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Serena survives scare at Roland Garros, wins 800th match

Article Staff Reporter - 28 May 2019

Williams won her most recent major at the Australian Open in 2017 while pregnant

Serena takes French Open catsuit ban in stride

Article Agency - 25 Aug 2018

Describing it as "fun and functional", Williams insisted the catsuit helped her prevent a return of the blood clots which put her life in danger

Rafael Nadal lifts record 11th French Open title

Article Agency - 11 Jun 2018

Spain's Rafael Nadal beat Austria's Dominic Thiem in three straight sets for his 17th Grand Slam trophy

Serena exits French Open before Sharapova showdown

Article Sarah Smit - 4 Jun 2018

The tennis star made the difficult announcement on Monday

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I won the most important tournament of the world – Nadal

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Jun 2014

Spain's Rafael Nadal has defeated great rival Novak Djokovic to become the first man to win nine titles at any Grand Slam event.

Sharapova silences Halep in Paris

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Jun 2014

Maria Sharapova has never been taken to three sets in a showpiece match until she ran into a tireless Romanian named Simona Halep on Saturday.

Maria Sharapova supreme once more at French Open

Article Allan Kelly - 7 Jun 2014

Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years on Saturday, defeating Romania's Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 in a gripping final.

No stopping serene Serena

Article Kevin Mitchell - 14 Jun 2013

Serena Williams' partnership with her French coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, has transformed her career.

Nadal still in pain despite French Open victory

Article Allan Kelly - 10 Jun 2013

Rafael Nadal, who beat David Ferrer at the French Open, has opened up about his knee injury that sidelined him for seven months last year.

French Open final: No looking back for Sharapova

Article Allan Kelly - 7 Jun 2013

The past is irrelevant for Maria Sharapova as she prepares to face up to the steamroller that is Serena Williams in Saturday's French Open final.

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Serena Williams slams through to French Open semis

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Jun 2013

Serena Williams, who won six of the last seven games and beat Svetlana Kuznetsova, has reached her first semifinal in a decade at the French Open.

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Sharapova and Jankovic clash promises to be a ‘feisty affair’

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Jun 2013

Defending champ Maria Sharapova has an imposing 7-1 career lead over Jelena Jankovic but their meeting at the French Open will be their first on clay.

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Serena Williams reaches quarter-finals of French Open

Article Sapa Afp - 2 Jun 2013

Williams bludgeoned her way to another lopsided win on Sunday as she continued her quest for a second French Open title, 11 years after her first.

Djokovic brings French to his game

Article Staff Reporter - 31 May 2013

Defeat by Rafael Nadal in last year's French Open final still rankles with the Serb who seeks to achieve his destiny – and a career Grand Slam.

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Sharapova says no mercy for teen superstar Bouchard

Article Staff Reporter - 28 May 2013

Superstar teenager Eugenie Bouchard will face tough competition from co-Nike sponsored champion Sharapova at the French Open.

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