Stepanek draws highly-seeded Gonzalez in opening round of French Open

Czech tennis player Radek Stepanek will face a tough opponent in the upcoming opening round of the French Open. He will face Chile's Fernando Gonzalez, seeded fifth in the tournament. Draws for the grand slam event were completed in Paris on Friday. The Czech Republic's highest-ranked player Tomas Berdych, who is seeded 10th, will play Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. In the women's tournament the Czech Republic's best female player, Nicole Vaidisova, will face off first against Emanuelle Gagliard; Vaidisova made it to the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year.

Author: Jan Velinger