The first round of Roland Garros 2003 is in the books. And what an interesting start it was. Three big stars went down in the dust.

	Gilbert's Take
	Gilbert Brad Gilbert, Top 5 player and former coach of Andre Agassi, is providing ESPN.com with analysis throughout the French Open. For more, log onto bradgilberttennis.com

No. 5 Roger Federer of Switzerland went in straight sets losing to Luis Horna from Peru. What a shocker, Federer had been playing some good clay-court tennis this season. Now his French Open is over as he holds on strong to a poor record of late in Grand Slam events.

Andy Roddick, the No. 6 seed, was stunned Tuesday by Sargis Sargsian from Armenia, best known for being Andre Agassi's good buddy. Roddick was coming in on a small high after winning in St. Polten. But he went out in a lackluster 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 repeat of last year's first-round exit. It has to be a bitter disappointment for Roddick -- and the fans -- to do that two years running.

And the last shock of the day came on the ladies side. No. 12 seed Monica Seles crashed out 6-4, 6-0 to Russian Nadia Petrova. This was the earliest defeat ever in Seles' illustrious career; she had never lost in the first round of any Slam event. It was her 11th appearance at the French Open where she had never lost prior to the quarterfinals. With a performance like this, could the end be near? I hope not.

Overall, Americans went 4-9 in the first round, continuing their poor performance on the red clay over the past month.

No. 1-seeded Lleyton Hewitt survived a tough first-round match with Brian Vahaly. Hewitt is in the tough quarter of the draw, and up next is Nikolay Davydenko from Russia (with a name like that, where else would he be from?). Hewitt will need to pick up his clay-court game if he plans on getting through his section, with the likes of Gaston Gaudio and Gustavo Kuerten potentially in the lineup.

At the bottom of the draw, Andre Agassi, as usual, took care of business. He's working his way to the second week. He's looking pretty sharp.

The top four ladies, looked in great form and I expect them to cruise through the first week. No. 1 seed, Serena Williams in her quest for a fifth straight Slam, claims this is where the magic began a year ago. Looks like her fitness is in peak form, as she took a few weeks off prior to the French to train. Good move. Someone is still going to have to convince me that it's not going to be a Williams-Williams final.

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