This list is a below in a form of day-by-day summaries:
Day 1 (22 May) On the opening day of the tournament, the former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt withdrew due to an ankle injury and was replaced by lucky loser Marc Gicquel, who fell to Albert Montañés. No.19 seed Marin Čilić was upset by Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo with a 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 scoreline. David Ferrer secured a straight-set victory over Jarkko Nieminen losing only seven games. Meanwhile, nine of the 20 Frenchmen to start in this year's main draw were in action on Sunday, with four of them taking victory including 17th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Andreas Seppi, Fabio Fognini and Kei Nishikori all moved safely into the second round.
The women's tournament kicked off on Sunday with a solid win by 2010 runner-up Samantha Stosur. She was joined by No. 10 seed and three-time semi-finalist Jelena Janković, former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, no. 14 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and no. 17 Julia Görges. Upsets of the day saw María José Martínez Sánchez defeat No 19 Shahar Pe'er 7–6, 6–1, and Varvara Lepchenko upsetting Flavia Pennetta. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, the highest-ranked American in the tournament due to the absence of the Williams sisters, came back to best Arantxa Parra Santonja, 2–6, 7–6, 6–3. There was also an emotional win by France's Alizé Cornet who wore a black ribbon on her dress in her 6–4, 6–2 win over Renata Voráčová as a tribute to Stephane Vidal, the coach and fiancé of fellow French player Virginie Razzano, who just died due to a brain tumor.
Seeds out: Men's Singles: Marin Čilić Women's Singles: Flavia Pennetta , Shahar Pe'er Schedule of Play
Matches on main courtsMatches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)EventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 1st round Samantha Stosur Iveta Benešová6–2, 6–3Men's Singles 1st round David Ferrer Jarkko Nieminen6–3, 6–3, 6–1Men's Singles 1st round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jan Hájek6–3, 6–2, 6–2Women's Singles 1st round Julia Görges Mathilde Johansson6–1, 6–4Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)EventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 1st round Alizé Cornet Renata Voráčová6–4, 6–2Men's Singles 1st round Albert Montañés Marc Gicquel [LL]6–4, 6–4, 6–2Women's Singles 1st round Jelena Janković Alona Bondarenko6–3, 6–1Men's Singles 1st round Julien Benneteau Rui Machado4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–0
Day 2 (23 May) Novak Djokovic played near perfect tennis in routing Thiemo de Bakker 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 in the first round. Argentine Juan Martín del Potro took out Ivo Karlović 6–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4. Though most seeds did well France's Stéphane Robert shocked no. 6 seed and 2010 semifinalist Tomáš Berdych with a 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 9–7 win, and no. 22 seed Michaël Llodra fell to Belgium's Steve Darcis 6–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3. France's Richard Gasquet beat Radek Štěpánek 7–5, 6–3, 6–0, and seeds Thomaz Bellucci, Nikolay Davydenko, Gaël Monfils, Janko Tipsarević, Mikhail Youzhny, Viktor Troicki and Mardy Fish also won their matches.
Caroline Wozniacki crushed Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–0, 6–2 in exactly one hour. Other seeds moving on in the draw included no. 9 seed Petra Kvitová and no. 12 seed Agnieszka Radwańska. The highest women's seed lost this day was Nadia Petrova who fell to her doubles partner and Aussie Anastasia Rodionova 7–6, 3–6, 4–6. Also no. 31 seed Klára Zakopalová lost to Chan Yung-jan 5–7, 1–6. The third-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva, Sania Mirza, Jill Craybas and Daniela Hantuchová all won in a scoreline of 6–3, 6–3.
Seeds out: Men's Singles: Tomáš Berdych , Michaël Llodra , Milos Raonic Women's Singles: Nadia Petrova , Klára Zakopalová Schedule of Play
Matches on main courtsMatches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)EventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 1st round Francesca Schiavone Melanie Oudin6–2, 6–0Men's Singles 1st round Novak Djokovic Thiemo de Bakker6–2, 6–1, 6–3Men's Singles 1st round Roger Federer Feliciano López6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)Women's Singles 1st round Marion Bartoli Anna Tatishvili1–6, 6–2, 6–1Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)EventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 1st round Irina-Camelia Begu Aravane Rezaï6–3, 6–3Women's Singles 1st round Vera Zvonareva Lourdes Domínguez Lino6–3, 6–3Men's Singles 1st round Gaël Monfils Björn Phau [Q]4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–0Men's Singles 1st round Richard Gasquet Radek Štěpánek7–5, 6–3, 6–0
Day 3 (24 May) In a four-hour battle top seed Rafael Nadal finally downed John Isner 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 6–2, 6–4. This great first-round match saw the young American push the world no.1 to five sets, coming within a whisker of a memorable upset. Andy Murray moved into the second round with a relatively easy win over French qualifier Éric Prodon 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 in the Tuesday afternoon session. No.5 seed Robin Söderling, a finalist here for the last two years, was tested by relatively unknown American Ryan Harrison, ranked no.119 in the world. Soderling's experience pulled him through in the third and fourth sets. Elsewhere, Austrian 8th seed Jürgen Melzer eased past Andreas Beck 6–3, 6–4, 6–2, while no.16 seed Fernando Verdasco came through his match against Argentine Juan Mónaco 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4. Other seeds that progressed to the second round stage included no.18 Gilles Simon, no.24 Sam Querrey, no.21 Alexandr Dolgopolov, and Florian Mayer, the 20th seed. Wildcard Frenchman Arnaud Clément enjoyed a 6–3, 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 win over Filippo Volandri.
Showing great form on the red clay, Maria Sharapova beat Mirjana Lučić 6–3, 6–0 in the first round. No. 2 Kim Clijsters didn't play her best but had a 6–2, 6–3 win over Anastasiya Yakimova. A number of other seeds came through the draw today; Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Yanina Wickmayer, Jarmila Gajdošová and Alexandra Dulgheru. As for upsets, Vania King beat 2009 semifinalist Dominika Cibulková 6–7, 6–3, 6–2, and Swede Johanna Larsson took out 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic 7–6, 0–6, 6–2.
Seeds out: Men's Singles: Nicolás Almagro Women's Singles: Ana Ivanovic , Dominika Cibulková Women's Doubles: Chuang Chia-jung / Olga Govortsova , Daniela Hantuchová / Agnieszka Radwańska Schedule of Play
Matches on main courtsMatches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)EventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 1st round Jarmila Gajdošová Virginie Razzano6–3, 6–1Women's Singles 1st round Maria Sharapova Mirjana Lučić6–3, 6–0Men's Singles 1st round Rafael Nadal John Isner6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–4Men's Singles 1st round Gilles Simon Michael Russell6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–0Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)EventWinnerLoserScoreMen's Singles 1st round Andy Murray Éric Prodon6–4, 6–1, 6–3Women's Singles 1st round Johanna Larsson Ana Ivanovic 7–6(7–3), 0–6, 6–2Men's Singles 1st round Robin Söderling Ryan Harrison 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5Women's Singles 1st round Kim Clijsters Anastasiya Yakimova6–2, 6–3
Day 4 (25 May) Novak Djokovic moved on easily to the third round when Victor Hănescu pulled out with a leg problem while trailing 6–4, 6–1, 2–3. Djokovic's next opponent should be much tougher when he faces 2009 US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro, who walloped Blaž Kavčič 6–3, 6–2, 6–4. Roger Federer, the 2009 champion, had no trouble at all racing past France's Maxime Teixeira 6–3, 6–0, 6–2, and he next faces no.29 Janko Tipsarević. Tipsarević took Federer to five sets at the 2009 Aussie Open. French players did well today as no.9 Gaël Monfils beat Guillaume Rufin 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3, no.13 Richard Gasquet bested Marcel Granollers 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 and no.17 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga survived Igor Andreev 6–3, 7–6, 6–3. However France's Julien Benneteau was blitzed by No. 7 David Ferrer 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.
Caroline Wozniacki squeaked by Aleksandra Wozniak 6–3, 7–6 and sealed a place in the third round. There she will meet no.28 seed Daniela Hantuchová. Samantha Stosur showed she is a serious threat for the French Open title, producing incredible tennis in crushing Romania's Simona Halep 6–0, 6–2. Defending champion Francesca Schiavone had an easy time reaching the third round with a 6–1, 6–2 win over Russian Vesna Dolonts, but no.3 seed Vera Zvonareva had a very tough fight with German qualifier Sabine Lisicki as the evening sun lowered over Roland Garros. Sabine called a medical time-out at 4–5 in the final set and eventually fell to Zvonareva 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, ending the match in considerable pain. In other results Jelena Janković disposed of the Russian Vera Dushevina 6–3, 6–2 while 2009 Roland Garros champion Svetlana Kuznetsova had smooth sailing against Irina-Camelia Begu 6–1, 6–1. French hopes Marion Bartoli and Alizé Cornet were also in action against qualifiers. While Cornet received a 6–0, 6–2 thrashing at the hands of Spaniard Nuria Llagostera Vives, compatriot Bartoli fought and finally secured a win over Olga Govortsova 6–4, 6–7, 6–2, a victory that took nearly three hours to complete.
Seeds out: Women's Singles: Tsvetana Pironkova Men's Doubles: Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski , Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach , Mark Knowles / Michal Mertiňák , John Isner / Sam Querrey Women's Doubles: Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Mixed Doubles: Vania King / Daniel Nestor , Lisa Raymond / Oliver Marach Schedule of Play
Matches on main courtsMatches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)EventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 2nd round Caroline Wozniacki Aleksandra Wozniak [Q]6–3, 7–6(8–6)Men's Singles 2nd round Gaël Monfils Guillaume Rufin [WC] 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3Men's Singles 2nd round Novak Djokovic Victor Hănescu6–4, 6–1, 2–3, ret.Women's Singles 2nd round Francesca Schiavone Vesna Dolonts 6–1, 6–2Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)EventWinnerLoserScoreMen's Singles 2nd round Roger Federer Maxime Teixeira [WC]6–3, 6–0, 6–2Women's Singles 2nd round Nuria Llagostera Vives [Q] Alizé Cornet6–0, 6–2Women's Singles 2nd round Marion Bartoli Olga Govortsova [Q] 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–2Men's Singles 2nd round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Igor Andreev 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Day 5 (26 May) On day five of Roland Garros gusty conditions continued late into the evening and a seeds had a rough going. No.8 Jürgen Melzer, a semi-finalist last year, became the biggest casualty of the day when he fell to Lukáš Rosol, ranked 111 in the world. The Austrian smashed a racquet in fury in the fifth set as Rosol edged home 6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4. Argentine Leonardo Mayer shocked no.27 seed Marcos Baghdatis 7–5, 6–4, 7–6, while Alejandro Falla, another qualifier from Colombia, ended the hopes of no.20 seed Florian Mayer 4–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–2. Elsewhere, Russian Nikolay Davydenko, no. 28 seed, fell at the hands of Antonio Veić. The overjoyed Croat fell flat on his back in disbelief at the 3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 win. Ivan Ljubičić, meanwhile, dispatched another seed, no.24 Sam Querrey 7–6, 6–4, 6–4. No.5 seed Robin Söderling avoided such calamities, easing past Spaniard Albert Ramos 6–3, 6–4, 6–4, while No. 10 seed Mardy Fish beat Robin Haase 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 to reach the third round at Roland Garros for the first time in his career. Fernando Verdasco, no.16, faced a tough second round in the form of Xavier Malisse, Verdasco stood his ground to claim the match 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–4. Arnaud Clément was battling it out with Michael Berrer of Germany. Veteran Clement eventually bowed out in four sets, and Gilles Simon defeated compatriot Jérémy Chardy 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–2. Spaniard Pablo Andújar played well before succumbing 7–5, 6–3, 7–6 to Rafael Nadal. Andy Murray was certainly shaky in advancing into the third round with a 7–6, 6–4, 7–5 victory over Italy's Simone Bolelli.