Maria Sharapova defies odds to reach Roland Garros quarterfinals
Former world No.1 Maria Sharapova, now ranked 102nd, for the fourth time in a row at the 2009 French Open showed her well-known characteristics that brought her loads of fans, her ever-present fighting spirit...
Victoria Azarenka demolishes Ana Ivanovic in Roland Garros fourth round
Defending champion Ana Ivanovic was quickly defeated by Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round of Roland Garros.
The ninth-seeded Azarenka stormed through the first set, breaking the eighth-seeded Ivanovic in the third and seventh games,...
Serena Williams advances, Wozniacki falls to Cirstea at French Open
Second seed Serena Williams avoided the fate of her sister Venus, and recovered from being a set down to beat Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain 4-6 6-3 6-4 and move into the fourth...
Samantha Stosur upsets Elena Dementieva in third round of Roland Garros
Australian seed No.30 Samantha Stosur upset Russian fourth seed Elena Dementieva 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the third round of the 2009 French Open.
The victory over the 2008 quarterfinalist and 2004 finalist gave Stosur her...
Maria Sharapova continues her resurrection, reaches French Open fourth round
Fighter Maria Sharapova played only one tournament since her comeback from a career-threatening shoulder injury and she managed to overcome a miserable start to beat Kazakh world No.98 Yaroslava Shvedova 1-6 6-3 6-4 in...
Sania Mirza engaged to Indian business scholar Sohrab Mirza
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has become engaged to 23-year-old Sohrab Mirza, a business scholar from her hometown of Hyderabad.
The 22-year-old Sania, now ranked only 95th in the world, is not planning to stop...
Agnes Szavay stuns Venus Williams in the third round of Roland Garros
Third seed Venus Williams saved a match point against Lucie Safarova in the second round, but today the American succumbed to Agnes Szavay’s first match point to lose in the third round of Roland...
Ana Ivanovic cruises into fourth round at French Open
Defending champion Ana Ivanovic beat seed No.32 Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-0 6-2 to advance to the fourth round of the French Open.
The eighth-seeded Serb was taken to a tiebreaker in the...
Roland Garros names an alley after Justine Henin
Four-time Roland Garros champion Justine Henin, who quit tennis last year while still on top of the rankings, was in Paris on Thursday to attend a ceremony where she was honored with an alley...
Serena Williams into Roland Garros third round, Jelena Dokic leaves injured in tears
Second seed Serena Williams beat 133rd-ranked Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain 6-2 6-0 to move into the third round of Roland Garros. Jelena Dokic, whose comeback I enjoy following, had to retire against fourth...
