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17May/11Off

Canadian Men Qualifying in Paris

Qualifying for the men's singles got underway at Roland-Garros this morning. Two Canadians, Peter Polansky and Frank Dancevic, were in action today and achieved mixed results.

After taking the first set in a tiebreak against Lukasz Kubot (POL), Polansky would end up losing the match in three sets, 7-6(3) 1-6 0-6. Dancevic closed out his first round match in straight sets against his Slovakian opponent, Lukas Lacko, 6-2 6-2. Dancevic will face Eduardo Schwank (ARG) in the second round of qualifying. The two have never met at the ATP World Tour level, or at a major or in Davis Cup play.

The the qualifying draw for the women's singles won't be released until later today.

Of course, Milos Raonic will be entered directly into the main draw since he is currently No.28 in the ATP Rankings. This means Milos should be seeded in the tournament as well. Being seeded at a Major is obviously a huge deal in its own right but it's also an advantage when it comes to early round opponents, which was a problem recently in Madrid and Rome. The main draw won't be available until Friday, when the qualifying rounds have been completed.

Until then, why not check out Part 2 of the Globe & Mail's 3-part series on The Tennis Project?

-multi

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