Roland Garros: Dulko and Suarez Advance On Day 1 Of Doubles

Roland Garros: Dulko and Suarez Advance On Day 1 Of Doubles

Gisela Dulko and Paola Suárez were one of six seeded teams to move on as doubles play began on Tuesday at the French Open.

The Argentines have had periods of success since pairing up when Suárez returned to the WTA in February after a four-and-a-half-year absence, highlighted by semifinal showings in Acapulco and Miami. Though this is their first major as a duo, their confidence should be boosted by the fact that four of Suárez's eight career Grand Slams have come at Roland Garros. She was victorious in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005, each time alongside Virginia Ruano Pascual.

Though challenged, the No.17 seeds Dulko and Suárez got the best of Darya Kustova and Anna Tatishvili, 62 76(4), to advance to the second round.

"Nice win today. Very happy with the way we played," Dulko tweeted. "Thanks so much for your support and also for the people supporting us on the court!" Continue reading HERE!

Dulko loses at Roland Garros Qualy

Dulko loses at Roland Garros Qualy

What a bad day for former doubles number 1 player, Gisela Dulko, who is not finding her best tennis game and felt to number 128 in the WTA rankings.

For the first time in many years Dulko won´t be playing the Roland Garros main draw as she was beaten by Vesna Dolonc 1-6, 7-5 y 6-3 in the opening round of the qualy.

The Argentine was up 6-1 y 2-0 and served for the match at 5-4 in the second set but allowed her opponent to comeback and ended up losing the encounter.

Gisela will be playing doubles along with Paola Suárez. Continue reading HERE!

Roland Garros Qualy Order of Play | Day 1 Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Roland Garros Qualy Order of Play | Day 1 Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Court 6

10:00 AM Start
Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Heather Watson(GBR)[5] vs. Sharon Fichman(CAN)

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Mihaela Buzarnescu(ROU) vs. Lou Brouleau(FRA)

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Arantxa Parra Santonja(ESP) vs. Julie Coin(FRA)

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Myrtille Georges(FRA) vs. Yvonne Meusburger(AUT)

Not Before:3:00 PM
Men's Qualifying Singles - 2nd Round
Alex Kuznetsov(USA) vs. Florent Serra(FRA)

Men's Qualifying Singles - 2nd Round
Kenny De Schepper(FRA) vs. Greg Jones(AUS)


Court 7

10:00 AM Start
Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Isabella Holland(AUS) vs. Iryna Bremond(FRA)[24]

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Yuliya Beygelzimer(UKR) vs. Natalie Piquion(FRA)

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Heidi El Tabakh(CAN) vs. Amandine Hesse(FRA)

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Florencia Molinero(ARG) vs. Laura Thorpe(FRA)

Not Before:3:00 PM
Men's Qualifying Singles - 2nd Round
Tommy Haas(GER)[11] vs. Robert Farah(COL)

Men's Qualifying Singles - 2nd Round
Nicolas Devilder(FRA) vs. Marsel Ilhan(TUR)[18]
Continue reading HERE!

Photo: Dulko visits Lacoste Store in Paris

Photo: Dulko visits Lacoste Store in Paris A day before playing her opening match at the Roland Garros 2012 qualy, Gisela Dulko visited the Lacoste Store in Paris...

Photo from Twitter Continue reading HERE!

Roland Garros 2012 Qualy Draw | French Open

Roland Garros 2012 Qualy Draw | French Open

The 2012 French Open qualifying draw was released today... Check it out....


Kiki Bertens NED (1) v Annika Beck GER
Olga Savchuk UKR v Olga Puchkova RUS
Elitsa Kostova BUL v Madalina Gojnea ROU
Gail Brodsky USA v Jill Craybas USA (22)

Andrea Hlavackova CZE (2) v Marta Domachowska POL
Yung-Jan Chan TPE v Amra Sadikovic SUI
Darya Kustova BLR v Veronica Cepede Royg PAR
Maria Elena Camerin ITA v Alison Riske USA (23)

Karin Knapp ITA (3) v Coco Vandeweghe USA
Ajla Tomljanovic CRO v Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ
Madison Brengle USA v Mariya Koryttseva UKR
Elena Bogdan ROU v Alla Kudryavtseva RUS (18)

Akgul Amanmuradova UZB (4) v Bibiane Schoofs NED
Alexa Glatch USA v Renata Voracova CZE
Nastassja Burnett ITA v Chichi Scholl USA
Naomi Broady GBR v Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ (14)

Heather Watson GBR (5) v Sharon Fichman CAN
Aleksandra Krunic SRB v Ons Jabeur TUN (WC)
Leticia Costas-Moreira ESP v Kristina Barrois GER
Anna Floris ITA v Kurumi Nara JPN (19)

Eva Birnerova CZE (6) v Ekaterina Ivanova RUS
Yurika Sema JPN v Margalita Chakhnashvili GEO
Sandra Zaniewska POL v Sacha Jones AUS
Vesna Dolonc SRB v Gisela Dulko ARG (17)

Misaki Doi JPN (7) v Oksana Kalashnikova GEO
Kristyna Pliskova CZE v Dinah Pfizenmaier GER
Rika Fujiwara JPN v Monica Puig PUR
Isabella Holland AUS v Iryna Bremond FRA (24)

Mariana Duque-Marino COL (8) v Camila Giorgi ITA
Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP v Julie Coin FRA (WC)
Heidi El Tabakh CAN v Amandine Hesse FRA (WC)
Jana Cepelova SVK v Erika Sema JPN (20)

Stefanie Voegele SUI (9) v Noppawan Lertcheewakarn THA
Julia Cohen USA v Petra Rampre SLO
Myrtille Georges FRA (WC) v Yvonne Meusburger AUT
Lauren Davis USA v Valeria Savinykh RUS (16)

Garbine Muguruza Blanco ESP (10) v Ekaterina Bychkova RUS
Elina Svitolina UKR v Reka-Luca Jani HUN
Yuliya Beygelzimer UKR v Natalie Piquion FRA (WC)
Sarah Gronert GER v Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino ESP (21)

Karolina Pliskova CZE (11) v Dia Evtimova BUL
Tamaryn Hendler BEL v Alize Lim FRA (WC)
Florencia Molinero ARG v Laura Thorpe FRA (WC)
Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP v Laura Robson GBR (15)

Olivia Rogowska AUS (12) v Shuai Zhang CHN
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROU v Lou Brouleau FRA (WC)
Tatjana Malek GER v Michelle Larcher De Brito POR
Anastasia Pivovarova RUS v Yulia Putintseva RUS (13) Continue reading HERE!