Roger Federer(2), Gael Monfils(11), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(9), Jeremy Chardy, Nikolay Davydenko(10), Paul-Henri Mathieu (32) Christophe Rochus, Andy Roddick(6), Tommy Robredo(16), Jurgen Melzer, Igor Andreev(25), Maximo Gonzalez, Tommy Haas, Juan Martin Del Potro(5) and Marc Gicquel have made it to the 3rd round at Roland Garros.

Lakers secured a 103-94 victory in game 5 of the Western Conference finals securing a 3-2 lead in teh series. Kobe Bryant netted 22 points and Lamar Odom added in 19 points. Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points while Kenyon Martin and Chauncy Billups added in 12 points each for the Nuggets.

Rafael Nadal set a 30 match record at Roland Garros sweeping by his Russian opponent 6-1, 6-4 ,6-2. Andy Murray survived a second round scare and was forced into four sets by Italian Potito Starace. Gilles Simon, Radek Stepanek, Stanislas Wawrinka, Fernando Verdasco, Lleyton Hewitt, Marin Cilic, Fernando Gonzalez, David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro have made it to the third round.

The Orlando Magic secured another victory over the Cleaveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The 116-114 victory puts Orlando at a clear advantage having a 3-1 lead in the best of seven series. Leagure MVP LeBron James contributed 44 points for the Cavaliers, but his efforts were not enough to save Cleaveland. “Superman” Howard put in two free throws with only 21 seconds remaining in the game. Howard had a game high of 27 points and Rafer Alston also netted 26 points.

Day three at the Roland Garros was the opening round for many of the top seeds. Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, Novak Djokovic, Gael Monfils, Juan Martin Del Potro, Leonardo Mayer, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Maximo Gonzalez, Tommy Robredo, Tommy Haas, Juan Monaco, Andreas Beck and Andreas Seppi are all through to the second round. Day 4 at the French Open will feature Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Gilles Simon, Fernando Verdasco among others.

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 120-101 after a tremendous effort from Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups. Billups scored 24 points to help the Nuggets secure a 2-2 draw in the Western Conference finals. Anthony managed to put in 15 points despite being hindered by a sore ankle and a stomach bug. Kobe Bryant scored 24 points for the Lakers.

The defending champion Rafael Nadal and last year’s finalist Roger Federer made thier debut in round one the Roland Garros. Both men secured easy three set victories against their opponents. Andy Roddick, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Stanislas Wawrinka, Jeremy Chardy, Nikolay Davydenko, Igor Andreev, Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Kiefer have all succeeded to the next round.

Day 1 at the French Open saw many familar figures gain their victory on the clay courts of Roland Garros. Marat Safin, Gilles Simon, Fernando Verdasco, Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewitt, Ernests Gulbis, David Ferrer, Marin Cilic, Nicolas Almagro and Mathieu Montcourt have all succeeded to into round two of the tournament. Day two will feature Nadal and Federer with their respective opponents.

The Orlando Magic have defeated the Cleaveland Cavaliers again in a nerve racking 99-89 clash. Dwight Howard put in 24 points in the 28 minutes he was allowed to play due to fouling. LeBron James contributed 41 points. This gives Magic a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Mo Williams of Cleaveland was given four stitches along his left eye after an injury due to elbowing in the first half.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to their second win in the Western Conference finals against the Denver Nuggets, 103-97. Bryant gave the Lakers a 96-95 lead with about a minute left in the game. Victory was assured as Bryant contribued 5 more points out of 6 free shots. Bryant’s game total was 41 points to give his team a 2-1 lead in the series. The Nuggets led for most of the game but had trouble keeping up in the second half with the fouling out of Carmelo Anthony and Kenyon Martin.