Andy Roddick moves on in French Open | Tennis Stuck on his least-favorite court, at his least-successful Grand Slam tournament, and dealing with wet weather that figured to make matters worse, Roddick managed to lose serve seven times and still get by, beating Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the [Continue]
FRENCH OPEN / Roddick advances despite his serve The remaking of Andy Roddick is paying dividends at the French Open. He's no longer quite so dependent on his serve and forehand. No longer in distress when Plot A doesn't work on a given day. And no longer a pushover on the red clay. Stuck on [Continue]
Roddick wins, Ivanovic out in rainy Paris Even with a shaky serve, Roddick advances at Roland Garros. 2007 French Open – Women's Singles - French Open - Alisa Kleybanova - French - Social Sciences Read more on Fox Sports Tennis star Ivanovic confident of getting over fears PARIS -Ana Ivanovic, who had the world at [Continue]
Cheery in defeat Friday, May 28th, 2010 10:45:00 FOLLOWING a lopsided loss on a drab day, Ana Ivanovic was relentlessly cheerful. Two years removed from her French Open title, Ana lost in the second round at rainy Roland Garros to No 28-seeded Alisa Kleybanova of Russia 6-3, 6-0. Read more on The Malay Mail Cheery [Continue]
Li, Nishikori lead Asian charge at French Open Chinese number one Li Na led the Asian charge at the French Open on Monday, where she was ably abetted by a superbly determined performance by Japan's Kei Nishikori. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News Defending champ Federer breezes, Murray rallies in Paris Miffed by a [Continue]
US men Dent, Fish, Isner reach French's 2nd round PARIS (AP) — Warm, dry weather has made the French Open clay harder and quicker than usual, giving U.S. men a shot at their best Roland Garros in several years. Read more on Connecticut Post Serena Williams Struggles, Others Cruise at French Open World No. 1 [Continue]
Henin angling for spectacular return to Paris Two years after Justine Henin stunned the sport by announcing her retirement at the age of 25 on the eve of her French Open defence, the Belgian is back and keen to show Roland Garros what it has been missing. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! UK & [Continue]
WTA Tour Race Standings WTA Tour Race Standings Venus Williams, United States, 3305 Serena Williams, United States, 2855 Justine Henin, Belgium, 2575 Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 2537 Shahar Peer, Israel, 2000 Elena Dementieva, Russia, 1701 Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 1550 Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 1278 Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 1192 Daniela [Continue]
Jankovic breezes into quarters, Rezai lights up Madrid Jelena Jankovic thrashed local favourite Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-2 6-0 to make the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open but it was a gutsy show from Aravane Rezai that caught the eye on Thursday. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Sports Federer Wins; Nadal on Deck In Madrid; [Continue]
Jankovic wins tense Serbian battle with Ivanovic By Iain Rogers Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News Jankovic wins battle of the Serbs Jelena Jankovic said she took small notice of compatriot Ana Ivanovic across the net, emerging with a scratchy 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win in a Serbian struggle to reach the third round [Continue]
