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The building of a new stadium for the French Open has been blocked because of political issues, but the French Tennis Federation said Wednesday that it was confident it will go ahead as planned.
Austin: Although many players are in contention for the women's singles title, the odds are that the trophy and winner’s check will be going home with a player named Williams.
French Open semifinalist Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia has pulled out of the U.S. Open, citing a rib injury.
French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has pulled out of next week's L.A. Women's Tennis Championships due to a foot injury.
Nikolay Davydenko won his first title of the year on Sunday, beating Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-2 in the German Open final.
Martin Kaymer of Germany won the French Open on Sunday, beating Lee Westwood of England in the first hole of a playoff.
Martin Kaymer of Germany won the French Open on Sunday, beating Lee Westwood of England in the first hole of a playoff.
Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title.
French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has reached the third round at Wimbledon, defeating Pauline Parmentier of France 6-1, 6-3 in less than an hour.
Last year Serena Williams lost to her older sister, Venus, in the Wimbledon final. But I see a different ending in store this time around at the All-England Club as Serena’s my pick to walk away with her third Wimbledon title, the others coming in 2003 and 2002.
Roger Federer's French Open victory cut the points gap between him and No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings by more than half.
To Roger Federer, what's important is not only that he finally won the French Open.
Sweden had one champion Sunday at the French Open: Daniel Berta.
Roger Federer’s long quest is over. It’s buried in the dirt of Roland Garros. In his 11th attempt, Federer won his first French Open, and in doing so he made history becoming only the sixth man to have won all four majors, and equaling Pete Sampras’ record for most majors won in a career (14).
Pete Sampras already figured Roger Federer would go down as the greatest tennis player in history.
- In his fourth time playing in the French Open finals, Roger Federer finally earned the men's championship trophy and inked his name in the history books with a career Grand Slam.
Stunned and shaken, Roger Federer stood on center court during the French Open final wondering if the intruder who had just run up to him posed a threat.
Leander Paes was in the right place, though it sure looked like it was at the wrong time.
Svetlana Kuznetsova never struck Dinara Safina as a Grand Slam champion in the making when they were kids in Russia. Kuznetsova showed up for matches toting a 2-liter bottle of soda and wearing rock band T-shirts.
- Putting aside the nerves that had troubled her in her previous two French Open matches, No. 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova captured the championship with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over No. 1 Dinara Safina. It was the second Slam title for the Russian.
U.S. tennis fans hoping to watch Roger Federer's pursuit of the career Grand Slam had to wait until after his match ended Friday, as his French Open semifinal was not available on live television.
Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain have won their second consecutive French Open women's doubles title by beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-1, 6-1 on Friday.
Svetlana Kuznetsova has won her French Open semifinal, setting up an all-Russian title match against Dinara Safina.
Despite McEnroe's best efforts, and Mary Carillo's sad attempts to match him, Federer became the greatest champion in any sport.
So, now that the tennis world has settled in for the absence of Nadal at a French Open before the final game and as champion, Nadal shows his own boorish self for the whole world to see.
Live updates on French Open men's final PARIS - Roger Federer held his serve to even the second set against three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal at 2. Nadal won the first set in dominant fashion, breaking Federer three times and taking a 6-1 advantage.
The moment the tennis world has been awaiting has finally arrived: both two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal and world number one Roger Federer have held up their respective ends of the bargain, and meet tomorrow in the 2007 Roland Garros final.
Top seed Justine Henin has crushed 7th seed Ana Ivanovic 6-1 6-2 in the final at Roland Garros. The win was Henins 4th French Open crown and her 3rd in a row. Quite a remarkable feat and surely ranks her as one of the games greats.
7th seed Ana Ivanovic has stunned 2nd seed Maria Sharapova with an outstanding display in the semi finals at Roland Garros. Ivanovic was in great form as she crushed Sharapova 6-2 6-1.
7th seed Ana Ivanovic has caused an upset by defeated 3rd seed Svetlana Kuznetsova to make the semi finals at Roland Garros. Ivanovic won the match in 3 sets, 6-0 3-6 6-1.
The 8 quarter finalists at Roland Garros have been found after an action packed day of 4th round action. Leading the way is top seed Justine Henin who had a straight sets win over Sybille Bammer, 6-2 6-4.
Local hope and 5th seed Amelie Mauresmo has been beaten in the 3rd round at Roland Garros. She went down 6-3 7-6 to 25th seed Lucie Safarova.
26th seed Venus Williams has been osted in the 3rd round at Roland Garros. Williams went down 6-4 4-6 6-1 to the very much inform and 4th seed Jelena Jankovic. Top seed Justine Henin has progressed to the 4th round with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 win over Mara Santangelo.
2nd seed Maria Sharapova has progressed to the 3rd round at Roland Garros. She had a comfortable 6-2 6-1 win over Jill Craybas. The other top seeds in action today all progressed to the 3rd round quite comfortably.
It was catch-up day at Roland Garros after rain caused havoc on the opening 2 days. 22 1st round womens singles matches were completed today. The highest ranked player in action was 4th seed Jelena Jankovic. She comfortably defeated Stephanie Foretz 6-2 6-2.
Rain again caused havoc on day 2 of the French Open. Only 6 womens singles matches could be completed. It was enough time for 26th seed Venus Williams to progress to the 2nd round with a 6-4 6-3 win over Alize Cornet.
The rain came to Roland Garros to put a real dampner on the opening days play. Only 4 singles matches were possible but it was enough time for top seed Justine Henin to progress. Henin had a straight sets 6-4 6-3 win over Elena Vesnina.
The #1 tennis player in the world is en route to eclipsing every racket whacking record in the book.
Federer in shock split from coachRoger Federer has unexpectedly split from coach Tony Roche just two weeks before the start of the French Open. The decision is described as "mutual" but follows Federer's surprise loss to Filippo Volandri at the Rome Masters.
Williams and Henin to play in Miami FinalSerena continues to sparkle. She struggled a bit for the first set last night, but was sensational for a few points in taking out Peer. Is she the best on the women's tour right now? She gets a chance to showcase some of her game against Henin here.
We're only one major into 2007, and already there is a buzz: Can Roger Federer win Roland Garros on his way to a calendar-year Grand Slam this time around?
Clijsters says she may skip French Open to restFormer U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters may miss the French Open and limit her farewell season further to reduce the risk of injury.
With Justine Henin-Hardenne claiming the World Number 1 ranking as a result of her success at the season ending Sony Ericsson Championships, it's timely that we take a look at her achievements for the 2006 season.
African American and African Frenchman Dead Even in ParisJames Blake and Gael Monfils are tied at one set each, as game is called on account of darkness. Blake is the first African American to reach the top 10 in since Author Ash, but he may not be there alone.
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