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ROLAND GARROS

Guide to top seeds’ rivals at French Open

- 32-year-old Lu is ranked at 100 and will be playing in his first main tour event of the year. Has reached the second round at Roland Garros on two occasions but his finest hour at the Slams came at Wimbledon in 2010 when he defeated Andy Roddick on his
- At 37 years old, 129-ranked Stepanek is the oldest player in the tournament having come through qualifying. A former Davis Cup and Grand Slam doubles champion, Stepanek was as high as world number eight but his career was almost ended by a crippling nec
- Rosol, 30, famously knocked Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon in a bad-tempered five-setter in 2012. Now ranked at 68, Rosol has developed a habit of getting under the skin of players -- Murray told him 'everyone hates you' when the pair played in Munich la
- World number 95 Groth has won just two matches on the main tour all year, the most recent of which came in March. The 28-year-old hasn't played on clay in 2016. Has played just one match at Roland Garros -- a first round loss to Pablo Cuevas in 2015. Be
- Rybarikova, the world number 76, is 27 and more at home on hard courts than the slower clay with her four career titles coming on faster surfaces including the 2009 Birmingham grasscourt crown. Reached the last-eight at Indian Wells in March but her onl
- The 24-year-old Jovanovski, whose ranking has slumped to 129 from the brink of the top 30, has yet to win a match in 2016 with injury sidelining her since February. Her most recent win on the tour was back in November in Carlsbad. Made the third round in Paris in 2013 a year after her only career clash with Radwanska resulted in a first round loss on the same courts where she managed just one game. Radwanska leads head-to-head 1-0
- Bertens, the world number 89, enjoys the clay having won the Nuremberg title on Saturday, reached the semi-finals in Rabat as well as winning both her rubbers in the Netherlands' Fed Cup semi-final loss to France. Made the last-16 at Roland Garros in 20
- Another tough first round opponent, Schmiedlova is 21 and ranked at 37 in the world. One of her two career titles came on clay in Bucharest last year. Made the third round in Paris in 2014, defeating Venus Williams in the second round before falling to
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Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE)

- 32-year-old Lu is ranked at 100 and will be playing in his first main tour event of the year. Has reached the second round at Roland Garros on two occasions but his finest hour at the Slams came at Wimbledon in 2010 when he defeated Andy Roddick on his

Radek Stepanek (CZE) v Andy Murray (GBR x2)

- At 37 years old, 129-ranked Stepanek is the oldest player in the tournament having come through qualifying. A former Davis Cup and Grand Slam doubles champion, Stepanek was as high as world number eight but his career was almost ended by a crippling nec

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Lukas Rosol (CZE) v Stan Wawrinka (SUI x3)

- Rosol, 30, famously knocked Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon in a bad-tempered five-setter in 2012. Now ranked at 68, Rosol has developed a habit of getting under the skin of players -- Murray told him 'everyone hates you' when the pair played in Munich la

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Rafael Nadal (ESP x4) v Sam Groth (AUS)

- World number 95 Groth has won just two matches on the main tour all year, the most recent of which came in March. The 28-year-old hasn't played on clay in 2016. Has played just one match at Roland Garros -- a first round loss to Pablo Cuevas in 2015. Be

Serena Williams (USA x1) v Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

- Rybarikova, the world number 76, is 27 and more at home on hard courts than the slower clay with her four career titles coming on faster surfaces including the 2009 Birmingham grasscourt crown. Reached the last-eight at Indian Wells in March but her onl

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Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x2)

- The 24-year-old Jovanovski, whose ranking has slumped to 129 from the brink of the top 30, has yet to win a match in 2016 with injury sidelining her since February. Her most recent win on the tour was back in November in Carlsbad. Made the third round in Paris in 2013 a year after her only career clash with Radwanska resulted in a first round loss on the same courts where she managed just one game. Radwanska leads head-to-head 1-0

Angelique Kerber (GER x3) v Kiki Bertens (NED)

- Bertens, the world number 89, enjoys the clay having won the Nuremberg title on Saturday, reached the semi-finals in Rabat as well as winning both her rubbers in the Netherlands' Fed Cup semi-final loss to France. Made the last-16 at Roland Garros in 20

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Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) v Garbine Muguruza (ESP x4)

- Another tough first round opponent, Schmiedlova is 21 and ranked at 37 in the world. One of her two career titles came on clay in Bucharest last year. Made the third round in Paris in 2014, defeating Venus Williams in the second round before falling to

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