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Former NBA player Orlando Woolridge arrested for theft
PARIS, May 28 (UPI) -- Fourth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko was an easy first-round winner Monday at a rainy French Open.
Twenty-eight men's opening-round matches were either suspended or postponed because of rain, including one involving world No. 1 Roger Federer.
Rain also disrupted Sunday's opening-day schedule.
Davydenko defeated Italian Stefano Galvani, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1, in 90 minutes. The Russian star broke serve seven times.
Federer -- the top-seed and 2006 French Open runner-up -- was leading Michael Russell" class="tpstyle">American Michael Russell, 6-4, 4-1, when their match was suspended until Tuesday.
Federer is the reigning Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open champion. He needs a French Open title to complete a career Grand Slam.
Rain is in the forecast for Tuesday.
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 2 (UPI) --
Minnesota Vikings fullback Jerome Felton was out on bail Saturday after being arrested for driving while intoxicated, jail records indicate.
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MONTECITO, Calif., June 3 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Drew Barrymore married art consultant Will Kopelman Saturday at her estate in Montecito, Calif., E! Online reported.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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UPI Almanac for Sunday, June 3, 2012.
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