Ginepri likely to earn Olympic berth
PARIS : Robby Ginepri’s stay at the French Open is lasting longer than anticipated, and his travel schedule for August has been scrambled, too.
Archive for May, 2008
Gonzalez Rallies into Paris 4th Rd.
Ferrer Out Battles Hewitt; Gonzalez Rallies into 4th Rd. © Getty Images No.
Age no barrier for ace Sugiyama
Ai Sugiyama returns the ball to Alla Kudryavtseva during their first round match at the French Open on Tuesday at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris.
Nick’s Picks: French Open Men’s Second Round
Tennis Week is teaming with legendary coach Nick Bollettieri to provide previews and in-depth analysis of the French Open.
Nadal, Williams will pursue feats of clay
KEY QUESTIONS 1. Will Nadal make it four in a row? Or will Roger Federer win the one Grand Slam event that has eluded him? Nadal is 21-0 at Roland Garros and is 8-1 against Federer on the red stuff.
Russians, Federer dominate action at French Open
While Maria Sharapova led a stampede of Russian women into the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday, their hopes of a men’s champion vanished when Nikolay Davydenko fell victim to a stunning Ivan Ljubicic …
Sharapova gains 4th round at French
United States’ Robby Ginepri returns the ball to France’s Florent Serra during their third round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Saturday May 31, 2008.
Time will tell if Rudd delivers
An eager start is promising but it’s the follow-up that counts, writes Andrew Murray.
Sport
Football: Sacked Grant had “philosophy of a loser”, Mourinho says - Today, 14:33 Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has described Chelsea’s season as “really bad” and said their campaign could be described …
Ginepri 1st US man in 4th round at Paris since ‘03
United States Player Robby Ginepri returns the ball to Russia’s Igor Andreev during their second round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Thursday May 29, 2008.
Hewitt goes to see a specialist
PARIS: Less than a fortnight ago, Lleyton Hewitt wasn’t even sure he would be able to play at the French Open.
Agassi serves in new capacity
Andre Agassi Las Vegan’s charitable foundation has raised more than $70 million since it was created in 1994 This used to be one of Andre Agassi’s busiest times of the year, when the tennis great would be …
Murray builds on clay
I can take a lot away from this clay court season. I’ve moved from being about 22, 23 in the rankings up to 11 and getting very close to being in the top 10 again Andy Murray Quotes of the week Andy Murray …
Williams sisters shown Open door
It will go down as the worst tennis day in the history of the Williams family, a French flop of monumental proportions with first Serena and then Venus losing in straight sets in the first week of a Grand Slam.
Top seeds rebound to win
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal showed what they can do when challenged. The two highest-seeded men at the French Open had tougher-than-expected first sets yesterday, and both responded by reeling off game after …
Harbor Point tennis: Hingis plans to play in Marin
Martina Hingis of Switzerland smiles after beating opponent Sun Tiantian of China in their first round match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, 18 September 2007.
Hewitt goes to see a specialist
PARIS: Less than a fortnight ago, Lleyton Hewitt wasn’t even sure he would be able to play at the French Open.
Harbor Point tennis: Hingis plans to play in Marin
Martina Hingis of Switzerland smiles after beating opponent Sun Tiantian of China in their first round match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, 18 September 2007.
Andy Murray survives five-set scare to record first French Open win
ANDY MURRAY finally recorded his first win at Roland Garros last night - but the Scot needs to improve if his French Open involvement is to enter a second week.
Mariners @ Yankees Pettitte vs. Bedard
Mariners @ Yankees Pettitte vs. Bedard + Mariners @ Yankees Pettitte vs. Bedard - Mariners @ Yankees Pettitte vs.
Nude pics that would really shock fans
Just wondering … Why is it such big news when a beautiful athlete with an incredible body decides to pose naked for Playboy? Wouldn’t it be bigger news if a magazine ran pictures of a sports figure with a …
Missed chances cost Serena Williams
Taiwan’s Chan Yung-jan returns the ball to Japan’s Akiko Morigami and Aiko Nakamura during her French Open first round doubles match with partner Chuang Chia-jung at Roland Garros in Paris yesterday.
Murray hopes ended at Roland Garros
Andy Murray’s French Open challenge ended as he slumped to a 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-5 defeat in the third round against Nicolas Almagro of Spain at Roland Garros.
French Open: Federer draws Querrey in French Open’s first round
PARIS : Tennis draws do not have nearly the suspense of tennis tournaments, but there was a definite buzz of anticipation as they began sorting through names at Roland Garros Stadium on Friday.
Spirited Murray falls to Almagro
French Open: Sunday 25 May to Sunday 8 June Coverage: BBCi, Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sport website.
Murray confident of French success
British number one Andy Murray is upbeat before his French Open third-round clash.
Serena Williams upset by Srebotnik at French Open
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open. She shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered seven break points.
Serena felled, Sharapova survives again in Paris
Serena Williams trudged out of Roland Garros on Friday after her French Open dreams were pounded into the red clay by a tenacious Slovenian who never lost belief.
Readers Respond: French Open Factoid
Looking back at at the finalists in Paris from just a few years ago you see these results: 2003 French Open Finals Justine Henin def.
French Open: Hewitt, Dellacqua continue charge
AUSTRALIANS Lleyton Hewitt and Casey Dellacqua stomed into the third round of the French Open with straight sets wins overnight.