US player Venus Williams waves to the crowd after winning her first round match against Austria's Sybille Bammer during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (Michel Euler, AP)
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Belgium's Kim Clijsters returns the ball while playing a first round match against France's Virginie Razzano during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (Alastair Grant, AP)
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Israel's Anna Smashnova prepares to return the ball to Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik in their first round match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (David Vincent, AP)
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Defending champion Spain's Rafael Nadal thanks the crowd after defeating Sweden's Robin Soderling in their first round match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (David Vincent, AP)
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Russia's Elena Dementieva returns the ball to Slovakia's Martina Sucha in their first round match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (Michel Spingler, AP)
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Sweden's Robin Soderling returns the ball to defending champion Spain's Rafael Nadal in their first round match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (David Vincent, AP)
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USA's James Blake throws a ball as he plays Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan in their first round match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (Michel Spingler, AP)
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Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero reacts as he defeats Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in their first round match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (David Vincent, AP)
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