Make sure to read the previous post for results from earlier in the day.
Despite close matches with Czech Ivo Minar in the past and despite only getting to the 3rd round of Roland Garros once, Andy Roddick made quick work of his 25 year old opponent, serving 15 aces. Score was: 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
The French continue to do well. Despite a bum knee, Gael Monfils won his match over Romanian, Victor Crivoi (age: 27, rank: 99) in straight sets: 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Fellow Frenchman, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, had his hands full against up-and-comer, Juan Monaco. They went four sets: 7-5, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8). He is joined by compatriot, Paul-Henri Mathieu, who won in straight sets over Pablo Andujar (age: 23, rank: 101) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
Christophe Rochus of Belgium knocked out his second Frenchman in a row. He beat Fabrice Santoro in four sets in the first round (Santoro expects to retire this year) and then veteran, Arnaud Clement, also in four sets: 6-1, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
Tommy Haas needed five sets to beat Leonardo Mayer of Argentina (who beat James Blake in the first round): 6-3, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 4-6, 6-3. Mayer is 22 years old and ranked 93.
Two matches were suspended and will continue tomorrow. Novak Djokovic was up two sets to none over Sergiy Stakhovsky (age: 23, rank: 110).
Philipp Kohlschreiber and Juan Carlos Ferrero have split sets. Kohlscreiber took the first and third sets, both by the score of 6-4. Ferrero took the second set, 6-2. and the fourth set, 7-6(3).
Now that we’re into the third round, Day 6, has promising matches: Nadal plays Hewitt (tied 4-all in head to head, though Nadal has won the last 3 meetings, including 2 on clay), Gonzalez vs. Ouanna (who beat Safin in five sets). The two have never met.
Murray plays Tipsarevic (tied 2-2 in head to head, never met on clay, Murray won last match on hardcourts), Almagro plays Verdasco (Verdasco leads head-to-head 2-0, both on clay), Soderling plays Ferrer (Soderling has 4-2 record, but Ferrer has won the last two), Stepanek plays Cilic (Stepanek has 1-0 record, but last played in 2007), Davydenko plays Wawrinka (never met).