic also won comprehensively, beatingTamarine Tanasugarn to enter the third round. French tennis fans had reason to cheer as number 15 seedAlizé Cornet resumed her match from day 3, and beatMaret Ani 6–4, 7–5 to advance to the second round. Another Frenchwoman,Aravane Rezaï beatSlovenian qualifierPolona Hercog to book a tie withPortuguese qualifierMichelle Larcher de Brito in the third round, who beat number 15 seedZheng Jie earlier in the day. UnseededMaria Sharapova faced number 11 seedNadia Petrova in her first match against a top 20 player since her 10-month absence from the tour due to injury. A gutsy Sharapova came through with a 3 sets victory, 8–6 in the third.Gilles Simon was the only seeded Frenchman playing on day 4, and made swift work of AmericanRobert Kendrick 7–5, 6–0, 6–1. Defending championRafael Nadal made history by becoming the first person to win 30 consecutive matches at Roland Garros by beatingTeymuraz Gabashvili. French wildcardJosselin Ouanna caused perhaps the biggest upset of the day by beating number 20 seedMarat Safin in an epic five set match, in which he won the final set 10–8.
Dmitry Tursunov,Feliciano López,Marat SafinZheng Jie,Nadia PetrovaThe first matches of the doubles competition were played, with World No. 1 teamLiezel Huber andCara Black,Květa Peschke andLisa Raymond, defending championsAnabel Medina Garrigues andVirginia Ruano Pascual, andSamantha Stosur andRennae Stubbs were amongst the first to advance to the second round of the women's doubles.
On the men's side, defending championsPablo Cuevas andLuis Horna,Lukáš Dlouhý andLeander Paes,Bruno Soares andKevin Ullyett, andMariusz Fyrstenberg andMarcin Matkowski all advanced to the second round. However, number 7 seedsAndy Ram andMax Mirnyi and number 10 seedsMarcelo Melo andAndré Sá suffered shock first-round defeats.
Stephen Huss /Ross Hutchins,Marcelo Melo /André Sá,Max Mirnyi /Andy Ram,Martin Damm /Robert LindstedtNuria Llagostera Vives /María José Martínez Sánchez,Nathalie Dechy /Mara Santangelo| Matches on main courts[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's singles 2nd round | Andy Murray (3) | Potito Starace | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Women's singles 1st round | Alizé Cornet (21) | Maret Ani | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Women's singles 2nd round | Ana Ivanovic (8) | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Men's singles 2nd round | Josselin Ouanna | Marat Safin (20) | 7–6(2), 7–6(4), 4–6, 3–6, 10–8 |
| Women's singles 2nd round | Venus Williams (3) VS.Lucie Šafářová | 6–7(5), 0–0 (suspended) | |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 2nd round | Dinara Safina (1) | Vitalia Diatchenko | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Men's singles 1st round | Christophe Rochus | Fabrice Santoro | 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Men's singles 2nd round | Gilles Simon (7) | Robert Kendrick | 7–5, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Women's singles 2nd round | Maria Sharapova | Nadia Petrova (11) | 6–2, 1–6, 8–6 |
| Men's singles 2nd round | Rafael Nadal (1) | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |
Day 5 got off to a slow start from a French perspective, as number 13 seed and home favouriteMarion Bartoli succumbed toTathiana Garbin of Italy in straight sets onCourt Philippe Chatrier. And the day got worse for France as number 21 seedAlizé Cornet could not find her way pastRomanian teenagerSorana Cîrstea. However, they did have some consolation, asVirginie Razzano navigated her way pastAnabel Medina Garrigues, and booked a place in the third round to play Bartoli conqueror Garbin. OnCourt Suzanne Lenglen, SerbJelena Janković had little problem in seeing offSlovakian opponentMagdaléna Rybáriková, 6–1, 6–2.Venus Williams was made to work very hard to make the third round, as she went the distance withLucie Šafářová, narrowly winning the final set 7–5. There were also victories forElena Dementieva,Agnieszka Radwańska, former finalistSvetlana Kuznetsova and 2002 championSerena Williams.
Meanwhile, in the men's draw,Roger Federer was first up onCourt Philippe Chatrier as he faced clay court specialistJosé Acasuso. Roger narrowly won the first set 7–6(8) in a first set tie-break, but Acasuso was not ready to falter, and came back stronger in the second set and eventually winning 7–5. Acasuso continued to put up strong resistance and took Federer to a third set tie-break, however Federer was too strong and won, from thereon Federer had little problem dispatching Acasuso winning the match 7–6(8), 5–7, 7–6(2), 6–2. Federer's victory set him up with a third round tie withFrenchmanPaul-Henri Mathieu. After disappointed from the French ladies, the men did not disappoint.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,Gaël Monfils andJérémy Chardy andMarc Gicquel all advanced to the third round. No seeds were knocked out, as there were victories from number 5 seedJuan Martín del Potro,Andy Roddick andTommy Robredo,Philipp Kohlschreiber andIgor Andreev andJürgen Melzer.
Marion Bartoli,Sybille Bammer,Alizé Cornet,Anabel Medina GarriguesThere was only one shocking exit from the men's doubles on the day, asJeff Coetzee andJordan Kerr were knocked out by the hands ofJaroslav Levinský andIgor Zelenay.Bob andMike Bryan,Daniel Nestor andNenad Zimonjić,Rik de Voest andAshley Fisher, andŁukasz Kubot andOliver Marach all secured places in the second round of the doubles.
There no upsets in the women's doubles, as all seeds made safe progress through to the second round includingSerena andVenus Williams, andKvěta Peschke andLisa Raymond.
On day 5, the mixed doubles got under way, which saw just one upset.Nenad Zimonjić andYan Zi fell to the hands ofBruno Soares andAlisa Kleybanova.Cara Black andLeander Paes,Lisa Raymond andMarcin Matkowski,Nadia Petrova andMax Mirnyi, andElena Vesnina andDaniel Nestor all advanced to the second round.
Jeff Coetzee /Jordan KerrNenad Zimonjić /Yan Zi| Matches on main courts[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 2nd round | Tathiana Garbin | Marion Bartoli (13) | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Men's singles 2nd round | Roger Federer (2) | José Acasuso | 7–6(8), 5–7, 7–6(2), 6–2 |
| Women's singles 2nd round | Serena Williams (2) | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Men's singles 2nd round | Gaël Monfils (11) | Victor Crivoi | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 2nd round | Jelena Janković (5) | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Women's singles 2nd round | Venus Williams (3) | Lucie Šafářová | 6–7(5), 6–2, 7–5 |
| Women's singles 2nd round | Sorana Cîrstea | Alizé Cornet (21) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Men's singles 2nd round | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) | Juan Mónaco | 7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(8) |
There were mixed French fortunes on Day 6.Aravane Rezaï beatMichelle Larcher de Brito to move into the fourth round. The newest French star,Josselin Ouanna, saw his run come to an end at the hands of 12th seeded ChileanFernando González, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5. Following that,Gilles Simon, seeded 7th, suffered a collapse to 30th seedVictor Hănescu 6–4, 6–4, 6–2.Rafael Nadal, the four-time defending champion and World Number 1, looked in stellar form as he continued his undefeated run againstLleyton Hewitt, a former holder of the top ranking, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1.Stanislas Wawrinka was eliminated in four sets by tenth seededNikolay Davydenko, whilstFernando Verdasco beat countrymanNicolás Almagro andRobin Söderling, the 23rd seed, set up a clash with Nadal by beatingDavid Ferrer in four sets.Ágnes Szávay stunned third seedVenus Williams 6–0, 6–4, andNovak Djokovic beatSergiy Stakhovsky. Additionally, defending championAna Ivanovic, Đoković's compatriot, advanced convincingly overIveta Benešová, seeded 32nd, 6–0, 6–2.Andy Murray ledJanko Tipsarević two sets to love before the Serb retired.
Nicolás Almagro,Stanislas Wawrinka,Radek Štěpánek,Gilles Simon,David FerrerIveta Benešová,Venus Williams,Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaTravis Parrott /Filip Polášek,František Čermák /Michal Mertiňák,Mariusz Fyrstenberg /Marcin Matkowski,Łukasz Kubot /Oliver MarachChuang Chia-jung /Sania MirzaStephen Huss /Virginia Ruano Pascual| Matches on main courts[10] | |||
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| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 3rd round | Aravane Rezaï | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 7–6(3), 6–2 |
| Men's singles 3rd round | Fernando González (12) | Josselin Ouanna | 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Men's singles 3rd round | Rafael Nadal (1) | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Women's singles 3rd round | Maria Sharapova | Yaroslava Shvedova | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 3rd round | Ana Ivanovic (8) | Iveta Benešová (32) | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Men's singles 2nd round | Novak Djokovic (4) | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Women's singles 3rd round | Ágnes Szávay (29) | Venus Williams (3) | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Men's singles 3rd round | Victor Hănescu (30) | Gilles Simon (7) | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Men's singles 3rd round | Andy Murray (3) | Janko Tipsarević | 7–6(3), 6–3 retired |
Jürgen Melzer,Novak Djokovic,Paul-Henri MathieuElena Dementieva,Carla Suárez Navarro,Caroline Wozniacki
Pablo Cuevas /
Luis HornaDaniela Hantuchová /Ai Sugiyama,Maria Kirilenko /Flavia Pennetta,Vania King /Monica NiculescuLeander Paes /
Cara Black| Matches on main courts[11] | |||
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| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 3rd round | Samantha Stosur (30) | Elena Dementieva (4) | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Women's singles 3rd round | Virginie Razzano | Tathiana Garbin | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Men's singles 3rd round | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) | Christophe Rochus | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Men's singles 3rd round | Roger Federer (2) | Paul-Henri Mathieu (32) | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 3rd round | Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) | Melinda Czink | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Men's singles 3rd round | Andy Roddick (6) | Marc Gicquel | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Men's singles 3rd round | Gaël Monfils (11) | Jürgen Melzer (24) | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Women's singles 3rd round | Serena Williams (2) | María José Martínez Sánchez | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Day 8 sawRafael Nadal lose his first ever match at French Open to SwedeRobin Söderling, which ended his streak of 31 wins in a row atRoland Garros. Also out was defending women's championAna Ivanovic. Former world number 1Maria Sharapova continued her miraculous run by defeatingLi Na 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 to reach the quarterfinals, after returning from nine months away from the game.Nikolay Davydenko beatFernando Verdasco to advance to the quarters with Söderling.Fernando González beatVictor Hănescu in straight sets to set up a quarterfinal with number fourAndy Murray, a winner overMarin Čilić in tight but straight sets. World Number 1Dinara Safina continued her dominant run of losing just 5 games all tournament againstAravane Rezaï, winning 6–1, 6–0.
Victor Hănescu,Marin Čilić,Rafael Nadal,Fernando VerdascoÁgnes Szávay,Ana Ivanovic,Li NaRik de Voest /Ashley Fisher,Mahesh Bhupathi /
Mark KnowlesSamantha Stosur /Rennae Stubbs,Květa Peschke /Lisa Raymond,Venus Williams /Serena WilliamsDaniel Nestor /Elena Vesnina| Matches on main courts[12] | |||
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| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's singles 4th round | Fernando González (12) | Victor Hănescu (30) | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Women's singles 4th round | Dinara Safina (1) | Aravane Rezaï | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Men's singles 4th round | Robin Söderling (23) | Rafael Nadal (1) | 6–2, 6–7(2), 6–4, 7–6(2) |
| Women's singles 4th round | Maria Sharapova | Li Na (25) | 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 4th round | Dominika Cibulková (20) | Ágnes Szávay (29) | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Men's singles 4th round | Andy Murray (3) | Marin Čilić (13) | 7–5, 7–6(4), 6–1 |
| Women's singles 4th round | Victoria Azarenka (9) | Ana Ivanovic (8) | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Men's singles 4th round | Nikolay Davydenko (10) | Fernando Verdasco (8) | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |
Philipp Kohlschreiber,Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,Andy RoddickAleksandra Wozniak,Agnieszka Radwańska,Jelena JankovićBruno Soares /Kevin UllyettYan Zi /Zheng Jie,Anna-Lena Grönefeld /Patty SchnyderAndré Sá /Ai Sugiyama,Marcin Matkowski /Lisa Raymond| Matches on main courts[13] | |||
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| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 4th round | Serena Williams (2) | Aleksandra Wozniak (24) | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Men's singles 4th round | Roger Federer (2) | Tommy Haas | 6–7(4), 5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Men's singles 4th round | Juan Martín del Potro (5) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) | 6–1, 6–7(5), 6–1, 6–4 |
| Women's singles 4th round | Samantha Stosur (30) | Virginie Razzano | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles 4th round | Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) | Agnieszka Radwańska (12) | 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Men's singles 4th round | Tommy Robredo (16) | Philipp Kohlschreiber (29) | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(4), 6–2 |
| Women's singles 4th round | Sorana Cîrstea | Jelena Janković (5) | 3–6, 6–0, 9–7 |
| Men's singles 4th round | Gaël Monfils (11) | Andy Roddick (6) | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |
Nikolay Davydenko,Andy MurrayVictoria AzarenkaBethanie Mattek-Sands /Nadia Petrova| Matches on main courts[14] | |||
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| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles quarterfinal | Dinara Safina (1) | Victoria Azarenka (9) | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Men's singles quarterfinal | Fernando González (12) | Andy Murray (3) | 6–3, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Mixed doubles quarterfinal | Nadia Petrova (4)Max Mirnyi (4) | Nathalie DechyAndy Ram | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's singles quarterfinal | Robin Söderling (23) | Nikolay Davydenko (10) | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Women's singles quarterfinal | Dominika Cibulková (20) | Maria Sharapova | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Women's doubles quarterfinal | Su-wei Hsieh (9)Peng Shuai (9) | Agnieszka RadwańskaUrszula Radwańska | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Gaël Monfils,Tommy RobredoSerena WilliamsCara Black /Liezel Huber,Su-wei Hsieh /Peng ShuaiNadia Petrova /Max Mirnyi| Matches on main courts[15] | |||
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| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles quarterfinal | Samantha Stosur (30) | Sorana Cîrstea | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Men's singles quarterfinal | Roger Federer (2) | Gaël Monfils (11) | 7–6(6), 6–2, 6–4 |
| Mixed doubles semifinal | Liezel Huber (1)Bob Bryan (1) | Anna-Lena GrönefeldMark Knowles | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles quarterfinal | Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) | Serena Williams (2) | 7–6(3), 5–7, 7–5 |
| Men's singles quarterfinal | Juan Martín del Potro (5) | Tommy Robredo (16) | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Dominika Cibulková,Samantha StosurBob Bryan /Mike Bryan,Daniel Nestor /Nenad Zimonjić| Matches on main courts[16] | |||
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| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles semifinal | Dinara Safina (1) | Dominika Cibulková (20) | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Women's singles semifinal | Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) | Samantha Stosur (30) | 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–3 |
| Mixed doubles final | Liezel Huber (1)Bob Bryan (1) | Vania KingMarcelo Melo | 5–7, 7–6(5), 10–7 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Legends Under 45 doubles | Pat CashEmilio Sánchez | Goran IvaniševićMichael Stich | 6–3, 2–6, 10–5 |
| Men's doubles semifinal | Wesley MoodieDick Norman | Bob Bryan (2)Mike Bryan (2) | 0–6, 7–6(5), 6–4 |
| Men's doubles semifinal | Lukáš Dlouhý (3)Leander Paes (3) | Daniel Nestor (1)Nenad Zimonjić (1) | 7–6(4), 7–6(5) |
| Legends Under 45 doubles | Paul HaarhuisCédric Pioline | Sergi BrugueraRichard Krajicek | 2–6, 7–6(4), 10–5 |
| Legends Over 45 doubles | Andrés Gómez Víctor Pecci | Peter McNamaraIlie Năstase | 6–2, 6–1 |
Fernando González,Juan Martín del PotroVictoria Azarenka /Elena Vesnina| Matches on main courts[17] | |||
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| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's singles semifinal | Robin Söderling (23) | Fernando González (12) | 6–3, 7–5, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Men's singles semifinal | Roger Federer (2) | Juan Martín del Potro (5) | 3–6, 7–6(2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Legends Over 45 doubles | Anders JärrydJohn McEnroe | John FitzgeraldGuillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Legends Under 45 doubles | Goran IvaniševićMichael Stich | Yevgeny KafelnikovThomas Muster | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Legends Over 45 doubles |  Mansour BahramiHenri Leconte | Andrés GómezVíctor Pecci | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Women's doubles final | Anabel Medina Garrigues (3)Virginia Ruano Pascual (3) | Victoria Azarenka (12)Elena Vesnina (12) | 6–1, 6–1 |
Dinara Safina| Matches on main courts[18] | |||
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| Matches onCourt Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's singles final | Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) | Dinara Safina (1) | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Men's doubles final | Lukáš Dlouhý (3)Leander Paes (3) | Wesley MoodieDick Norman | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Legends Under 45 doubles | Sergi BrugueraRichard Krajicek | Arnaud BoetschGuy Forget | 6–1, 7–6(2) |
| Legends Over 45 doubles | Mikael PernforsMats Wilander | John FitzgeraldGuillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Legends Under 45 doubles | Pat CashEmilio Sánchez | Yevgeny KafelnikovThomas Muster | 6–3, 7–5 |
The men's singles final was briefly interrupted asJimmy Jump carrying aFC Barcelona banner ran onto the court during the second set, running aroundRoger Federer and even putting a cap on him, then jumping over the net before being taken out by security. This is the first time this has ever happened at the French Open, however the occurrence did not seem to throw off Federer, as he won the set, and eventually the match. Federer also completed a careerGrand Slam and tiedPete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles after winning the French Open.[19]
Robin Söderling| Matches on main courts[20] | |||
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| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's singles final | Roger Federer (2) | Robin Söderling (23) | 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4 |
| Matches onCourt Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Boys' singles final | Daniel Berta | Gianni Mina (11) | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Girls' singles final | Kristina Mladenovic (9) | Daria Gavrilova | 6–3, 6–2 |
Roger Federer[21] defeatedRobin Söderling, 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeatedDinara Safina, 6–4, 6–2
Lukáš Dlouhý /Leander Paes defeatedWesley Moodie /Dick Norman, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Anabel Medina /Virginia Ruano Pascual defeatedVictoria Azarenka /Elena Vesnina, 6–1, 6–1
Liezel Huber /Bob Bryan defeatedVania King /Marcelo Melo, 5–7, 7–6(5), 10–7
Daniel Berta defeatedGianni Mina, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Kristina Mladenovic defeatedDaria Gavrilova, 6–3, 6–2
Marin Draganja /Dino Marcan defeatedGuilherme Clezar /Huang Liang-chi, 6–3, 6–2
Elena Bogdan /Noppawan Lertcheewakarn defeatedTímea Babos /Heather Watson, 3–6, 6–3, 10–8
Paul Haarhuis /Cédric Pioline defeatedPat Cash /Emilio Sánchez, 6–3, 6–4
Anders Järryd /John McEnroe defeatedMansour Bahrami /Henri Leconte, 7–6(2), 6–1
Shingo Kunieda defeatedStéphane Houdet, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Esther Vergeer defeatedKorie Homan, 6–2, 7–5
Stéphane Houdet /Michaël Jérémiasz defeatedRobin Ammerlaan /Maikel Scheffers, 6–2, 7–5
Korie Homan /Esther Vergeer defeatedAnnick Sevenans /Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–3
Withdrawals:David Nalbandian,Richard Gasquet,Katarina Srebotnik,Vera Zvonareva.
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Below are the lists of thewildcard awardees entering in the main draws.[22]
Men's singles wildcard entries[edit]
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Men's doubles wildcard entries[edit]
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Séverine Brémond Beltrame /Robert LindstedtStéphanie Cohen-Aloro /Thierry AscioneJulie Coin /Nicolas MahutPauline Parmentier /Marc GicquelCamille PinGilles SimonAurélie Védy /Josselin OuannaMen's singles[edit]Main article:2009 French Open – Men's singles qualifying
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The following players have been accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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In the US, coverage was provided byThe Tennis Channel. In France, the French Open is broadcast live byFrance Télévisions andEurosport. In the UK andRepublic of Ireland it is broadcast live byBBC andEurosport, Irish viewers can also watch live onTG4. In Switzerland it is broadcast live bySF,Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana andTélévision Suisse Romande. InSerbia, it is broadcast live byRTS andEurosport. In Sweden (Robin Söderling's home country), it is broadcast live byEurosport andSVT also broadcast the men's final live.
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