French Open

By Associated Press The project to build a new stadium for the French Open has been blocked because of political issues, but the French tennis federation is confident it will go ahead as planned.

By TC o    Roger Federer won his sixth Wimbledon crown and fifteenth Grand Slam title in July pulling off the rare French Open and Wimbledon double.  Roger followed that achievement with a personal milestone in late July when his twin daughters were born.  Federer also maintained his incredib...

By TC 1. Roger Federer Annual earnings: $36 million Career prize money: $50 million 4. Serena Williams Annual earnings: $18 million Career prize money: $26 million 6. Venus Williams Annual earnings: $14.5 million Career prize money: $23.9 million

By TC The recently released draw for the 2010 Davis Cup World Group first round ties offers some tantalizing match-ups.  For example, Spain faces Switzerland presenting the possibility that Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer could face each other in Davis Cup for...

By TC Given the total focus and generally one-dimensional lifestyles of most top tennis pros, it's refreshing to find that it is possible for players to develop other talents. Bob and Mike have been playing music since they were kids with their father. Bob plays the bass and keyboards while Mike...

By TC SERENA WILLIAMS: You know, when I first started playing tennis, I never ever thought of a paycheck. I play to win; I play to be happy; I play because I enjoy what I do.  To this day, I never pick up my checks at any tournament. I don't even know if I got my Wimbledon check. I have to ask my agent. So I reall...

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By Shelia(noreply@blogger.com) Open de Moselle singles champion Gael Monfils of France Photos by AP) The 13th-ranked Monfils added that he wouldn’t be satisfied “until I win the French Open, which is my ultimate goal.” The last Frenchman to win the French Open was Yannick Noah, in 1983.

By Nick's Picks Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Devin Britton (USA) Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) Nick’s Pick – Djokovic in 4 sets oger Federer (SUI) vs. Devin Britton (USA) Nick’s Pick – Federer in 3 sets Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) Nick’s Pick – Djokovic in 4 sets

By Associated Press 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.

 United States Until his startling exit from the French Open, Rafael Nadal held a strangling forehand grip on tennis. Not only sports statues are being collected in Spain. The Oscar for best supporting actress belongs to Penélope Cruz for her role in “Vicky Cristina ...

TSN.ca  FL This week's Eastbourne field also features French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, US Open runner-up Jelena Jankovic, Vera Zvonareva and rising stars Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki.

 United States Federer's recent win in the French Open made him the sixth player to win titles in all four major tournaments (the Wimbledon and the French, Australian and United States Opens). Then again, his total of 14 majors only ties Pete Sampras; of course, ...

 Canada While much of the tennis world was focused on Roger Federer's run toward history at the French Open, last Sunday also marked the end to a record-setting Richmond Open. Nine days of intense play and grand slam excitement brought more players than ever ...

 TN Because of tennis, Rhyne Williams has had the good fortune of hitting with guys like Roger Federer (Federer won a set 6-2), James Blake, Tommy Haas and Mardy Fish. He's played in the French Open Juniors and US Open Juniors. He's played an exhibition ...

By TC o    Serena Williams, 2009 Australian Open Champion, will not hoist the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen this year o    There will be a first-time winner of the French Open Singles Title o    DITTO… Champions, Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova, were both first-time winners at Roland Garros

By TC A man jumped onto Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros early in the second set of the 2009 French Open Men’s Final and he ran towards Roger Federer waving what appeared to be an FC Barcelona red flag.  The man was on the court for at least ten seconds before the security guards approached h...

 CA This is a video consisting of some of the best points of the match played between two French Open champions—past and present—Justine Henin and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the 2008 Medibank International in Sydney. ...

Prior to the French Open, Nadal won clay-court Masters events in Monte Carlo and Rome and a tournament in Barcelona. Then came defeat by Soderling. Nadal had not been at his best in this clay-court season. He had lost weight earlier in the year, ... Nadal might miss Wimbledon Chicago Tribune

CNN) -- Novak Djokovic's hopes of matching Rafael Nadal on clay were dashed by unheralded German Philipp Kohlschreiber at the French Open on Saturday. Novak Djokovic had been seeking to go better than his semifinal defeats in the past two years. ...

 United States On Monday, Sharapova, now ranked 102nd in the world, advanced to the second round of the French Open with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Anastasiya Yakimova. In other years, a first-round victory by Sharapova on clay, her least favorite surface, ...

By RiCH(downthelinetennis@gmail.com) Roger Federer will be looking to match Bill Tilden's record of six straight US Open titles and earn his 16th major when he faces first-time finalist Juan Martin del Potro in today's final. When I was playing against Roger in the French Open I was so close. On that surface was much better for me.

By Nick's Picks Once again, Nick’s Picks along with Tennis Week will bring you in-depth coverage of the Australian Open.  Check back everyday for insight leading up to the Open and then throughout. Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Christophe Rochus (BEL) Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Andreas Seppi (ITA)

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By Drop Shots Nadal is the third favorite in Australian Open betting. 2008 was an incredible year for the Spaniard. He won the French Open, Wimbledon, Olympic gold and ended Federer’s reign as the top ranked player in the world. Nadal has never made it to the final of the Australian Open and he will be desper...

By Richard Jago Andy Murray needs only one more win to earn a likely meeting with Roger Federer tomorrow, a semi-final rematch which would bring further excited speculation about the Scot's steadily developing ­ability to become the first Briton in more than 70 years to win a grand slam title.

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By J.A. Allen Seeded No. 1 at the French Open after Henin’s retirement, Sharapova lost to Dinara Safina in the fourth round. After her loss in the second round at Wimbledon in 2008 and a subsequent loss at the Rogers Cup, Sharapova has been absent from the tour.  —Old tennis proverb!

By Aaress Lawless French Open champion Ana Ivanovic has been named the recipient of the 2008 Diamond Aces award. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ACES Award is given to the player who consistently goes above and beyond to promote the sport of women’s tennis to fans, media, in the community and beyond.

By Aaress Lawless Jelena Jankovic looked very impressive on Tuesday against Ana Ivanovic, who ironically was expected to be her toughest competition in the White Group. The world No. 1 has lost just one match since being beaten by Serena Williams at Flushing Meadows, and has picked up three additional trop...

By J.A. Allen During Wilander’s seven-year climb he won seven grand slam championships—three Australian, three French, and one US Open.  He was 24 years of age when he won his last Grand Slam and reached the No. 1 ranking.  His best finish at Wimbledon, however, was the quarterfinals.

By Aaress Lawless 1. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 4. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 8. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) MAROON GROUP (Number denotes seeding) 2. Dinara Safina (RUS) 3. Serena Williams (USA) 5. Elena Dementieva (RUS) 7. Venus Williams (USA) Aaress’ Picks for Day One

By John Koblin And with the high survival rate of the marquee players, the potential late-round matchups are mouth-watering. A Djokovic-Roddick quarterfinal, with the American veteran looking for one last triumph vs. the 2007 U.S. Open finalist and 2008 Australian Open champion. There’s the real possi...

By Nick's Picks People are calling it the biggest upset in US Open history, as French qualifier Julie Coin defeated world #1 and top-seed Ana Ivanovic in three sets late this afternoon. It is the first time in the Open Era (1968) that a #1 seeded woman lost in the second round!! Coin, who came into the tournam...

By Nick's Picks Wow! What a top half of the women’s draw. Talk about unbalanced, this is a the perfect example. You have The Williams’ sisters, Ana Ivanovic, and Dinara Safina. Not to mention Nicole Vaidisova, Agnes Szavay, Agnieszka Radwanska, and Alize Cornet. Serena and Venus could meet in the quarters a...

By Nick's Picks Sam Querrey (USA) vs. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) On the bottom there are three former champions: Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova, and Venus Williams. Not to mention, French Open finalist Dinara Safina, and the world’s second ranked player, Jelena Jankovic.

By Andyroddick.com Staff His best showing with three majors in the books was the semifinals of Australian Open in January, where he managed just six games in a lopsided loss to Federer. He followed another first-round exit at Roland Garros with a painful quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon to Richard Gasquet of France...

Venus Williams giggled as she clutched the championship trophy against her chest, threw back her head and whooped at the sky. Winning Wimbledon never gets old. Williams won tennis' most prestigious tournament for the fourth time Saturday, beating surprising finalist Marion Bartoli 6-...

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) � Venus Williams giggled as she clutched the championship trophy against her chest, threw back her head and whooped at the sky. Winning Wimbledon never gets old. Williams won tennis� most prestigious tournament for the fourth time Saturday, beating surprising f...

Venus Williams giggled and hopped on her toes Wednesday, looking more like a kid who just won her first match than a veteran who just beat Maria Sharapova in a showdown of Grand Slam champions at Wimbledon's Centre Court. Up in the players' guest box, Williams' father jumped for joy, too, th...

By BreakingNews.ie / TCM After probably the greatest shot of his life Danish golfer Soren Hansen is in position to put the worst year of his golfing life firmly behind him tomorrow. It would be almost spooky if the 33-year-old does indeed go on to lift the French Open at Le Golf National near Paris. Five years ago compa...

It's that time of the year again! The tennis world has cleaned clay off their shoes and recovered from the slow and bouncy French Open. Once again Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal finished up another major in a Championship match-up. And once again, Nadal defeated Federer on clay to win his 3rd...

By Andyroddick.com Staff One certainty is that an American man will reach the second round on the grass courts of Wimbledon, one more thing that makes the tournament different from the French Open. The draw placed Andy Roddick, the third seed, against his fellow American Justin Gimelstob in the first round. On the c...

By Andyroddick.com Staff Stepanek, no slouch himself on grass having reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year, tried to serve and volley but often found himself stranded at the net by some fine Roddick passes. They lost 6-3, 7-6 to Jeff Coetzee and Rogier Wassen but the world No. 2 looked relaxed and moved we...

By Elisa Zuritsky The toughest match so far for me was the one I just watched, huffing and puffing on the elliptical machine at my gym. The Great One, Roger Federer, was actually in danger of losing the first set against the 9th-ranked player, Tommy Robredo. Every long rally took my breath away, particularly t...

By Lawntennisnews Justine Henin Serena Williams Jankovic has given Henin, the overwhelming favourite for the title, headaches in each of their five encounters, stretching Henin to three sets in every match. Jankovic retrieving seemingly impossible balls, Henin is unlikely to relish a sixth encounter...

By Rachel Bobak Last year was an upset at the French Open. Federer was on Nadal's turf, who is a two-time defending champion on clay. He conquers the clay court, unlike Federer who conquers the grass court. But last year on June 11, 2006, Federer lost to his tennis nemesis and ultimate opponent 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7...

By Lawntennisnews Jelena Jankovic: She’ll probably be hoping to avoid old foes Ana Ivanovic and Justine Henin in the draw. Impressive results this year, especially on clay (finalist in Rome, lost the QF in Berlin and SF in Warsaw to Henin). She sometimes lets her attention slip when closing out her match, whi...