Ginepri lone US man in 4th round

PARIS (AP) - Saturday did not get off to a particularly auspicious start for Americans in Paris.

Playing simultaneously across the Roland Garros grounds in the morning, Andy Roddick lost in straight sets, the top-seeded Bryan twins did the same in doubles, and Serena Williams felt so dizzy and weak while dropping five consecutive games that she sought a doctor's attention before eventually turning things around to win.

And then, as daylight gave way to dusk amid an intermittent drizzle, Robby Ginepri of Kennesaw, Ga., pulled off quite a victory, upsetting 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4 to give the United States one man in the fourth round.

"Obviously you want as many Americans in the tournament as you can," Ginepri said. "But if I'm the last man standing, you know, so be it."

No. 6 Roddick, though, lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to 114th-ranked qualifier Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia, and acknowledged: "I got outplayed from the first ball."

Roddick's exit came at roughly the same time as that of his frequent U.S. Davis Cup teammates Bob and Mike Bryan, who were seeking their record-breaking 62nd career doubles title but lost in straight sets in the second round to unseeded Brazilians Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares.

The matchup expected to highlight the day's play - Maria Sharapova vs. Justine Henin, a pair of former No. 1s with 10 Grand Slam titles between them - wound up getting suspended because of darkness while tied at a set apiece.

There were no significant surprises in the women's matches that were completed, with the No. 1-seeded Williams, No. 4 Jelena Jankovic and No. 7 Sam Stosur reaching the fourth round. The last two Frenchwomen in the draw were eliminated by other seeded players: No. 13 Marion Bartoli lost to No. 18 Shahar Peer of Israel 7-6 (7), 6-2, and No. 15 Aravane Rezai lost to No. 19 Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-7 (2), 6-4, 10-8.