9
The number of points won by Russia’s Anastasia Myskina in the second set of her match against Meghann Shaughnessy of the USA. Unsurprisingly, the 2004 champion lost that set, and the match, 6-1, 6-0 in just 57 minutes.
13
Is Marco Volandri superstitious? The man who got the better of Roger Federer earlier this year only strings his rackets at 13kg, much less than other players on the tour, who prefer them much tighter, at around 28-29 kgs. Shame there isn’t a court n°13 at Roland Garros!
42
The low percentage of points won on his second serve by Marat Safin in his second round defeat to Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic (6-4, 6-4, 7-5).
131
The record number of press conferences held at Roland-Garros yesterday. No less than 91 men and 40 women sat down to field journalists’ questions. The previous record dated back to 2000 when a mere 110 interviews were given (76 men and 34 women).
1973
For the first time since 1973, no American has made the second round of a Grand Slam. The last time was the Australian Open, some 34 years ago.
23,760
The prize money in euros for the men and women knocked out in the second round of the 2007 French Open.
