Says Williams: "Sometimes I think, 'Should I be happy that I lost last year?'" Since that only opening-match defeat in 50 Grand Slam appearances, Williams has dominated her sport, going 67-3, returning to No. 1 in the rankings, and winning Wimbledon and the U.S. Open to lift her major title total to 15.

The American siblings won the Wimbledon championship and London Olympics doubles gold medal together last year. A total of 14 doubles teams were awarded wild cards for the French Open — seven women's duos, seven men's duos — and the other 13 all went to French players.

The city and French Tennis Federation are appealing an April 1 decision by the Administrative Court of Paris, which blocked the plan and sided with local residents who complained it could harm a nearby botanical garden. Located at the western edge of Paris, Roland Garros is the smallest of the four Grand Slam venues, and the renovation would add 13,000 square feet for the public. Wimbledon and the Australian Open have retractable covers on their largest courts, while the French Open and U.S. Open do not. A roof at Roland Garros would provide protection from Paris' frequent spring showers and allow the French Open to schedule night sessions, as the Australian Open and U.S. Open do.

The match was interrupted by rain at 4-0 in the first set, but that didn't seem to bother Montanes, who broke for a 3-1 lead in the second and looked set to cruise to victory.

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France beat Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6 (4), 6-0 Saturday to win the Strasbourg International final. Hradecka saved two set points in the 10th game to force a tiebreaker. However, she doubled-faulted at 5-4 and Cornet took the set when Hradecka netted a forehand volley. Cornet, runner-up last year, gave Hradecka little chance in the second set and clinched her third singles title when the Czech made a backhand error. The Strasbourg International is a warm-up tournament for the French Open.