The 2010 French Open At Roland Garros, Day 1: Full Schedule And Results

The 109th French Open, a 15-day tournament that serves as the year's second Grand Slam event, started Sunday in Paris. The field of competition features 32 men and 32 women.

Roger Federer, the top-ranked player in the world, will aim for his second consecutive French Open victory.

Here are the results from Day 1:

Center court matches

Men's
Robin Söderling (Sweden) def. Laurent Recouderc (France), 6-0 6-2 6-3
Daniel Brands (Germany) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France), 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-6 5-7

Women's
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) def. Sorana Cîrstea (Romania), 6-3 6-1
Aravane Rezai (France) def. Heidi El Tabakh (Canada), 6-1 6-1

Grandstand matches

Men's
Marin Čilić (Croatia) def. Ricardo Mello (Brazil), 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-1
Julien Benneteau (France) def. Ernests Gulbis (Latvia), 6-4 6-2 1-0 (retired)

Women's
Gisela Dulko (Argentina) def. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus), 6-1 6-2
Venus Williams (USA) def. Patty Schnyder (Switzerland), 6-3 6-3

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