32 and 71
number of centimetres height difference between Gael Monfils (1.93m) and Olivier Rochus (1.65m), who played out an exciting first round match on Court No.1 earlier. Goliath ended up triumphing over David, but only by a short head, as Monfils edged home 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in 3 hrs 13mins.
28
The number of centimetres height difference between Gael Monfils (1.93m) and Olivier Rochus (1.65m), who played out an exciting first round match on Court No.1 earlier. Goliath ended up triumphing over David, but only by a short head, as Monfils edged home 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in 3 hrs 13mins.
5
The number of times Arnaud Clement has been knocked out in 10 appearances at the French Open. This year, the former Australian Open finalist fell to seventh seed Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia in straight sets 6-1, 7-5, 7-6.
8
The number of minutes it took 13 seed Mikhail Youzhny to progress to the second round of the men’s singles out on court No.10. The Russian’s opponent, Jan Hernych, was forced to retire hurt with the score at 0-0, advantage Youzhny. The Czech player was unable to continue due to a back injury.
86
The number of unforced errors made by Julien Benneteau in his first round match against Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq. The French No.30 seed paid the ultimate price for his profligacy, going down 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 in 3 hrs 59 mins.
82
The number of matches that were finished today, compared with a mere 14 completed over the first two days combined.
9
Sebastien Grosjean was knocked out in the first round of the French Open for the first time in 9 years. Marcos Baghdatis raced past the former French number one, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. The man from Marseilles will hope to put the disappointment behind him this evening as he celebrates his 29th birthday.
32 and 71
32 for the number of games in the fifth set of the match won by Philipp Kohlschreiber against Lukas Dlouhy. This is an all-time record for the French Open. The German finally sealed victory over the valiant Czech 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 4-6, 17-15 in 3hrs 55mins. 71 for the total number of games in the match, which equals the record for Roland Garros, previously held jointly by Agenor and Prinosil (in 1994) and Santoro and Clement (in 2004).
8
The number of straight games won by Rafael Nadal, just when he looked in a touch of trouble against Juan Martin Del Potro. Down 5-3 in the first set against his young Argentinian opponent, the reigning champion turned things around to lead 7-5, 4-0, before finally securing his place in the second round 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.
