PARIS - Rafael Nadal believes his sixth French Open title was the most special of them all because of the trials and tribulations he had to go through to claim it.
The Spaniard defeated Roger Federer 7-5 7-6 (7/3) 5-7 6-1 on Sunday to equal Bjorn Borg's record of Roland Garros crowns and ensure...

Champion Rafa Nadal hopes to celebrate his birthday by beating Andy Murray in the French Open semi-finals on Friday before Novak Djokovic bids to wrap up the world number one spot against Roger Federer. The odds are on a Nadal versus Djokovic final but third seed Federer, holder of a record 16...

PARIS  — Like a fine wine, Francesca Schiavone is getting better with age. The 30-year-old Italian reached the French Open final for the second year in a row Thursday, beating Marion Bartoli of France 6-3, 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier. "The years can help a lot," said Schiavone, who last...

PARIS - Andy Murray is confident he can beat Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the French Open tomorrow, but only if he plays a lot better than he did against Juan Ignacio Chela.
The Argentinian, who coincidentally was the man Tim Henman beat to reach the last four at Roland Garros in 2004, is...

PARIS - Rafael Nadal will go into a repeat of last year's French Open final against Robin Soderling on Wednesday knowing he needs to find form he has not shown at the tournament this year if he is to keep alive his hopes of winning a sixth title.
The world number one reached the quarter-finals...

Fourth seed Andy Murray hopes to have recovered from an ankle injury in time to face Serbia's Viktor Troicki in the French Open fourth round on Monday when Rafa Nadal and Maria Sharapova are also in action. The Briton, scheduled to play during the late afternoon on Court Suzanne Lenglen, twisted...

PARIS - Cypriot tennis star Marcos Baghdatis’ run at the French Open came to an abrupt end yesterday after going down to Argentinean underdog Leonardo Mayer in straight sets 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).
Baghdatis, who had dropped to 29 in the ATP rankings going into the French gland slam tournament,...

PARIS - Marcos Baghdatis rolls over Frederico Gil in straight sets on Monday at the French Open. Baghdatis is through to a second-round clash against Leonardo Mayer.

 

Marcos Baghdatis rediscovered his game just in time for the second Grand Slam of the year and he turned in a...

ROME - Andy Murray knows he must improve his concentration after he shrugged off a miserable second set to beat Xavier Malisse and book his place in the third round of the Rome Masters.
Still stunned by last week's shock loss to Brazilian Thomasz Bellucci in Madrid, the Scot never quite found...

ROME - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up a second-round clash with world number three Roger Federer, after taking out Marcos Baghdatis late Monday. The Frenchman came through in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
The Frenchman tallied 19 winners and four service breaks through an hour and 15 minutes of...