Anna Chakvetadze out of Roland Garros in the second round
World No.6 Anna Chakvetadze became the highest seeded player to lose at Roland Garros 2008.
The sixth seed fell to Estonian Kaia Kanepi 6-4 7-6 in the second round, after dropping serve four times and...
Amelie Mauresmo loses to qualifier in French Open second round
Two-times Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo was upset in the second round of Roland Garros by Spanish qualifier Carla Suarez Navarro with the final score 6-3 6-4.
No.22 seed Mauresmo, who before Roland Garros had...
Venus Williams, Jelena Jankovic advance to Roland Garros third round
Eighth seed Venus Williams and third seed Jelena Jankovic moved into the third round of Roland Garros in straight sets.
William’s victory was more dominant than Jankovic’s. The American defeated Tunisia's Selima Sfar 6-2 6-4,...
Svetlana Kuznetsova thinks Ana Ivanovic or Jelena Jankovic will win Roland Garros
In an interview, world No.4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, known for being a fun and positive person, straightforwardly said that nobody has a chance against Serbia's Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic at this year's Roland Garros....
Marion Bartoli loses to Casey Dellacqua in Roland Garros first round
Ninth-seed Marion Bartoli exited her home Grand Slam in the first round as Australian Casey Dellacqua defeated her 6-7 6-3 6-2.
Wimbledon finalist Bartoli, who last year reached the fourth round at Roland Garros, was...
Maria Sharapova survives major scare to move into Roland Garros second round
Maria Sharapova’s first appearance at 2008 Roland Garros was postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday due to rain, and that change of plans apparently did her no good since her today's performance was far from...
Jelena Jankovic through to Roland Garros second round
Third seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia moved into the second round of Roland Garros with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 victory over Romania's Monica Niculescu.
It was not that easy win for Jankovic. Despite taking a...
Nicole Vaidisova dumped out of Roland Garros in the first round
Nicole Vaidisova became the first seed to fall at the 2008 French Open when fellow Czech Iveta Benesova defeated her 7-6 6-1 in the opening round.
"It's always hard to play your best friend. I...
Ana Ivanovic moves into second round of Roland Garros
Last year’s finalist Ana Ivanovic of Serbia advanced to the second round of Roland Garros with a 6-2 7-5 win over world No.45 Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden.
In the first set world No.2 Ivanovic established...
Anabel Medina Garrigues wins Internationaux de Strasbourg
Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues won her third title at the Internationaux de Strasbourg beating Slovenia’s Katarina Srebotnik 4-6 7-6 (4) 6-0.
Sixth-seeded Medina Garrigues faced eight break points in the first set, and fifth-seeded Srebotnik...
