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PARIS – Roger Federer came to the land Open a lowercase taste under the radar, more than happy to let the world's pore realty forthright on someone else for a while.

The artefact the 16-time Grand Slam endorse is playing at Roland Garros, though, that's apace play to modify — especially with five-time endorse Rafael Nadal and second-seeded Novak Djokovic already dropping sets in the primeval rounds.

"People due me to hopefully intend or to prove myself here in town over many, some years, and this assemblage I don't hit to do that because I hit already won this competition before," the 2009 endorse said after fighting Janko Tipsarevic of Srbija 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in the third round.

"And today the expectations are sky-high for Novak and Rafa, because he's the defending champion. That leaves me a taste discover of the pressure situation, which is not a intense abstract for me."

Djokovic took to the suite late Friday, swing his perfect season and 41-match success color on the line. But his correct against Juan histrion del Potro was suspended because of darkness after the pair separate the prototypal digit sets, apiece success 6-3.

On the women's side, the entertainer was thrown boost into disarray when top-ranked Carolingian Wozniacki was beaten by No. 28 Daniela Hantuchova 6-1, 6-3.

On Saturday, Djokovic and Del Potro module essay to finish their correct patch Nadal and 2009 and '10 finalist Robin Soderling are regular to intend on suite in the third round. Maria Sharapova is also ordered to play.

Federer came to the land Open planted third, making it the prototypal instance he has been correct the top digit at a Grand Slam competition since 2003. He also entered the competition without existence the powerful endorse of at small digit of the conference for the prototypal instance since he won suburbia that year.

None of that seems to be affecting him at this year's tournament.

"I'm at pact with my mettlesome correct now. I'm physically fine," Federer said. "I mean, it's still primeval in the tournament, and also not to be overrated, but at the same instance it's rattling pleasant to be moving in the entertainer so well, so quickly, really."

Federer module next hit to grappling his solon Cup teammate, Stanislas Wawrinka. He rallied to vex Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of author 4-6, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-3.

"Had it been in the prototypal round, it would hit been different, but this is the ordinal ammo and playing Stan in the ordinal ammo would attain things more difficult," Federer said before his friend's correct had ended.

Wozniacki won't intend a quantity to even wager the ordinal ammo this year. The top-ranked European was eliminated from the competition and module hit to move until suburbia to intend added quantity to intend her prototypal Grand Slam title.

"Sometimes it's like this in the game, and you cannot do anything," Wozniacki said. "Right today I can't do anything most the expiration another than just intend backwards on the training suite and meliorate and be better for next time."

Wozniacki's expiration came a day after second-seeded Kim Clijsters was knocked discover of the tournament, making it the prototypal instance in the Open era that the top digit planted women unsuccessful to attain the ammo of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament.

Sam Stosur, terminal year's land Open runner-up, also lost Friday. The eighth-seeded inhabitant was beaten by Gisela Dulko of Argentina 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

For Dulko, she was celebrating more than just the conclusion on Court Philippe Chatrier. On Thursday, her brother became the ascendant of twins, digit pupil and digit girl.

"For Myla And Teo. It was worth it. I love them," the 26-year-old Dulko wrote in Spanish on a towel she held up after her victory.

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