R. FEDERER/D. Britton
6-1, 6-3, 7-5

THE MODERATOR: Roger today became the first player to win $50 million in prize money, just to let you know.
ROGER FEDERER: No need to write about that. (Laughter.)

Q. Off to a very good start. How did you feel out there today?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, obviously always happy to win matches at Grand Slams or any tournament, so it was a good start to the tournament for me. I didn't drop a set, and, you know, tricky match for me. Playing a guy who's got absolutely nothing to lose obviously.
I'm here as a five-time defending champion, so it makes it a bit tricky. He did play I think really well. He had some very good spells, and I had to make sure from my side that I stayed with him and come back, because I was down a break in the second and in the third. So it was good to still get through in three sets.

Q. He used the word "scarey" when describing what it's like to be out there playing you. We've talked in this room many times about the aura you've had in the past. Last year there was a lot of conversation about, you know, perhaps maybe you've lost a little bit of that. Do you feel like, you know, it's back and you know, I mean, that aura with other players? If you can describe where your head is about that right now.
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I think with the success I've had, you know, I think especially young players right now, they'll always be in sort of awe maybe of great players. These guys start to be like 10 years younger than me and followed my generation, you know. They were 10 years old, and I was, you know, playing maybe my best and stuff.
So it's like -- it's interesting now, with a new generation coming up and almost idolizing some players. Some maybe me, I don't know, because that's what happened with me. All of a sudden I was in front of Pete Sampras at Wimbledon and I couldn't believe it, you know.
I think, especially if you admire a player, it doesn't matter if he's lost first round, you know, many times or he's won many times the last year or so. It's what he's achieved and what you think of that player.
And then plus obviously the biggest stadium in the world, you're always going to be nervous. Sure, I think I think with the top guys, if you beat them on a regular basis and you're very successful, I think then you can maybe build an aura again, that's for sure.


Q. You were just talking about young players, but what do you think the young Roger Federer who was trying to win the Orange Bowl and trying to somehow figure out the pro tour and get a rhythm, the young boy, what do you think he would think of Roger Federer today with all your records, all your accomplishments, your fame? What do you think his thoughts would be on Roger today?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, I think I've come a long way. I didn't ever expect to be this successful. I knew I had something special in me, more talent that other players. Maybe the belief, you know, that I could play at a very high level on any given day.
But I knew I had many problems of showing that day in and day out, because I struggled a lot in practice. So I think where I've come, it's absolutely amazing. Yeah, I mean, if my career to end today, you know, I'm a happy man. I achieved everything I could ever ask for, really.

Q. What is that belief today? You've spoken a lot about the importance of belief to your success every time you step on the court. How would you describe that belief that you have right now?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I think I always had it as a little boy. I always knew I could be, you know, a great player. I always knew I could beat the other guy across the net, even though things didn't look very good. Then later on, you know, it sort of changes because you've proven yourself, you've had success.
But then it's just belief that you can do it day in, day out. You can show it against the best in the world. You can show it in any stadium around the world. All those things, it's just important to have belief.
It varies, it changes, you know, throughout your career, but you've going to make sure that it stays with you, because otherwise you start questioning yourself. This is then when you take decisions on the tennis court which are not the best.

Q. Is your belief now the greatest that it's been?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't think so, no. I've had times where I think I knew exactly what I wanted to do, and I was going to do, and probably gonna win, as well. So not really, no.

Q. We know you're a student of history. The question is: You don't hear the name Bill Tilden mentioned a lot these days, but a lot of tennis historians contend he's the greatest of all time. What would winning this tournament and tying his record of six consecutive championships mean to you?
ROGER FEDERER: Sure, it's amazing. That's what I'm here for, trying to equal Bill Tilden's record. But I've never met Bill Tilden. Never saw him play, so it's hard to kind of relate to him in any way, you know, except through records.
Yeah, I mean, it's fantastic to be sort of, you know, compared to someone who played such a long time ago, I guess. My generation, or the people I looked up, you know, came much later than Bill Tilden. So it's hard for me to saying about that, really.

Q. Along with your knowledge of history and tennis, do you think your spot in history improved with Rafael Nadal coming along and giving you another champion to challenge you?
ROGER FEDERER: Potentially. I think this is stuff you can talk about when my career is over, really. This is when you analyze, okay, you know, how much did Rafa Nadal help to my career and how much did I help his career? I think it was great, a great rivalry we've had so far. I definitely think it increased popularity in the game.
For my own career, I don't know. I can't answer this. I think this is to be seen when both our playing days are over.

Q. Now that you've won 15 and you got the one that was missing, the French Open, do you have to invent reasons now to win?
ROGER FEDERER: I didn't get that.

Q. Now that you've won 15 and you've got the French, do you have to now invent reasons in your mind to win? And what will be those reasons?
ROGER FEDERER: Try to win again and again. That's what it is. I like being the winner of any tournament in the world. That's why when I enter: I try to win it.
If I don't, okay. I walk away. I know tennis is not everything, so it's not a problem. But if I enjoy playing tennis, why should I stop just because I've beaten the all-time Grand Slam record? That's not what tennis is all about.
I don't think if you ask all the other 100 players in the draw, that their goal is to win 16 Grand Slams now. That's not the goal here. It's trying to enjoy, having a great career, and being the best maybe in your country.
You can set different types of goals. Mine are at a very, very high level. That's just the difference.

Q. How has your training regimen changed since you've become a dad? And if so, how?
ROGER FEDERER: Not a whole lot yet, to be quite honest. They're only five weeks old. It's not like they're five years old yet.

Q. You have to give Mirka more attention these days now?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I did before. (laughter.) That's part of the deal, you know. I like spending time with her, and that doesn't change. We had a great relationship beforehand. Now it's the same, you know. There's just two babies involved, as well. We're trying to do our best. It's a lot of fun. When I go back to the hotel.
Yeah, I mean, I'll see how it goes the next few months and years.

Q. Your game, the results you've attained, can you talk a bit more about the process, what it means to you being a champion?
ROGER FEDERER: I didn't get it.

Q. I just want to know what it means to you to be a champion beyond just the numbers. We talk about all these numbers all the time. Things you pride yourself on throughout the years of being a great player.
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, I think for me was also I gave a good image for the game of tennis. Because for a very long time I was No. 1 in the world and became Laureus Sports Award champion. I was compared to other greats in other sports.
I think it's great if I was part of making the game more popular. That was something I was -- I'm not proud of, because I don't know the impact it really had. But I think it's nice to have maybe a face in the game, and we've had that, you know, with Rafa, myself at the top, you know, in a very good way, I think.
That's something. Then obviously trying to be a good role model for kids. I think that's obviously something I've always wanted to be, that I can make maybe more juniors play tennis, that they enjoy it, that they understand tennis is a fair game, it's a great game to play.
Then I hear that I'm people's favorite player or they love me. For whatever reason it is, it's just nice to hear. So those things I'm very proud of.

Q. A question about serving, not necessarily germane to today's match, but when you're on those rare occasions when you're struggling with your serve, can you figure it out within the match, between the matches, or is it really something that is for the nontournament...
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, I think it depends on how you're feeling. Sometimes you have a back problem, chest problem, shoulder problem. Then sometimes your serve is up and down. It can be up and down during the match, it can be up and down during a tournament, or it can be up and down throughout a year.
Once your serve is sort of doing well and your body is fine, I think you just sometimes go through maybe a set where you don't serve very well. But I think it's always important that your second serve is good, you know. No matter if your first serve goes out, you know, you have a very solid second serve. That's why you actually can go after more on your first serve, because you know you have -- you're backed up by a good second serve.
That's why -- one of the reasons I can also go for aces, because I feel like I have a very reliable second serve and I can still mix it up actually a lot. Sometimes when things go bad on the serve during a match, it's hard to change them. You try to find what it is, if it's the toss, is it the wind? Is it, you know, the swing? Are you going too fast in the beginning?
But then you're asking yourself many questions, and the next thing you know you're not focusing about playing the baseline points anymore. You're just trying to serve well. It's not a good approach to have. That's why then you just almost say, You know, what? I'll just serve and hopefully it's going to work out for me, you know, in the long run of the match.
But sometimes it doesn't. Then you lose, you leave, and you try to fix it.


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S. WILLIAMS/A. Glatch
6-4, 6-1


Q. It's been 10 years since you first came here. Is there an appreciation that you have for this tournament that you gained over the years?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Ten years ago I definitely wasn't a favorite. I felt like so like I had nothing to lose, and that's kind of how -- I like that attitude. When you play with that attitude, then you can go a really far way. That's kind of how I would like to even approach it this year.

Q. Is that like a mental kind of ambition of yours to try to just shut out expectations and just play and kind of let it all hang out?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, absolutely. I just kind of shut out every expectations and don't really read too much of anything, what anyone's saying. You know, don't keep your ear too low to the ground, but just kind of just relax.
I think that can be difficult for any player, but it's definitely possible.

Q. You mentioned 10 years ago, but what do you think the little girl Serena Williams who signed herself up for her own first tournament would think of Serena Williams today with all the Slams, all the accolades?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Oh, my gosh.

Q. What do you think she would think of all this?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I think when I first signed up with that tournament, what you read about in my book, I think that I would just be really -- I would think that this Serena Williams today is super cool. I would love to get her autograph.
I think she would have been my idol, because it would have been like -- growing up there weren't too many black people. I loved Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil. I would have had a little favorite toward myself and Venus.

Q. Was it something special that most parents sort of had to be in the game of tennis and know the game and culture of tennis to start teaching their kids. Did your father do something outside the box by doing it a different way and in the inner city?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, absolutely. I think he did something totally different by starting us and, you know, he never played tennis before. Knowing no one in his family ever did. He was a good athlete. My mom was a great athlete. I think that was all that was needed.


Q. The state of your game is good right now. I hope it continues. What do you attribute your success to? Training, fitness? You look really good. Are you really 100% ready to take this tournament?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I don't think about success. I just think about playing a match and just staying focused. You know, I just take it one day at a time.

Q. You have this tennis thing down pretty well. I was at Yankee Stadium Friday night. Were you working on your pitching?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I thought I was doing fine. I thought the goal was to get it to home base, but apparently it's not. I thought -- you know, I thought it was just at least get it there. Apparently I have to hit it lower. No one told me that. I didn't know.
They kept saying, I hope you can get it there. I thought, I can get it there easy. I think I got the sports mixed up. Maybe I thought it was football or something.

Q. That would have been a good touchdown pass.
SERENA WILLIAMS: Would it? Maybe I have to do a first down pass or something. I got confused.

Q. Mets are next week. Maybe you can work on it again.
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah.

Q. What compelled you to want to write an autobiography right now? How do you think it turned out?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, it's not a complete autobiography about my whole life. It's definitely a memoir, however. It actually is a motivational piece. All the people that read it are kind of motivated through my struggles.
I thought it was necessary, because I never really talked too much about my personal life. I think having so many wonderful fans and having, you know, being blessed that people follow me, just get to know a little bit more about the person. Hopefully they can be motivated to do better themselves and to, you know, just be better people, as well.
You know, I felt honored that I even had a chance to write.

Q. Was it a difficult process? Was it a lot of work?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Actually, no. I actually wrote it a long time ago. Just did a couple final touches last year. Just probably added only two more chapters. It kind of just all came together, and it was really pretty much about the right time. I love writing, so it was a no-brainer.

Q. One of the most moving parts of the book I think to most people was really when you were kind of down, you said all the competitive bones in my body were broken, feeling kind of out of it. Well, depressed. You didn't have sort of the strength of character to face it at that particular time. What were your feelings then? How did you turn that around?
SERENA WILLIAMS: It was just -- that's another reason I wrote it, because I felt that what makes a champion isn't how well they do. It's about how well they can recover when they fall, or if they fall.
And you look at someone like -- I love Muhammad Ali, and he went to jail for a period of time and he came back on top of the world. You know, I just thought what it would be like. You know, I was on top of the world, and then things came crashing down. You get to see people who are really your friends and you get to see people that really stick by your side and how you can recover from that and stay strong.
I just think anyone can do it. You just have to have a kind of guide sometimes and just getting there.

Q. Were you pleased with the guidance you got at the time?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, I mean, I definitely think that spiritual guide is the best thing for me, and I wouldn't want it to be any other way.

Q. You also talked about talk therapy as a guide.
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah.

Q. You talked openly about that, which is a pretty brave thing to do.
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, it wasn't very easy. But however you get there, whatever way you take to get there is very interesting. That's one of the routes I take, because I didn't know where else to go. I felt I didn't have anywhere else to turn.
Obviously I did, because I did have my family. And looking back on that, I realized that I could have done things different. But, you know, whatever it took to get there, I thought was just to get me motivated. I think ultimately my trip to Africa helped out, as well.

Q. Do you find it ironic that the state of tennis in America rests in the hands of two African-American sisters?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I don't really think about it. I think that there is a lot -- like the girl I played today, she's American and she's actually a really good player. She can be really good.

Q. Anything special about the jewelry you're wearing for this tournament?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, I'm wearing my whole collection from the Serena Williams, Signature Statement, which is available on HSN, which I'm really -- (laughter.) I'm sorry, but he asked, so...
I'm really excited about it because I love jewelry, and I think people really know me for jewelry. It will be available starting September 19.

Q. The earrings are part of it?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, everything, earrings, necklace, lucky ring. I have a bracelet, but I didn't wear it today.

Q. We'll be seeing you on Home Shopping Network? You have appearances?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, I've been on the Home Shopping Network a few times. You know, there's fashions and all kinds -- I just feel really honored. I love fashion and love designing. It's just great.

Q. Who is your publisher. Will you be doing any signings?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, I'm doing some signings. But not now. Right now I am -- I have another job right now that's calling.

Q. What's the name of the book? Who is the publisher?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Called On the Line, and it's published by Grand Central Publishing.

Q. Serena mentions the address 1117 East Stockton. What kind of images? What kind of thoughts come to your mind?
SERENA WILLIAMS: You know, I just think of -- I think of the front yard and the porch that we used to sit on, the stoop that we used to always sit on. I just think of a rose bush which was in my front yard.
I just smile whenever I think of 1117, so it just brings wonderful memories. That's where I grew up, and it will always mean something special in my life.

Q. What was it like to cuddle up on the bunk bed of your older sister at night?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, you never know where I was going to sleep, so... It was fun, though. Like I said in the book, I got to get to know each of them in a special way, and I don't think any of my sisters had that relationship with any of them the way I've been able to because of that.
You know, I still like to sleep with the teddy bear and dog to this day. That's why I always have my dogs with me.

Q. Finally, what did it feel like when six of you in that van sort of went down and sort of descended on the park and sort of took it over as your own?
SERENA WILLIAMS: It was great. I love going to trunk tournaments. We used to travel in the bus, Volkswagen buses, really old. Sometimes we'd barely get there. We would get there, and I remember I used to always go watch play Venus play and I desperately wanted to be on the court.
When I finally got my chance, I knew that's where I belonged. I still belong there, so I'm glad to still be there.

Q. I know fashion is hot for you right now, but are you still pursuing acting?
SERENA WILLIAMS: You know, I'm into writing. I would love to do acting, but I haven't been able to get a job. I figure if I write my own script then I can star in it. That's what I'm trying now. I can't be -- I haven't been cast recently. It's tough out there.

Q. If you were writing the story about the 2009 US Open women's draw, what would be your lead?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Oh, what would be my lead? Are you trying to get this for your story? (laughter.)
Just making sure. Well, Serena's back where she belongs.


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Jada, Kim Clijsters' daughter watches her mother practice session before her opening round match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, August 31, 2009.

She's sooooo cute!!!!

Mirka supported Fed during his first round match against Devin Britton. She looks great, never better!



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Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 Start Time
1. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Julia Goerges (GER) v. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)[6]
2. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Dinara Safina (RUS)[1] v. Olivia Rogowska (AUS)
3. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Novak Djokovic (SRB)[4] v. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)

Arthur Ashe Stadium 19:00 Start Time
1. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) v. Maria Sharapova (RUS)[29]
2. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) v. Andy Murray (GBR)[2]

Louis Armstrong Stadium 11:00 Start Time
1. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)[9] v. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)
2. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Tomas Berdych (CZE)[17] v. Wayne Odesnik (USA)
3. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Roberta Vinci (ITA) v. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)[5]
4. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Michael Yani (USA) v. Sam Querrey (USA)[22]
Not Before:18:00
5. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Ana Ivanovic (SRB)[11] v. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)

Grandstand 11:00 Start Time
1. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)[7] v. Chase Buchanan (USA)
2. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v. Melanie Oudin (USA)
3. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Marin Cilic (CRO)[16] v. Ryan Sweeting (USA)
This match may be moved to Ashe Stadium.Not Before:15:30
4. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Elena Dementieva (RUS)[4] v. Camille Pin (FRA)

Court 4 11:00 Start Time
1. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Patty Schnyder (SUI)[19] v. Lucie Safarova (CZE)
2. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Petra Kvitova (CZE) v. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)[27]
3. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Kevin Kim (USA) v. Dudi Sela (ISR)
4. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Ivo Karlovic (CRO)[27] v. Ivan Navarro (ESP)

Court 5 11:00 Start Time
1. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Petra Martic (CRO) v. Severine Bremond Beltrame (FRA)
2. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Flavio Cipolla (ITA) v. Julien Benneteau (FRA)
3. Men's Doubles - 1st Round
Andreas Beck (GER) v. Daniel Nestor (CAN)[2]
Simon Greul (GER) Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)[2]
4. Men's Doubles - 1st Round
Marc Gicquel (FRA) v. David Skoch (CZE)
Fabrice Santoro (FRA) Igor Zelenay (SVK)

Court 6 11:00 Start Time
1. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Alona Bondarenko (UKR)[30] v. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)
2. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Denis Istomin (UZB) v. Brendan Evans (USA)
3. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) v. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)[19]
4. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Alize Cornet (FRA) v. Monique Adamczak (AUS)

Court 7 11:00 Start Time
1. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Jesse Witten (USA) v. Igor Andreev (RUS)[29]
2. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) v. Nadia Petrova (RUS)[13]
3. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Josselin Ouanna (FRA) v. Rajeev Ram (USA)
4. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Shenay Perry (USA) v. Monica Niculescu (ROU)

Court 8 11:00 Start Time
1. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) v. Fabio Fognini (ITA)
2. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) v. Mallory Cecil (USA)
3. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Florent Serra (FRA) v. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)
4. Men's Doubles - 1st Round
Oscar Hernandez (ESP) v. Robby Ginepri (USA)
Albert Montanes (ESP) Scoville Jenkins (USA)

Court 10 11:00 Start Time
1. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Shuai Peng (CHN) v. Jarmila Groth (AUS)
2. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Gisela Dulko (ARG) v. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
3. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) v. Jesse Levine (USA)
4. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Polona Hercog (SLO) v. Christina McHale (USA)
5. Men's Doubles - 1st Round
Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)[4] v. Victor Hanescu (ROU)
Leander Paes (IND)[4] Gabriel Trifu (ROU)

Court 11 11:00 Start Time
1. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Ayumi Morita (JPN) v. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)[24]
2. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Aravane Rezai (FRA) v. Sabine Lisicki (GER)[23]
3. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Nicolas Massu (CHI) v. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)[11]
4. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) v. Taylor Dent (USA)

Monday, August 31, 2009


ATP Singles - First Round
[1] R Federer (SUI) d D Britton (USA) 61 63 75
[8] N Davydenko (RUS) d D Kindlmann (GER) 63 64 75
[12] R Soderling (SWE) d A Montanes (ESP) 61 36 61 64
[14] T Robredo (ESP) d D Young (USA) 64 36 62 63
[15] R Stepanek (CZE) d S Bolelli (ITA) 64 64
[20] T Haas (GER) d A Falla (COL) 75 46 76(7) 62
[21] J Blake (USA) d R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 61 64 75
[23] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d A Seppi (ITA) 60 64 64
M Youzhny (RUS) d [26] P Mathieu (FRA) 26 75 60 62
J Isner (USA) d [28] V Hanescu (ROU) 61 76(14) 76(5)
[31] L Hewitt (AUS) d T Alves (BRA) 60 63 64
M Chiudinelli (SUI) d P Starace (ITA) 76(3) 76(2) 60
M Granollers (ESP) d M Zverev (GER) 26 75 36 64 60
J Hernych (CZE) d R Schuettler(GER) 16 76(5) 64 26 63
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d P Polansky (CAN) 64 64 57 36 61
M Ilhan (TUR) d C Rochus (BEL) 36 63 36 75 75
R Kendrick (USA) d M Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 63 62 62
S Devvarman (IND) d F Gil (POR) 63 64 63
O Rochus (BEL) d I Kunitsyn (RUS) 63 60 62
S Greul (GER) d G Lapentti (ECU) 63 46 36 60 76(9)
J Chela (ARG) d O Hernandez (ESP) 64 64 62
M Gicquel (FRA) d D Tursunov (RUS) 62 57 63 63
L Mayer (ARG) d A Golubev (KAZ) 64 46 75 63
[5] A Roddick (USA) d B Phau (GER) 61 64 62


WTA Singles - First Round
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. (WC) Alexa Glatch 64 61
(3) Venus Williams (USA) d. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 67(5) 75 63
(7) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 60 64
(8) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 61 61
(10) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Edina Gallovits (ROU) 60 64
(12) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Patricia Mayr (AUT) 61 62
(14) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Rossana de los Ríos (PAR) 61 60
(15) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 64 46 64
(17) Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) d. Tatjana Malek (GER) 63 64
(18) Li Na (CHN) d. Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU) 76(4) 63
(20) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. (WC) Gail Brodsky (USA) 64 64
(22) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 62 46 61
(Q) Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) d. (25) Kaia Kanepi (EST) 60 26 62
(26) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 61 62
María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. (28) Sybille Bammer (AUT) 64 16 76(5)
(31) Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 64 76(5)
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) d. Laura Granville (USA) 61 76(7)
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d. (Q) Valérie Tétreault (CAN) 63 46 61
Melinda Czink (HUN) d. Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 63 64
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (Q) Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 62 61
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. (Q) Yurika Sema (JPN) 46 61 62
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. (Q) Vesna Manasieva (RUS) 63 64
Sania Mirza (IND) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 62 36 63
Jill Craybas (USA) d. (Q) Carly Gullickson (USA) 63 76(5)
Stefanie Voegele (SUI) d. Alberta Brianti (ITA) 67(10) 61 63
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Jelena Dokic (AUS) 63 64
Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) d. Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 16 75 61
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 63 64
(Q) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 64 57 63
(Q) Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. (Q) Marta Domachowska (POL) 26 62 63
(WC) Vania King (USA) d. Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) 21 ret. (left foot injury)
(WC) Kim Clijsters (BEL) d. Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR) 61 61