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Sampras slumps

REUTERS, Paris
Pete Sampras'13th attempt to win the elusive French Open crown ended in the first round when Italian Andrea Gaudenzi secured a battling 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 win.
It was a disappointing finish to the day for the 12th-seeded American as he looked set for victory before two rain interruptions put paid to his hopes.
"It was frustrating to have so many opportunities and yet not being able to break," said Sampras following the match, which spanned for almost six hours due to the interruptions but lasted for three hours five minutes.
Sampras, who has never progressed beyond the semifinals at Roland Garros despite being holder of a record 13 Grand Slams,
seemed to be in the driving seat after capturing the first set with his trademark serve and volley tactics.
With the conditions getting colder and damper, Sampras tried to up the pace but sudden showers thwarted his attempts to convert break points in both the seventh and ninth games of the second set.
A lengthy rain break at 4-4 allowed the 69th ranked Italian, who had failed to advance beyond the second round in any of his 16 previous tournaments this season, to regroup and snatch the initiative away from Sampras.
A hesitant Sampras was duly punished for sending in some wayward deliveries in the 10th game as Gaudenzi levelled the match with a scintillating backhand winner on set point.
Despite being cheered on by a loud partisan French crowd, a visibly frustrated Sampras -- seeking his first title since winning Wimbledon 2000 -- failed to convert
any of his five break points in the third set.
Having saved Gaudenzi's first set point with an overhead smash, the Italian sealed his two-set to one advantage with a crosscourt winner that left the 30-year-old American stranded at the net.
A second rain interruption forced the players off when they were engaged in an intriguing tussle on Gaudenzi's serve at 3-3 in the fourth set.
While the American had looked dead and buried by the close of the third, his serves misfiring and volleys going wide, a rejuvenated Sampras hit the right gear when play restarted and immediately broke Gaudenzi for a 4-3 lead.
Kicking the ball away in disgust, Sampras tried to calm his nerves and his frustration as the players headed into the tiebreak.
Inevitably the errors crept into Sampras's game and Gaudenzi raced away with the tiebreak 7-3 to
book a place in the second round against American qualifier Jack Brasington.
Besides, Sampras the only seeded player to lose on Monday was No 8 Sandrine Testud, who was taken out by Paola Suarez of Argentina 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.
However, Gustavo Kuerten opened the defence of his French crown in fine style on Monday, beating Swiss Ivo Heuberger 7-5, 62 in an opening round centre-court clash. .
Teenage tennis sensation Richard Gasquet was sent packing by Albert Costa.
The experienced Spaniard, playing in his ninth Roland Garros, dismissed the 15-year-old hopeful 3-6 6-0 6-4 6-3 in two hours and 21 minutes of a match which was in many ways too big, too soon for men's tennis most promising player.
Former French Open champion Iva Majoli beat American Kristina Brandi 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round.