PARIS -- Andy Roddick got through a second practice session at Roland Garros on his injured left ankle with no apparent problems Sunday and his coach said the fifth-seeded American probably will play at the French Open.
"It looks that way right now," said John Roddick, Andy's older brother and coach. "The progress has been faster than we expected, and with the Tuesday start, it looks good."
The clay-court Grand Slam tournament started Sunday -- a day earlier than normal -- and the first round is being stretched out over three days. Roddick's portion of the draw is in action Tuesday; he's scheduled to face Alberto Martin of Spain.
Roddick moved around more during Sunday's training hour session on Court 18 at the far end of Roland Garros than he did Saturday. He didn't seem to be having trouble with the ankle, although he did complain aloud that his shoes weren't giving him much stability on the red clay.
The 2003 U.S. Open champion and former top-ranked player sprained ligaments in the ankle Wednesday at the World Team Cup in Duesseldorf, Germany.
"He's still feeling his way out," John Roddick said.
Allez, Gators?
Joakim Noah is famous in two countries, for two very different reasons.
In the United States, he's known for leading the University of Florida to the 2006 college basketball championship, selected the Final Four's most outstanding player after his 16 points and record six blocks led the Gators past UCLA in the title game.
In France he's known because his father, Yannick, won the 1983 French Open, the last local man to win this Grand Slam tournament.
As the younger Noah wandered the grounds of Roland Garros on Sunday en route to seeing some tennis, he was beseeched for autographs and photos.
So, Joakim was asked, do the French know all about Florida's championship?
"No. They don't understand at all," he said with a smile. "I'm just the son of Yannick Noah here."
Stat questioned
Roger Federer took exception to official statistics that showed him with 49 unforced errors in his three-set win over qualifier Diego Hartfield.
"The unforced error stats, I don't like them very much," Federer said. "I know when I miss, sometimes it's not an unforced error."
With a smile he added, "I don't like those people who do those statistics."
Gusty conditions contributed to Federer's struggles, and sometimes he misfired after scrambling for a ball.
"To (tabulate) the winners, it's easy," he said. "To do the unforced errors, you have to have a little bit of a feeling. Sometimes I feel I have 20 unforced errors in one tournament, then 60 in another one."
