The Tennis program of the 2008 Beijing Olympics got underway today, with many seeds in action on the opening day.

Here are results from matches that have completed so far:

N.B. The women’s singles match between Serena Williams and Olga Govortsova scheduled to commence play at 12.30pm has been postponed.

Men’s Singles:
Fernando Gonzalez (12) def Peng Sun: 6-4, 6-4
Nikolay Davydenko (4) def Ernests Gulbis: 6-4, 6-2
Tomas Berdych (17) def Xinyuan Yu: 6-1, 6-2
Guillermo Canas def Frederic Niemeyer: 3-6, 4-2 (retired)
James Blake (8) def Chris Guccione: 6-3, 7-6(3)

Women’s Singles:
Francesca Schiavone def Akqul Amanmuradova: 6-4, 6-2
Caroline Wozniacki def Selima Sfar: 6-4, 6-1
amantha Stosur def Sara Errani: 6-3, 6-2

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