11.   Serena knocked off four-time Italian Open champion Conchita Martinez, while Venus routed French qualifier Alexandra Fusai.

12.   Seventh-seeded Spaniard Carlos Moya put out French qualifier Nicolas Thomann in straight sets to line up a match against Nikolay Davydenko of Russia.

13.   Stoltenberg came back from a set down to beat French qualifier Escude.

14.   Tarango knows he will be a center of attention when he plays his first round match against French qualifier Rodolphe Gilbert but insists he will be on best behavior.

15.   His next opponent will be the victor of the first-round match-up between Italian wildcard Stefano Galvani and French qualifier Nicolas Thomann.

16.   Andre Agassi wasted no time booking his spot in the second round of the French Open here on Wednesday dismissing French qualifier Eric Prodon in straight sets.

17.   But he dropped a set and struggled to come to terms with some big-serving from French qualifier Daniel Courcol.

18.   Fifth seed Michael Chang progressed to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a straight sets victory over French qualifier Jean-Philippe Fleurian.