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Men's singles, first round (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-R. Federer (Swi) bt A. Bogdanovic (GB) 6-3 6-3 6-0, 7-L. Hewitt (Aus) bt J. Melzer (Austria) 6-2 6-4 6-2, F. Verdasco (Spa) bt G. Weiner (US) 6-4 6-4 6-4, A. Falla (Col) bt J. Knowle (Austria) 2-6 6-3 6-1 6-3, I.
Karlovic (Cro) bt 13-P. Srichaphan (Tha) 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-4, G. Ivanisevic (Cro) bt 31-M. Youzhny (Rus) 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-2, 6-J. C. Ferrero (Spa) bt J. Boutter (Fra) 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, F. Santoro (Fra) bt A. Martin (Spa) 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-2, 27-R. Ginepri (US) bt J. Tipsarevic (Serbia) 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-3, S. Koubek (Austria) bt J. Acasuso (Arg) 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-1, 17-J. Bjorkman (Swe) bt R. Sluiter (Ned) 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-1, T. Johansson (Swe) bt 29-N. Kiefer (Ger) 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-0.

G. Carraz (Fra) bt O. Rochus (Bel) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 6-4, G. Elseneer (Bel) bt A. Parmar (GB) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3), 10-S. Grosjean (Fra) bt T. Ascione (FRA) 6-4 6-2 6-4, F. Volandri (Ita) bt J. Delgado (GB) 6-1 6-3 6-3, D. Bracciali (Ita) bt J. Hernych (Cze) 3-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3, R. Stepanek (Cze) bt A. Corretja (Spa) 4-6 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-4.

To finish: 9-C. Moya (Spa) level with O. Patience (Fra) 6-4 3-6, 3-G. Coria (Arg) level with W. Moodie (SA) 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-7 (3-7), I. Labadze (Geo) leads K. Vliegen (Bel) 6-2 6-4, F. Mayer (Ger) leads W. Arthurs (Australia) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) 3-3, J-M Gambill (US) leads 23-M. Mirnyi (Belarus) 6-3 7-5 4-3.

Women's singles, first round: M. Navratilova (US) bt C. Castano (Col) 6-0 6-1, T. Panova (Rus) bt 28-E. Loit (FRA) 6-1 6-2, 12-V. Zvonareva (Rus) bt S. Stosur (Aus) 6-4 6-4, T. Ashley (US) bt T. Pisnik (Slo) 2-6 6-1 7-5, A. Keothavong (GB) bt N. Pratt (Australia) 6-3 6-1, 11-A. Sugiyama (Jpn) bt A. Janes (GB) 3-6 6-2 6-3, 3-V. Williams (US) bt M-G Mikaelian (Swi) 6-3 6-0, 2-A. Myskina (Rus) bt L. Kurhajcova (Svk) 7-5 6-1, M. Washington (US) bt A. Widjaja (Indonesia) 6-2 6-1, D. Chladkova (Cze) bt M. Weingartner (Ger) 6-3 6-1, S. Obata (Jpn) bt E. Birnerova (Cze) 4-6 6-4 7-5, K. Srebotnik (Slo) bt 16-A. Smashnova-Pistolesi (Israel) 6-4 6-3.

G. Dulko (Arg) bt 23-J. Dokic (Serbia) 6-3 6-3, 5-L. Davenport (US) bt D. Randriantefy (Mad) 6-2 6-1, 31-A. Frazier (US) bt M. Kirilenko (Rus) 6-1 6-4, E. Webley-Smith (GB) bt S. Beltrame (Fra) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4, J. Craybas (US) bt C. Black (Zim) 6-4 6-3, A. Kapros (Hun) bt M. Jugic-Salkic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 6-4 2-6 6-3, 13-M. Sharapova (Rus) bt Y. Beygelzimer (Ukr) 6-2 6-1, 21-M. Maleeva (Bul) bt V. Douchevina (Rus) 6-1 7-5, K. Brandi (Puerto Rico) bt I. Benesova (Cze) 6-2 6-0, 27-A. Molik (Australia) bt M. Czink (Hun) 6-1 6-4.

To finish: L. Granville (US) level with K. Sprem (Cro) 6-2 1-6.

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