French Open

Serena Makes Another Early French Open Exit

AP | Posted 06.01.2012

PARIS -- Serena Williams' French Open is over after a first-round loss in mixed doubles to go with her quick exit in singles. Playing together for th...

GROSS! Tennis Players Loses His Lunch During Epic Point

AP | Posted 06.01.2012

PARIS — Talk about leaving it all out on the court. After quite a point at the French Open – 38 strokes over nearly a minute – Fran...

Sharapova Wins Easily Again

Tennis.com | Richard Pagliaro | Posted 06.01.2012

By Richard Pagliaro, Tennis.com Poor light postponed Maria Sharapova’s second-round match scheduled to start yesterday. The second-seeded Russian...

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Len Berman | Posted 06.01.2012

Len Berman

I think we're all missing the point. We need to make the Pro Bowl more like the NBA, better yet, the ABA. Let everyone go in motion. In place of the slam dunk contest, have the players compete at halftime for the best end zone dance.

US Teen Stays Alive At French Open

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 06.01.2012

PARIS — Well, that's settled: 19-year-old Sloane Stephens is bumping herself up to first class for the flight home from the French Open, wheneve...

Nadal Moves On

AP | CHRIS LEHOURITES | Posted 05.31.2012

PARIS — When it comes to playing on clay, Rafael Nadal's excellence is so striking that even the slightest problem can seem like a big deal. Fo...

Venus Follows Sister Out Of French Open

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 05.30.2012

By HOWARD FENDRICH, Associated Press PARIS — Used to be that Venus Williams was the one who was highly ranked, the one considered a title contend...

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Len Berman | Posted 05.30.2012

Len Berman

When you think of great sports franchises, how come the San Antonio Spurs don't roll off your tongues? Last night they won their 20th straight game, they're 10-0 in this year's playoffs. And they do it without flair.

Why Do We Care If Serena Williams Cried?

Buzzfeed | Posted 05.30.2012

Below is a video of Serena Williams's face before the last set of her match against Virginie Razzano. As Razzano stepped off the court for a bathroom ...

Djokovic Rolls Into 3rd Round At French Open

AP | Posted 05.30.2012

PARIS -- Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round at the French Open by beating Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday. The top-ranked Djo...

Serena Shocked At French Open

Posted 05.29.2012

By Richard Pagliaro, Tennis.com Lining another flat forehand into the net, Serena Williams shoved the air in disgust, as if admonishing a dance par...

Serena Going Home Early

AP | CHRIS LEHOURITES | Posted 05.31.2012

PARIS (AP) — For Roger Federer, setting records on the tennis court is getting to be ho-hum. The perks that come with them, like dini...

Nadal Advances In Style At French Open

AP | CHRIS LEHOURITES | Posted 05.29.2012

PARIS -- Rafael Nadal began his quest for a record seventh French Open title in style, wearing a pink shirt and pink shoelaces. And he won easily, ...

Sharapova Nearly Perfect In First Round Victory

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 05.29.2012

PARIS — It was after a second-round victory at the 2007 French Open that Maria Sharapova famously compared her movement on red clay to a "cow on...

U.S. Women Score Perfect 10 To Begin French Open

Posted 05.29.2012

By Tennis Panorama News Who says Americans can’t play on clay? In the first two days of the French Open, the ladies from the United States are a ...

Djokovic Breezes Through First Round

AP | CHRIS LEHOURITES | Posted 05.28.2012

PARIS — The pressure to win is always high, and the pressure to keep on winning is even worse. For Novak Djokovic, the world's best tennis play...

No. 1 Azarenka Survives French Open First Round

AP | CHRIS LEHOURITES | Posted 05.28.2012

By CHRIS LEHOURITES, Associated Press PARIS -- Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka turned it on when she had to Monday, winning 12 of the final 14 games t...

Federer Ties Connors' Record

Posted 05.28.2012

Richard Pagliaro, Tennis.com It wasn't exactly a Monday morning rush hour in Paris, but Roger Federer started his work week chasing a deep drive wi...

U.S. Teen Scores French Open Upset

AP | Posted 05.28.2012

PARIS -- Qualifier Lauren Davis, an 18-year-old from Boca Raton, Fla., knocked off 30th-seeded Mona Barthel of Germany 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of ...

Venus Overcomes Early Struggles To Win 1st Round Match

AP | Posted 05.27.2012

PARIS -- Venus Williams bounced back from a poor start at the French Open on Sunday, beating 19-year-old Paula Ormaechea 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in her first Gr...

5 Major Champs Reach 2nd Round At French Open

AP | CHRIS LEHOURITES | Posted 05.27.2012

PARIS -- Five major champions successfully made their way through the first round of the French Open on Sunday's opening day. One didn't. Sam Stosu...

Roddick Upset Early

AP | Posted 05.27.2012

PARIS -- Andy Roddick exited in the opening round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2007, losing to 88th-ranked Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6...

French Open Men's Preview: The Peaks of Paris

Tennis.com | Posted 05.25.2012

By STEVE TIGNOR, Tennis.com PARIS—This year’s men’s event at Roland Garros feels like the culmination of seven clay-court seasons past. Not t...

PHOTOS: The Men To Watch At The French Open 2012

Posted 05.25.2012

If world No. 1 Novak Djokovic wants to win a fourth consecutive Grand Slam championship then the tournament's top seed is going to have to go through ...

French Open Women's Preview

Posted 05.25.2012

By STEVE TIGNOR, Tennis.com PARIS—Old guard vs. new, that’s been the theme of 2012 on the women’s side. The kids got off to a good start when...