Day 5 Results: Clijsters, Melzer, Other top seeds challenged

2011 Roland Garros finally came to life today. In the opening match of the day, Aranxta Rus shocked the tennis world by defeating Kim Clijsters, the number 2 seed. Clijsters had two match points in the second set but collapsed and lost 6-1 in the third. The other shocker of the day came when Jurgen Melzer, the defending semifinalist, lost to Lukas Rosol, a qualifier from the Czech Republic. Elsewhere, there was much drama. Maria Sharapova was down a set and 4-1 to a French wild card player, but she was able to come back. Rafael Nadal also looked...well, normal. He won in straight sets, but his forehand was misfiring greatly. On the American side, Sam Querrey was beaten in straight sets by Ivan Lubicic, but Vania King and Mardy Fish were able to advance.