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A big Happy Birthday to The King of Clay who turns 24 today! Feliz Cumpleaños Rafa! photo via RolandGarros.com
Continue Reading →It’s semifinals day for the ladies! Too bad for Stosur she doesn’t get a day off after beating Serena 8-6 in the third, but this is a Major and you have to put out a Major effort. J.J. will be ready. Schiavone vs. Dementieva appeals to the WTA nerd in all of us. FRENCH OPEN [...]
Continue Reading →The Serena Williams vs. Sam Stosur quarterfinal pushed the limits on Wednesday, with Serena fighting from a set and a break down but finding herself unable to convert a match point. Stosur won the match: 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6. It was a pleasure to watch Sam Stosur’s big serve, heavy forehand and wicked slice match [...]
Continue Reading →Hey Federer fans! Check out this NY Times interview with Chris Evert: Q. Who is your favorite tennis player? Chris Evert: Roger Federer has always been my favorite. He’s a gentleman. You would want to have him as your son, or your boyfriend or your brother. He’s just a wonderful human being. Q. Tell us [...]
Continue Reading →What can I say? Tuesday is the day of broken streaks! There will be no official Day 10 wrap (congrats Elena, Francesca, Tomas and. . . .Robin), and I promise you that it’s for reasons much less romantic than Fedophile angst (really, I swear!) That said, let’s just move on to Day 11, shall we? [...]
Continue Reading →Gotta love Roger’s positivity – even after Robin Soderling broke his Major semi-final streak on Tuesday: Q. You have, of course, the great semifinal streak that is now broken. What does that mean to you? Obviously all good things come to an end at some point. ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, like you say, they [...]
Continue Reading →Well, that happened. . . Robin Soderling soundly defeated defending champ Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, in Tuesday’s French Open quarterfinals. Call it lucky thirteen – appropriate, given Le Sod’s devilish reputation – his record against Roger now stands at 1-12. Federer’s sublime streak of consecutive Major semifinals stops at 23 – a record [...]
Continue Reading →It’s getting serious. As in no yoking around! 2010 FRENCH OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY 10: TUESDAY, JUNE 1 Court Philippe Chatrier 14:00 Start Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals Francesca Schiavone(ITA)[17] vs. Caroline Wozniacki(DEN)[3] Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals Roger Federer(SUI)[1] vs. Robin Soderling(SWE)[5] Men’s Doubles – Fourth Round Marc Lopez(ESP) /Pere Riba(ESP) vs. Wesley Moodie(RSA)[4] /Dick [...]
Continue Reading →Just a quick wrap today: Justine Henin was defeated on the terre battue of Roland Garros for the first time since 2004 on Monday, falling in three sets to Sam Stosur: 2-6, 6-1, 4-6. “I just wanted so much that the adventure could keep going,” Justine said afterwards, though she insisted that her loss was [...]
Continue Reading →The singles players finish up their fourth rounds on Monday, and boy, are their some surprising names on the schedule. Ginepri? Gabashvili? Groth? There are even a few that don’t begin with “G.” So is Monday the day we get a Major upset? Or is it going to be a straight sets snooze fest? Watch [...]
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