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Video: TENNIS - FRENCH OPEN 2008: Tsonga pulls out of Fre...
Original at AOL Video
• Tue, Jun 2
The Australian Open finalist and one of France's best hope for Roland Garros, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will have to undergo surgery on a broken meniscus ... video.aol.com
Serena Williams Regains World No. 1 Tennis Ranking
Original at the Baseline Tennis
• Tue, Oct 6
By Aaress Lawless The 28-year-old American has had a stellar 2009 season, winning two Grand Slam singles titles (Australian Open and Wimbledon) and posting solid results at the other two Slams, falling to eventual champions at both (to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros and to Ki...
Top-ranked Dianara Safina easily advances at French Open
Original at Boston Herald
• Fri, May 29
United States The top-ranked Safina won her first match 6-0, 6-0, and then lost only one game in each set in the second round. Safina is trying to win her first Grand Slam title. She lost in the final at Roland Garros last year, and then lost in the Australian Open ...
High-flying Frenchmen the toast of Roland Garros
Original at USA Today
• Thu, May 28
It's absolutely great for us," said Tsonga, the 2008 Australian Open finalist. The biggest surprise is new young hero Josselin Ouanna. A rangy, gifted 23-year-old wild card, Ouanna gave Parisians an unexpected lift Wednesday with a marathon five-set ...
Random French Open Thoughts
Original at Lawntennisnews
• Thu, May 28
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Look at Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a while ago nearly won the Australian Open as an unseeded player! Look at him today advancing at Roland Garros with a great win over Juan Monaco. I hate how experts judge the wild cards on TV, “He doesn't stand a chance ...
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Lleyton Hewitt tries to solve the Rafa Riddle at the French Open
Original at BetUs.com
• Thu, May 28
but the last time Hewitt beat Nadal was in 2005 Australian Open R16. The three matches he played on clay against Nadal, he lost; two were at Roland Garros and he managed to take only one set off Nadal. Tennis Betting Verdict: Few players have shown ...
Top Ten Unique Aspects of the French Open
Original at tenniscountry.com
• Thu, May 28
By TC What is it besides the typical French "je ne sais quoi" (I don't know what) which differentiates Roland Garros from Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open? We acknowledge and celebrate what makes the French Open such a unique Grand Slam tennis tournament…
Wednesday's sports briefs
Original at Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Wed, May 27
MN I kind of started stumbling away. Things went in the wrong direction," said Sharapova, who missed the US Open and Australian Open. Rafael Nadal's extended his winning streak at Roland Garros to a tournament-record 30 matches, and men's No. ...
Jankovic backs French Open roof plan
Original at China Daily
• Wed, May 27
the Australian Open and Wimbledon by building a rain-proof, covered court. A spectator wrapped in plastic and holding an umbrella sits on center court during the French Open tennis first round matches yesterday at Roland Garros stadium in Paris. ...
Tsonga dons tie to celebrate but rules out G-string
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Tue, May 26
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French Open 2009 Round 1 Results: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Fights TransWorldNews (press release) Tsonga faces Monaco in second-round blockbuster Tennistalk.com Roland Garros 2009: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Powers Past Julien Benneteau Bleacher Report
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Zheng, Zi eating in at French Open
Original at eTaiwan News
• Tue, May 26
• 1 related articles
Taiwan Zheng and Yan won China's first Grand Slam title at the 2006 Australian Open, and added a second at Wimbledon that same year. Now they're looking forward to a sustained run at Roland Garros, where they advanced to the second round by beating Edina ...
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Anne Keothavong's French Open Exit Highlights False Dawn for Britons
Original at Buzzle
• Mon, May 25
The renaissance of British women's tennis, with four players in the main draw at this year's Australian Open, and three here at the French Open, needs to be viewed strictly in context, as was brutally demonstrated at Roland Garros yesterday when Anne ...
2009 French Open: Dangerous Floaters
Original at tenniscountry.com
• Sat, May 23
By TC As the 2009 French Open commences on the red clay courts of Roland Garros, there are several talented unseeded players who could post big wins and/or advance into the later rounds of the tournament… they include:WOMEN:• Maria Sharapova… on the...
BARCELONA CELEBRATES EASTER WITH A HUMAN-SIZE RAFA NADAL CHOCOLATE
Original at Noticias de Rafa Nadal
• Thu, Apr 9
• 2 related articles
The ‘sculpture’ was carved using more than a 110 kilos of chocolate that represent the Wimbledon, Roland Garros, and Australian Open champion in his trademark ‘Vamos!’ stance (used by Rafael when he wins very important points).
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