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# french-open - Sunday 9 June, 2013
Same-sex marriage protest marrs Nadal’s 8th French Open win
A masked man invaded the court with a flare in the second of Rafa Nadal’s three-set win over David Ferrer.
Nadal dismisses favourite tag ahead of French Open final
Despite going for an eighth title, the Spaniard says his compatriot is not to be overlooked.
# french-open - Saturday 8 June, 2013
Serena Williams claims her 2nd French Open 11 years on
The American clinched a 16th Grand Slam with a win over Maria Sharapova during an intense final at Roland Garros.
# french-open - Friday 7 June, 2013
Novak Djokovic’s girlfriend is the most intense fan in tennis
Jelena Ristic really, really cares.
Slow-motion GIF shows what a tennis ball goes through at impact
That HD stuff is pretty good.
# french-open - Thursday 6 June, 2013
Super slow-mo replay makes you feel the force in Sharapova shot
No wonder she screams.
# french-open - Saturday 1 June, 2013
‘Are you f****** stupid?’ Janko Tipsarevic goes mental at Roland Garros
The Serbian has apologised for a foul-mouthed tirade at tennis fans today.
# french-open - Friday 31 May, 2013
Sam Stosur serves like a man, says beaten Mladenovic
‘I think she’s the only woman player able to hit that hard and that heavy with those conditions.’
# french-open - Monday 27 May, 2013
Angry player at French Open takes photo of ball mark with his phone
They’ve never seen this at Roland Garros before.
# french-open - Monday 22 April, 2013
Looks like Novak Djokovic enjoyed beating Rafa Nadal in Monte Carlo
“I beat the best player ever in the history of this tournament,” said the chuffed Serb.
# french-open - Friday 13 July, 2012
Late double bogey costs Shane Lowry chance of Scottish Open lead
The Offaly golfer got off to a superb start with a birdie blitz but scuppered a good round on the 16th.
# french-open - Monday 9 July, 2012
Poll: Is Roger Federer the greatest tennis player of all time?
The 30-year-old added to his legend with Wimbledon win number seven but Rafa and Rod might have qualms with ‘best ever’ claims.
# french-open - Sunday 8 July, 2012
Marcel Siem ends eight-year trophy drought at French Open
The 31-year-old finished ahead of Francesco Molinari of Italy.
# french-open - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Teenager Manassero in the mix at French Open
Christian Nilsson of Sweden leads, though the Italian could yet produce a surprise result.
# french-open - Friday 29 June, 2012
No tragedy as Nadal writes off giantkiller Rosol
The Spaniard said that there are “much more important things” in life following his loss.
# french-open - Sunday 24 June, 2012
Murray stamps his feet and insists he is not a ‘drama queen’
The world number four gets his Wimbledon campaign up and running this Tuesday against Nikolay Davydenko.
# french-open - Monday 11 June, 2012
Nadal claims magnificent seventh French Open win
After the rain halted his progress yesterday, the Spaniard ended Djokovic’s hope with a 7-5 fourth set victory.
# french-open - Sunday 10 June, 2012
Rain halts French Open final again
The last time the French Open final was not completed on a Sunday was 1973 when Ilie Nastase defeated Niki Pilic.
# french-open - Saturday 9 June, 2012
Sharapova makes history with French Open win
The Russian comfortably beat Italy’s Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 to become the 10th woman to win all four Grand Slam titles.
# french-open - Friday 8 June, 2012
John McEnroe: Andy Murray needs to stop being so angry and negative
No, the irony isn’t lost on us either.
Sharapova celebrates top spot with room service
“Yeah, that’s as good as it gets before a final,” said the Russian despite her reclaiming of top spot.
# french-open - Thursday 7 June, 2012
Sharapova into French Open final, regains top spot
The Russian described reaching her first-ever final in the tournament as “an amazing feeling”.
# french-open - Wednesday 6 June, 2012
French Open: Half-ton Nadal into semis at French Open
It was the 50th win for Nadal at the spiritual home of claycourt tennis since he first competed here as an 18-year-old in 2005. Impressive.
# french-open - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
Djokovic sees off Tsonga in epic battle to set up meeting with Federer
The top seed will take on his Swiss rival in the semi-finals at Roland Garros.
# french-open - Monday 4 June, 2012
Sharapova struggles through to quarters at Roland Garros
The number 2 seed defeated Czech Klara Zakopalova 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 earlier today.
Tsonga defeats Wawrinka to set up Djokovic clash
We’re getting to the business end of things at Roland Garros now.
# french-open - Sunday 3 June, 2012
French Open round-up: Federer and Djokovic survive scares
The Serb player will face either Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or Stanislas Wawrinka in the next round.
Cibulkova dumps Azarenka from French Open
Cibulkova, who fell just short of beating Azarenka in Miami earlier this year, got her sweet revenge as she triumphed 6-2 7-6 (7-4).
‘A disgrace’ — Wozniacki attacks French Open officials
It wasn’t a good week for Wozzilroy as the tennis half of sport’s power couple crashed out yesterday.
# french-open - Saturday 2 June, 2012
Andy Murray reaches last 16 of the French Open
It was a straight sets victory for the Scot over Santiago Giraldo of Colombia.
# french-open - Friday 1 June, 2012
French Open wrap: Sharapova, Djokovic ease through
Some other big names didn’t have it so easy. Roger Federer was made to work for his win while womens third seed Agnieszka Radwanska has crashed out.
VIDEO: This 38-shot rally made one player vomit and left the other in agony with cramp
Grigor Dimitrov and Richard Gasquet were really going all out during the second round match at the French Open yesterday.
# french-open - Thursday 31 May, 2012
Marathon man Isner beaten in fourth longest in Grand Slam history
The American player is dramatically gaining a reputation for his incredible feats of endurance.
French Open wrap: Nadal, Wozniacki among the winners
There were also wins today for Francesca Schiavone and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Murray survives injury scare at French Open
The Briton battled through his back pain to beat Jarkko Nieminen in four sets this morning.
# french-open - Wednesday 30 May, 2012
French Open round-up: Azarenka, Stosur move on in Paris, Venus ousted
Today’s action included another shock, as a high-profile player exited the tournament once again.
# french-open - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
One and done: Serena crashes out in French Open first round
World number 111 Virginie Razzano of France stunned the 13-time Grand Slam winner on a dramatic evening in Roland Garros.
Roland Garros round-up: Murray, Nadal off to winning starts
In the women’s draw, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Francesca Schiavone all booked places in the second round of the French Open.
Roland Garros: Nadal ready to chase magnificent seventh
“I have much more than I have ever dreamed” says the Spaniard, but he still wants more.
# french-open - Monday 28 May, 2012
Federer equals Connors Grand Slam record
Federer, the record 16-time Grand Slam title winner, is now 233-35 overall at the majors. Not bad.
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