Pavlyuchenkova allows Schiavone to run into Roland Garros semis
First-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova looked to be following up her upset of world No.3 Vera Zvonareva with an upset of defending champion Francesca Schiavone when the score was 6-1 4-1 for the...
Maria Sharapova downs Agnieszka Radwanska to reach Roland Garros quarters
Maria Sharapova won her ninth straight match on clay, the streak featuring her Rome title, by defeating Agnieszka Radwanska in the fourth round of Roland Garros 7-6(4) 7-5. The Russian will be playing her...
Francesca Schiavone works her way into Roland Garros quarterfinals
Defending champion Francesca Schiavone resisted the challenge of Jelena Jankovic and advanced to the quarterfinals of Roland Garros. On her tournament debut ten years ago she reached the quarterfinals, and together with her last...
Sharapova through to Roland Garros fourth round
Maria Sharapova powered into the second week of Roland Garros, as well as the other favorites who were in action this Saturday.
The seventh-seeded Sharapova beat world No.129 Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei 6-2 6-3....
Patty Schnyder ends 17-year tennis career
Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder, 32, today announced her decision to retire from professional tennis and end her 17-year career. Her last singles match was a first-round defeat at the current French Open to Romanian Sorana...
Hantuchova downs Wozniacki in third round of Roland Garros
Favorites for the Roland Garros title keep falling like crazy, very early into the tournament already, and the latest to be sent home is world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki who was humbled by Daniela Hantuchova...
Gisela Dulko upsets Sam Stosur in French Open third round
Both last year’s finalists were in action today. Defending champion Francesca Schiavone had an easy progress into the fourth round, as her opponent Peng Shuai retired with breathing problems at 6-3 1-2 (Schiavone won...
Sharapova to make her brand of candy and sweets called Sugarpova
Thanks to Forty Deuce I learned about an excellent article from the New York Times about Maria Sharapova's brand and how she's been building it carefully from the beginning of her career. Somewhere in...
Arantxa Rus makes big news, upsets Kim Clijsters in second round
Yet again women's tennis is proving that it's pointless to make any sort of prediction - Kim Clijsters was one of the favorites for the title, and even though she wasn't considered undefeatable, who...
Caroline Wozniacki advances to third round
Top seed and world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the third round of Roland Garros, but the match was much tougher than her 6-0 6-2 opener against Kimiko Date Krumm. In the second-round encounter...
