Here's the order of play:

Order of play for Sunday has been released:

CHATRIER 11:00 Start

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs. Dinara Safina (RUS)[14]

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Roger Federer (SUI)[1] vs. Arnaud Clement (FRA)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)[1] vs. Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jose Acasuso (ARG)[26] vs. Fabrice Santoro (FRA)


LENGLEN 11:00 Start

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Tomas Zib (CZE) vs. Tommy Robredo (ESP)[7]

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Aurelie Vedy (FRA) vs. Marion Bartoli (FRA)[25]

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
David Nalbandian (ARG)[3] vs. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Maria Sharapova (RUS)[4] vs. Mashona Washington (USA)


Court 1 11:00 Start

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Ai Sugiyama (JPN)[22] vs. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) vs. Tim Henman (GBR)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Iveta Benesova (CZE) vs. Pauline Parmentier (FRA)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Carlos Moya (ESP)[30] vs. Juan Antonio Marin (CRC)

Sharapova is bumped to Lenglen whilst Zvonareva-Safina open on Chatrier? :huh:

Interesting line up!

I suppose they have to space out the big matches.

I wonder how the BBC will cover this - hopefully they will show an even split of mens & womens matches.

Zvonareva v Safina could be good.

Safina-Zvonareva is the better match up :shrug:

I suppose the thinking is that Zvonareva v Safina will be the closer match.

Well I seriously doubt the All-England club would put, say, Clijsters/Henin on Court One in favour of Zvonareva-Safina :blink:

No but they've got to give everyone a good match to watch and they have to spread them out across three days instead of two so they probably don't want to load all the big stars onto one court.

Hmm, good point...

As GS2 said, I guess the committee think the all-Russian match will be closer.

Yeah they'd but Baltacha vs Klashka on it instead roflmao

And just to see Baltacha crumble :blink:

That was only put on because the Centre Court schedule had finished early though, and Court 2 (?) still had a couple of matches to go, I believe...

roflmao roflmao

Do you really think it'll be a good match though GS? Didn't Zvonareva get thrashed by Oprandi 6-0 6-1 recently :blink:

Personally, I wouldn't be getting out of bed to see that one :D

FROM ROLAND GARROS - Maria Sharapova re-injured her right ankle in practice on Friday at Roland Garros, went to the doctor and after three hours got the good news – no fracture. The very bad news is that despite requesting a Monday start, she was denied and now is scheduled to face Mashona Washington later on Sunday on Suzanne Lenglen. She’s not happy about it and there’s still a chance that she won’t play. Even if she does, she’s going to have a hard time moving and could have used another day to heal. The tournament is taking a huge risk here by asking one of the tour’s top draws to play hurt, as Washington could counterpunch her out in the first round. But its clear that the French Tennis Federation wants to put on a very good show on its inaugural “First Sunday” of this now 15 day event.

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Ooops, not looking good for maria is it :blink:

I think Maria could go out here if she's as bad as she says she is........This does not look good at all, especially with Wimbledon just round the corner...

Maria should just withdraw, if she can't win RG fully fit, she has no chance with an injury, and especially with Wimbledon coming up, she doesn't want to pointlessly damage her ankle...

Safina takes the first set 6-3 against Zvonareva...

Safina becomes the first winner at this years RG beating Zvonareva 6-3 7-5

:party:

Congrats to Dinara - a very solid performance :)

I love her backhand...excellent preparation and racquet-head acceleration. It wasn't the cleanest performance (a few too many errors, especially off the forehand), but it was certainly good enough.

Mashona is 5-4 up in the 2nd set against Maria, after losing the first set 6-2...

What's the latest here?

Hi all
Go Mashona!
She takes the second set 7-5.... :yahoo:

You took your bloody time! roflmao

Trainer's on for Maria - medical timeout.

I know! roflmao

Sorry folks, just had to come on here and celebrate Mashona taking the second set, some cracking play from Mashona... :ok:

18 winners by Mashona in the 2nd set :o

Good to have you here anyway :D

Hopefully Mashona will win, it's a bit annoying that medical time-outs always occur when you're down though, eh? :rolleyes:

Well, Mashona took a comfort break just before anyway...

She has hit some lovely winners in that set, she is pushing maria wide to her forehand which is exposing maria's backhand wing.
Mashona may not win the match but Maria just doesnt look like a challenger to the big guns at this years RG...

After the first set?

Another forehand winner by Mashona, and she holds at the start of the 3rd set.

Nope, after the second - the medical timeout actually started whilst Mashona was off court.

Mashona is making maria look very ordinary out here, a reasonably comfortable hold and Mashona is ahead in the match for the first time since the first game...

See this is the benefit of actually watching the match :D

Sorry you can't watch it Dav :huh:

I'm off for dinner, I'll be back fairly soon...

Mashona takes Maria to deuce and continues to make Maria look flat footed, if Mashona keeps this up, this could get very, very interesting.... :D

Go Mashona! :D

Maria faces break point on her serve at 0-1 down but holds firm, a break point for maria comes and goes and mashona holds to take a 2-1 lead in the final set...Go Mashona! :yahoo:

:phew:

Something tells me that Sharapova will pull through though :rolleyes:

might be right but mashona has again taken Maria to deuce...