Robby Ginepri became the first American to reach the fourth round since 2003. AP

After seven days of play, here are our midterm grades from the 2008 French Open

A

The Triad: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic all sail into week two. Come to think of it, it's been an awfully long time since the men's draw of a Grand Slam has yielded an epic early-round upset. (Where have you gone Gilles Muller?)

Katarina Srebotnik: Long live attacking tennis! Veteran volleyer scores upset of the week, taking out Serena Williams.

Anglos: From Casey Dellacqua (Australia) to Steve Wozniak (Canada) to Wayne Odesnik (U.S.) to Robby Ginepri (U.S), the English-speakers do themselves proud on clay.

Russian Revolution: They just keep coming.

Eduardo Schwank and the Ratiwatana brothers: We'll say it again: In the market for players to root for? Look no further.

ESPN/Tennis Channel combo: The rare example of media synergy.

Viktoria Azarenka: lost only six games in first three matches.

B

French Favorites: Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are both non-starters with knee injuries. But Paul-Henri Mathieu, Jeremy Chardy and Michael Llodra all remain.

Maria Sharapova: Drops a set in each of her first two matches. But she's still standing, which, finally, is all that matters.

The first Sunday start: Sure, there's a whiff of greed. But it gives the fans who work weekdays an extra opportunity to watch live tennis. And it came in handy with the first-week rain. So on balance, we say keep it.

Guillermo Coria: Former finalist goes out in round one. But nice effort taking a set off of Tommy Robredo in what hopes is the start of a comeback.

Doubles draw: Shunted to the back courts during week one, but note some of the curious pairings -- i.e. Jelena Jankovic and Anna Chakvetadze -- that could make for entertaining second-week sessions.

C

Nicole Vaidisova: Bring out the yellow tape and some roadside barricades. This is officially a disaster area. At a time when the WTA has a bit of a "star vacuum," this absence is particularly disappointing.

David Nalbandian and Amelie Mauresmo: Though they're both fading, they're simply too good to fade against a wild card and a qualifier respectively.

Fabrice Santoro: We stop at nothing to declare our love for The Magician. But losing 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 at your home Slam -- as Santoro did to David Ferrer -- was painful to watch.