Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much.

Former champion Ana Ivanovic reached the second round of the French Open by beating Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino of Spain 6-1, 6-1 Sunday.

Fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame a slow start Sunday to beat Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 and reach the second round of the French Open.

It had been awhile since Melanie Oudin felt confident she could win a match at tennis' top tournaments.

Juan Martin del Potro advanced to the second round of the French Open despite discomfort in his left knee, beating Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-1 Sunday.

Brian Baker gets asked quite a bit these days to run down the long list of operations his body needed during his 61/2 years away from the ATP tour.

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Andy Roddick exited in the opening round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2007, losing to 88th-ranked Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Sunday at the French Open.