Lindsay Davenport is the only American, male or female, left in the French Open among the 22 who started the tournament. Bob Martin/SI

Halfway through the second major, there have been enough upsets and emergences -- Sesil Karatantcheva, Ana Ivanovic, Vic Hanescu -- for an entertaining week. But most of the big guns remain, boding well for Week Two. Herewith are our midterm grades:

A:

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer: The people's choices before the event have done nothing to change that opinion. Nadal's demolition of Richard Gasquet verged on scary.

Lindsay Davenport: Who knew she was such a grinder the No.1 seed advanced to quarterfinals for first time since 1999.

Mother Russia: The Russian Revolution had lost momentum this year, but six ex-Soviettes reach the round of 16. Marat Safin and Nikolay Davydenko carry the banner on the men's side.

Argentina: Never mind Manu Ginobili's week, six Argies reach round of 16.

Sesil Karatantcheva: Welcome to the big time.

Maria Sánchez Lorenzo: Less for beating Anastasia Myskina than for her class. Aware that Myskina's mother is ill, MSL consciously kept her postmatch exultation to a minimum. "I'm a human being before I'm a tennis player."

UCLA men's tennis: The Bruins upset No. 1 Baylor 4-3 Tuesday night to win the NCAA Division I men's tennis title at Texas A&M's Mitchell Tennis Center. The title comes 21 years after the Bruins won their last championship in 1984.

MassMutual Foundation: In conjunction with the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation, awarded $5,000 college scholarships to 35 high school seniors across the United States.

B+:

Justine Henin-Hardenne: The 2003 champ hasn't looked particularly sharp, but she's finding ways to survive -- ultimately, all that matters.

James Blake: Loses second-round match to Stan Wawrinka, but, objectively, he ought to leave Paris feeling awfully good about his recent progress. Same, incidentally, for Vince Spadea, who took out Al Costa before a shoulder injury spoiled his next match.

B:

Kim Clijsters: Falls to Davenport in a tough fourth-rounder, but credit her for playing -- and winning three rounds -- on a knee that would have kept Willis Reed on the bench.

ESPN: If only by necessity, programmers have finally discovered -- get this --non-Americans. Love the extensive coverage, but might be nice to see a little more promotion on, say, SportsCenter or the NBA shows.

B-:

Venus Williams: Grinded out two wins but competed shabbily in a third-round loss to Karantancheva. That she claims never to have heard of her opponent -- clearly one of the WTA's brighter prospects -- says plenty about her level of interest these days.

Amelie Mauresmo: Yet another mental meltdown on the big stage. The pressure she's under is unenviable, but boy could she use a multipack of sessions with Jim Loehr.

C:

American men: The early collective exit in Paris is becoming as predictable as the time and tide.

Anastasia Myskina: Defending champ bounced in round one. There were mitigating personal and physical factors, but maybe she needs to take some time off.

Pain: It was a banner week for fans of withdrawals and retirements. This trend really needs to be addressed by both tours and the ITF, and not dismissed as a cost of doing business.