S. Williams stunned in French 1st-rounder
PARIS, May 29 (UPI) -- France's Virginie Razzano stunned fifth-seeded Serena Williams in three sets Tuesday in the first round of the French Open.
Razzano, No. 111 in the world, defeated Williams 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3. It was the first time in 47 Grand Slam events Williams lost in the first round. It also ended her 17-match winning streak on clay courts.
Razzano ended with four breaks, including a pair to build a 5-0 lead in the third set. Williams fought back to 3-5 and had five break-point chances in the final game. But Razzano survived the marathon 30-point final game when Williams' backhand went wide.
Williams, who led 5-1 in the second-set tiebreaker, had 47 unforced errors and won just 43 percent of the points on serve.
Second-seeded Maria Sharapova, seen as one of the top threats to the pre-tournament favorite Williams, needed just 48 minutes to dispatch Alexandra Cadantu 6-0, 6-0. Sharapova dropped just 18 points in the match.
No. 4-seeded Petra Kvitova was a 6-1, 6-2 winner over Ashleigh Barty with 57 winners against 15 unforced errors. Ninth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki was even sharper -- 61 winners versus seven unforced errors -- a 6-0, 6-1 romp over Eleni Daniilidou.
Also advancing Tuesday were No. 14 Francesca Schiavone, 16th-seeded Maria Kirilenko, No. 22 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 23rd-seeded Kaia Kanepi, No. 25 Julie Goerges and 28th-seeded Peng Shuai.
Unseeded players moving into the second round included Urszula Radwanska, Irina-Camelia Begu, Lourdes Dominguez-Lino, Arantxa Rus, Jarmila Gajdosova, Ayumi Morita, Heather Watson, Melinda Czink, Tsvetana Pironkova and Klara Zakopalova.
Nadal rolls in French Open first round
PARIS, May 29 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal dropped just five games Tuesday in the opening defense of his 2011 French Open championship.
Nadal, seeded No. 2 this year, raced past Simone Bolelli 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in a match in which he made just 18 unforced errors. He is seeking a record seventh title at the French Open overall and third straight. He's 46-1 all-time at Roland Garros.
No. 4-seeded Andy Murray also opened his French Open with a straight-set win, taking out Tatsuma Ito 6-1, 7-5, 6-0. Murray lost his serve just once and didn't see a break point in the first and third sets.
No. 6-seeded David Ferrer sailed by Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-4, 6-1; eighth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic got by Sam Querrey 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 while Juan Monaco was a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) winner over Guillaume Rufin in other first-round action.
Sergiy Stakhovsky knocked off 16th-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-3 behind a pair of fifth-set breaks in the day's only upset of a seeded player.
Other first-round winners Tuesday included 12th-seeded Nicolas Almagro, No. 17 Richard Gasquet, 27th-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, 29th-seeded Julien Benneteau and No. 32 Florian Mayer.
Unseeded players moving into the second round were Benoit Paire, Tommy Haas, Jeremy Chardy, Dmitry Tursunov, Denis Istomin, Lukas Rosol, Robin Haase, Grigor Dimitrov, Marcos Baghdatis, Eduardo Schwank and Jarkko Nieminen.
Miami Dolphins to be on 'Hard Knocks'
DAVIE, Fla., May 29 (UPI) -- HBO has chosen the Miami Dolphins to be featured on this season's "Hard Knocks," which gives an in-depth look at an NFL team's pre-season preparations.
Joe Philbin, who enters his first season as Dolphins' coach, announced the decision Tuesday.
"We thought it was in the best interest of the organization to do it at this time," Philbin said.
Miami lost its first seven games last season and ended up 6-10, which led to the firing of Coach Tony Sparano with three games left on the schedule. Philbin was hired Jan. 20.
The team is expected to have competition at quarterback during training camp with first-round draft pick Ryan Tannehill going against Matt Moore and David Garrard for the starting position.
The first Miami "Hard Knocks" episode is to air Aug. 7.
The 2012 edition is the seventh edition of "Hard Knocks." The Baltimore Ravens were featured in 2001 and the New York Jets were filmed in 2010. There was no 2011 edition.
Other teams previously on the program are the Dallas Cowboys (2002 and 2008), Kansas City Chiefs (2007) and Cincinnati Bengals (2009).
Magglio Ordonez to retire
DETROIT, May 29 (UPI) -- Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez will announce his retirement Sunday at a pregame ceremony in Comerica Park.
Ordonez, 38, hit .307 with 187 homers and 703 RBI during his first eight years with the Chicago White Sox. He signed an $85 million contract for five years with the Tigers prior to the 2005 season.
His game-winning homer in Game 4 of the 2006 ALCS against Oakland sent Detroit to their first World Series since 1984. Ordonez he finishes his career with 2,156 hits, a .309 average, 294 homers and 1,236 RBI.
