Nicole Vaidisova became the first seed to fall at the 2008 French Open when fellow Czech Iveta Benesova defeated her 7-6 6-1 in the opening round.

"It's always hard to play your best friend. I have to give her credit, she played a great match," said 15th-seeded Vaidisova, who finally lost the match by producing a double fault on match point.

Two years ago Vaidisova was semifinalist at Roland Garros, but today's defeat is just a continuation of her bad results. It is her sixth successive defeat dating back to March, plus, she has won only one match on tour since reaching the Australian Open fourth round in January.

World No.70 Benesova will be aiming to progress beyond the second round for the first time in seven attempts when she faces either Russia's Anastasia Rodionova or Peng Shuai of China next. (source: Reuters, photo: Getty Images)

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Every women’s tennis player wants Radek Stepanek, so Nicole Vaidisova has to support her man if she doesn’t want to lose him.

The 19-year-old Vaidisova cheered on her boyfriend, ATP world No.27 Stepanek, in his match against world No.1 Roger Federer. And the young tennis star brought him luck as he defeated the top-ranked men’s tennis player in the world.

Vaidisova was able to watch the ATP tournament in Rome, as she was an early loser at the Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin. Vaidisova was seeded 12th, and lost to Gisela Dulko in the first round.

You can see more photos of Vaidisova watching her boyfriend here.

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Twelfth seed Nicole Vaidisova lost to Russian qualifier Alisa Kleybanova 6-4 6-0 in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open.

Kleybanova, ranked 83rd in the world, demolished world No.15 Vaidisova with the help of a 70 first serve percentage, an 80 first serve points won percentage, a 69 second serve points won percentage, and thirteen aces.

The 18-year-old Kleybanova will next face compatriot Vera Zvonareva, who is seeded 19th in Miami. (via Women Who Serve, photo: Getty Images)

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Hahaha, this is brilliant, I don't know who came up with the idea to mock women's fascination with generally-considered-ugly Radek Stepanek, but this picture is fantastic! Haha, Maria Sharapova fights with Nicole Vaidisova over Radek, while other tennis stars crave for his attention. Hihihi.

People are so confused by Stepanek’s success with women, and are still searching for the mystery thing that makes him attractive and irresistible to beautiful female tennis players. Read more »

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It's been one month since we saw Nicole Vaidisova and Radek Stepanek hanging out together. Judging by this latest photo everything is just fine in their relationship. The couple enjoyed a break at this week's Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells. (via Down the Line)

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