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French Open

Stanislas Wawrinka, this year’s first major champion at the Australia Open, is this year’s first major upset at the French Open. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez beat the Swiss star in four sets Monday at Roland Garros in Paris, France.

PARIS – A look at the French Open on Monday:

Weather: Rain. High of 64 degrees (18 Celsius).

Men’s Seeded Winners: No. 1 Rafael Nadal, No. 2 Novak Djokovic, No. 14 Fabio Fognini, No. 17 Tommy Robredo, No. 18 Ernests Gulbis, No. 25 Marin Cilic, No. 26 Feliciano Lopez, No. 27 Roberto Bautista Agut, No. 29 Gilles Simon.

Men’s Seeded Losers: No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, No. 9 Kei Nishikori, No. 30 Vasek Pospisil.

Women’s Seeded Winners: No. 5 Petra Kvitova, No. 7 Maria Sharapova, No. 9 Dominika Cibulkova, No. 12 Flavia Pennetta, No. 16 Sabine Lisicki, No. 18 Eugenie Bouchard, No. 19 Samantha Stosur, No. 20 Alize Cornet, No. 28 Andrea Petkovic, No. 32 Elena Vesnina.

Women’s Seeded Loser: No. 17 Roberta Vinci.

Stat of the Day: 1998 – The last time the Australian Open champion lost in the first round of the subsequent French Open (Petr Korda).

Quote of the Day: “Always wanted to play him on clay and see how good he is. He showed me a lesson (Monday),” Robby Ginepri said after his 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 loss to Nadal.

Tuesday’s Forecast: Brief showers. High of 64 degrees (18 C).

Associated press



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