Francesca Schiavone becomes the highest-ranked Italian ever
The 2010 French Open title has insured Francesca Schiavone’s rise of 11 spots in the Sony Ericsson WTA rankings, and the first-time Grand Slam champion is now at a career-high of No.6, which makes...
Francesca Schiavone beats Samantha Stosur to win French Open 2010
When people were discussing possible favorites for the 2010 French Open, many players where mentioned, but Francesca Schiavone wasn’t really on top of anyone’s list. The world No.17 Schiavone won the battle of the...
Serena and Venus win fourth straight Grand Slam together
Top seeds Serena and Venus Williams defeated seeds No.12 Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik 6-2 6-3 in the French Open doubles final and became only the third doubles partnership in the history of women’s...
Jelena Jankovic unchallenged by Daniela Hantuchova at Roland Garros
Fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic cruised to a 6-4 6-2 victory over seed No.23 Daniela Hantuchova and advanced to the French Open quarterfinals where she will play the winner of the match between world No.107 Jarmila...
Samantha Stosur ends Justine Henin’s reign at Roland Garros
Seventh seed Samantha Stosur prevented four-time Roland Garros champion Justine Henin from winning her 25th straight match in Paris and defeated the Belgian 2-6 6-1 6-4 in the fourth round. It’s Henin’s first loss...
Nadia Petrova beats Venus Williams to advance to French Open quarters
Seed No.19 Nadia Petrova survived three match points against home favorite Aravane Rezai in the third round, but her next match against second seed Venus Williams saw less drama as the Russian won 6-4...
Justine Henin edges Maria Sharapova to reach Roland Garros fourth round
The third round match between Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova was suspended due to darkness on Saturday, with each player having won one set, and when the play resumed today Henin had the edge...
Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova waiting for the deciding set
The clash of the week between Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova in the third round of the French Open was suspended at 6-2 3-6 as the darkness and lurking rain would ensure the third...
Nadia Petrova sends Aravane Rezai home after 6-7 6-4 10-8 epic
The third round between Nadia Petrova and Aravane Rezai was suspended at 6-7(2) 6-4 7-7 on Friday due to darkness and both players went to sleep knowing they had blown three match points. The...
Maria Kirilenko dethrones Svetlana Kuznetsova at Roland Garros
Svetlana Kuznetsova may have survived four match points against Andrea Petkovic in the second round of the French Open, but the defending champion was not as lucky in the next round and fell on...
