Sharapova gets past Petrova, Safina cruises into French Open third round
The most interesting match-up of the day lived up to the expectations with Maria Sharapova defeating No.11 seed Nadia Petrova 6-2 1-6 8-6 in the second round of the 2009 French Open. World No.1...
Serena Williams survives Klara Zakopalova this time
American Serena Williams lost to Czech Klara Zakopalova last month, when they met on the claycourts of Marbella, but the second seed converted her ninth match point to advance to the second round of...
Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova move into French Open second round
Wearing a new colorful EleVen dress, Venus Williams made her way into the second round of Roland Garros. The seven-time Grand Slam champion beat fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1 4-6 6-2. Maria Sharapova also...
Dinara Safina wastes no time in demolishing Anne Keothavong
Top seed Dinara Safina of Russia powered into the second round of Roland Garros without losing a game to British world No.48 Anne Keothavong.
Some of us thought Keothavong could challenge Safina, as she was...
Amelie Mauresmo crashes out on Day 1 of Roland Garros
Amelie Mauresmo has been upset in the first round of Roland Garros for the first time since 2001, and once again the former world No.1 wasn’t successful at her home Grand Slam where she...
Ana Ivanovic successfully begins title defense at Roland Garros
The 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic advanced to the second round of this year’s event with a 7-6(3) 6-3 victory over Italy’s Sara Errani.
The 44th-ranked Errani had a chance to serve for the...
Vera Zvonareva withdraws from Roland Garros with ankle injury
Sixth seed Vera Zvonareva has officially pulled out from the 2009 French Open.
The Russian sustained an ankle injury chasing a ball last month at the Family Circle Cup, and we can’t say we didn’t...
Warsaw Open: Alexandra Dulgheru captures first WTA title in main draw debut
Qualifier Alexandra Dulgheru has won eight matches this week in Warsaw to claim her first career singles title in her main draw debut on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The 201st-ranked Romanian upset world...
Aravane Rezai wins first WTA title in Strasbourg
France’s Aravane Rezai won her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, defeating world No.84 Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6(2) 6-1.
Both Rezai and Hradecka were unseeded, and...
A look at women contenders for 2009 French Open, Dinara Safina top favorite
The draw for the 2009 French Open is out and here’s my analysis of contenders. I would just like to mention that despite all the facts, I'm sure we all deep inside feel that...