Roger Federer will confront one of his biggest challenges when Rafael Nadal, written off earlier this year, attempts to reclaim his French Open title.
Svetlana Kuznetsova conquered her nerves and beat a shaky Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to win the French Open.
If the Eiffel Tower had suddenly toppled the shock could not have been greater than the sight of Rafa Nadal bowing out of the French Open this week.
Dinara Safina blasted her way into the French Open final for the second year in a row on Thursday by outgunning Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
Dinara Safina has lived her life in the shadow of brother Marat Safin, but two more wins at Roland Garros will at last shift the spotlight onto her.
Roger Federer is just three wins away from a career Grand Slam but is wary of sinking beneath a tidal wave of expectation.
Roger Federer narrowly avoided joining Rafael Nadal on the French Open scrapheap when he battled back to defeat Germany’s Tommy Haas on Monday.
Cancel the party, Roland Garros, because Rafael Nadal won’t be celebrating his fifth straight French Open title this year.
Controversy has a way of following the American round on the tennis circuit and on Saturday wide-eyed fans witnessed the latest episode to unfold.
Venus Williams made a great escape into the French Open last 32 on Thursday while 13th seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli made excuses for her defeat.
Veteran players Marat Safin and Fabrice Santoro said so long to the French Open on Wednesday, both departing in the first week of the tournament.
Serena Williams on Wednesday rejected hints that competing in the French Open doubles with her sister Venus could affect her solo performance.
Rafael Nadal, bidding for a fifth French Open title, and Roger Federer, seeking a first Roland Garros crown, swept into the second round on Monday.
Rafael Nadal swept into the second round of the French Open on Monday as women’s top seed Dinara Safina engineered a brutal centre court humiliation.
Rookie Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal held his nerve on Sunday to claim one of Europe’s top prizes by winning the French Open.
Rafael Nadal produced a flawless exhibition of claycourt tennis to demolish world number one Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 on Sunday and win his fourth straight French Open title.
Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic claimed her maiden grand slam title when she beat Russian 13th seed Dinara Safina 6-4 6-3 in the French Open final on Saturday.
Roger Federer said victory over Rafael Nadal in the final of the French Open on Sunday would be the crowning moment of his career.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal withstood a late fightback by Novak Djokovic to beat the world number three 6-4 6-2 7-6 at the French Open on Friday.
Dinara Safina spared herself yet another drama to book her first grand slam final place when she saw off fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal on Thursday.
For once, Dinara Safina chose not to use up one of her ”many lives” on Thursday and swept into a French Open final against the new queen of women’s tennis.
Gael Monfils, riding a wave of passionate French support, and Novak Djokovic, the world’s best player in 2008, plan to derail Roger Federer’s and Rafael Nadal’s French Open semifinal ambitions.
Top seed Roger Federer powered into the French Open semifinals on Thursday, but he was given a scare early on by Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez.
Russia’s Dinara Safina pulled off a second successive miracle French Open comeback to reach her first career Grand Slam semifinal at Roland Garros on Wednesday.
Russian fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova ended the dream run of Estonian Kaia Kanepi at the French Open on Wednesday with a 7-5 6-2 victory.