Reports of Roger Federer’s demise were as wide of the mark Rafa Nadal’s own prediction he was not playing well enough to win a sixth title.
Rafael Nadal has moved to within one win of equalling Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles with a win over battling Andy Murray.
Francesca Schiavone of Italy will defend her French Open title on Saturday against China’s Li Na in a tantalising clash of styles.
Even Rafael Nadal acknowledges his French Open semifinal against Andy Murray is not as intriguing as the one between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
Andy Murray has charged into the French Open semifinals for the first time with a win over Argentinean veteran Juan Ignacio Chela.
Roger Federer believes the pressure will all be on Novak Djokovic when the pair meet in the French Open semifinals on Friday.
Defending French Open champion Francesca Schiavone had battled from a set and 4-1 down to defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the semifinals.
Rafael Nadal has reached the French Open last eight as title rival Novak Djokovic was handed a free pass into the semifinals.
Novak Djokovic was handed a place in the French Open semifinal on Monday when scheduled last-eight opponent Fabio Fognini was forced out with injury.
Michael Berrer was left bemoaning his lack of a killer instinct at the French Open on Saturday after he let an injured Andy Murray off the hook.
Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal had coasted into the last 16 of the French Open after beating Croatian qualifier Antonio Veic.
Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro will have to put their close friendship aside when they clash for a place in the French Open last 16.
Novak Djokovic took his winning streak to 41 matches and set up a blockbuster French Open third-round clash with Juan Martin del Potro on Wednesday.
World number one Caroline Wozniacki had taken her place in the French Open third round by edging Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak 6-3, 7-6 (8/6).
Novak Djokovic will meet Victor Hanescu in the French Open second round to prove to rival Rafael Nadal that he is ready to steal his crown.
French player Michael Llodra had likened the court at the French Open to an Arab marketplace after receiving a warning from a Moroccan chair umpire.
Novak Djokovic took his unbeaten record in 2011 to 38 wins on Monday while Roger Federer demonstrated he is still a French Open force.
Defending women’s French Open champion Francesca Schiavone cruised into the second round with a victory over American Melanie Oudin.
Winds and half-empty stands gave no sense of the usual Parisian glamour as last year’s French Open runner-up Samantha Stosur began with an easy win.
The French Open may be shorn of some of the big names in the women’s game, but this year’s tournament does have some intriguing sub-plots.
Novak Djokovic is poised to deliver a blow to Rafael Nadal by shattering the Spaniard’s bid to equal Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles.
Davis Cup teammates and recent finalists in the Soweto Open, Rik De Voest and Izak van der Merwe began their campaigns on the gruelling French Open.
Venus Williams on Friday also pulled out of the French Open, resulting in the first Grand Slam tournament since 2003 without either Williams sister.
It has been a long journey back from the pit of despair for Rafael Nadal but he completed it in style on Sunday to win a fifth French Open title.
Aftershocks rumbled around Roland Garros as Serena Williams toppled but Rafael Nadal stayed on course to regain his French Open title on Wednesday.
Sweden’s Robin Soderling is clearly the undisputed chaampion-slayer after putting Roger Federer to the sword at the French Open on Tuesday.
For anybody who still doubted it, Rafael Nadal proved he was in rude health as he bulldozed into the second week of the French Open on Saturday.
Serena Williams survived a second-set wobble in the third round of the French Open on Saturday, but recovered her senses in time.
Venus Williams’ dress were centre of attention at Roland Garros on Wednesday but Roger Federer once again proved his tennis needs no added frills.
Top seeds Roger Federer and Serena Williams enjoyed a French Open cruise on Monday as Andy Murray toiled in the blistering sunshine.
Chanelle Scheepers reached the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time on Sunday, but worried that few people would notice in South Africa.
This is the first time the American sisters are seeded 1-2 at a major championship since the Australian Open in January 2003.