Robredo has reached the French Open quarterfinals four times before, but never gone farther.
In the lead-up to the French Open, Nadal also struggled against Ernests Gulbis, another big hitter.
Odds are this won't be the year the French Open returns to its little-guy roots.
Ballesteros, a four-time winner of the French Open, was making his first appearance since last October.
At the French Open, Djokovic saved four match points in the quarterfinals against Tsonga.
None of the five Kazakh players in the French Open was born in Kazakhstan.
Why the French Open, of course, the only Grand Slam tournament Djokovic has yet to win.
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With the French Open five weeks away, Djokovic has chosen a good time to buck the trend.
Ivanovic has struggled to recapture the form that saw her win the French Open four years ago.
"It hasn't been working out for me, " said Williams, referring to her past performances at the French Open.
And for all her success on clay of late, Williams still hasn't won the French Open since 2002.
Williams had been a favorite to win the French Open singles title before a shocking first-round upset Tuesday.
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The French Open, the second grand slam tournament of the tennis season, begins in Paris on May 24.
And Andre Agassi is also aiming for a Stella success after crashing out of the French Open early.
Now that Maria Sharapova, the French Open champion, is No. 1 again, it seems the field is narrowing.
He won his first 41 matches of 2011 before losing in the French Open semifinals to Roger Federer.
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"It's important for me to win easily, " said the 15-time major champion, who won the French Open in 2002.
Another day at the French Open, another first for seven-time champion Rafael Nadal except this isn't one he'll remember fondly.
Nadal's only loss at the French Open came against a similar player in 2009, the two-time finalist Robin Soderling.
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic Monday in the French Open Final by the score of 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
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The ITF World Champions will receive their awards at a dinner during the French Open in Paris next June.
The 27-year-old will now head to the Rome Masters as he prepares for the French Open later this month.
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Yet he is still not sure what this means for the French Open.
Nadal had won the previous three, including the French Open final last year.
Her second tournament came at the French Open, where she reached the quarterfinals.
Brianti has never won a match at the French Open (she's now 0-5).
Four months after that loss, she captured her first major, the French Open.
Nadal's focus will be firmly on the French Open, the year's second grand slam which begins in May in Paris.
Baltacha will play qualifying for Rome and Madrid before taking her place in the main draw of the French Open.
Three time champion Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario dumped an error-prone Venus Williams out of the French Open to progress to the semi-finals.
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