Fourth-seeded Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai and seventh-seeded Belarusian Olga Govortsova were first-round winners Monday at the Istanbul Cup. Rezai defeated Ukrainian Viktoriya Kutuzova 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.

By BEN WALKER NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal recovered from a slow start, Venus Williams overcame a few glitches and Justine Henin ran right into the next round Wednesday at a U.S. Open where the favorites kept rolling. Nadal dropped the first six points of his match against No.

Venus Williams overcame a few glitches and Justine Henin ran right into the next round Wednesday at a U.S. Open where the favorites kept rolling.

Serena Williams struggled through the first set Sunday before a long rain delay allowed her to regroup and dominate Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 on the opening day of the French Open.

Marat Safin easily advanced to the second round of the French Open, beating Fernando Vicente of Spain 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 Sunday before rain halted play on the opening day of the tournament.