Serena Williams
Pain and pleasure for Murray and Mathieu
PARIS - Mental strength and physical endurance won the day at the French Open on Thursday when fourth seed Andy Murray battled through the agony of a back problem and Paul-Henri Mathieu staggered through a record 76 games to win in the second round.
High drama as Serena crashes out of French Open
PARIS - A shell-shocked Serena Williams crashed to her earliest defeat at a grand slam when she was beaten 4-6 7-6 6-3 by French darling Virginie Razzano in a pulsating first round showdown at Roland Garros on Tuesday.
Serena defeat shocks French Open out of a doze
PARIS - Former champion Serena Williams shocked the French Open crowd, and herself, by losing to Virginie Razzano in the first round on Tuesday, her earliest exit from a grand slam in the 47 appearances she has made in an outstanding career.
Focused Nadal opens seventh French Open title campaign
PARIS - Rafa Nadal, the ultimate claycourt machine, will begin his charge towards becoming the first man to win seven French Open titles when he takes on Italian Simone Bolelli on Court Philippe Chatrier on Tuesday.
Wins give Federer and Djokovic food for thought
PARIS - First-round victories at the French Open put Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in reflective mood on Monday, with the Swiss chalking up a new landmark and the Serbian world number one considering the pressure of always trying to win.
Nadal gets kind draw at French Open
PARIS - Six-times champion Rafa Nadal was given a smooth-looking path to the French Open final while world number one Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer looked set for a possible semi-final clash in the other half of the draw made on Friday.
Sharapova and Serena head to Paris as favorites
- Based on form alone, Maria Sharapova enters the French Open as favorite to complete her career grand slam, a surprising turn of events for the Miami-based Russian whose relationship with the red dust has not always been a happy one.
List of French Open women's singles champions
- List of French Open women's singles champions:
Impressive Sharapova reaches Rome final
ROME - Defending champion Maria Sharapova will take on Li Na of China in the Italian Open final after a confident 6-3 6-4 victory over Germany's Angelique Kerber on Saturday.
Injured Williams confident for French Open
ROME - Serena Williams said she expected to be 100 percent fit for next week's French Open despite withdrawing from the Italian Open on Saturday because of a back injury.
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