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Jelena Jankovic Continues to Cruise, Breezes Past Jarmila Groth at Roland Garros
In third round of French Open tennis which is going in Paris, Jelena Jankovic beat Jarmila Groth in straight set of 6-1,6-1 at Roland Garros. After winning from Jarmila Groth, Jelena Jankovic qualifies for the 4th round. If she wins the French Open title, this title will be her first Grand title. Serbia’s Ana Ivanovis… »
3rd Round of French Open
In French Open Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic, who is defending champion of French Open beat Czech Republic Iveta Benesova by 6-0,6-2, while Venus William was crashed out of the French Open losing from Hungary’s Agnes Szavay by a third round tie 6-0, 6-4.
Serbian fourth seed Novak Djokovic beat Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky by 6-3, 6-4 and 6-1…. »
Venus makes great escape, Bartoli falls
The third seed American, Venus William beat Czech Republic Lucie Safarova by 6-7, (5/7), 6-2, 7-5, whereas 13th seeded French woman Marion Bartoli was out of the French Open in the 2nd round. In the other matches Svetiana Kuznetsova from Russia Galina Voskoboeva by 6-0, 6-2, while Danish 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki breezed past Amercian… »
Doubles No Distraction for Ring-Rusty Serena
The American, Serena Williams, who is second seed, struggled a lot due to her knee injury. She rejected the decision that playing in the French Open doubles tournament with sisters Venus could hinder her performance Serena William said that she have won the Australian Open (doubles) and she love playing doubles and her aim was… »
Sania falls at the first hurdle
Indian Sania Mirza, the world No 95 and Kazakhstan’s Galina Voskoboeva who is World No 81 played a fist round match of French Open. But Indian Sania Mairza was knocked out by Galina by 6-4, 7-6(7/3). Sania Mirza has missed last year French Open due to wrist injury. Despite of her wrist injury she was… »
Nadal Begins title defence in style
In the first match of French Open, Rafael Nadal beat Rrazilian by 7-5, 6-4, and 6-3. After beating Brazilian, he began his campaign for an historic fifth successive French Open title. In 29th match of his career, which is held in Roland Garros, he set a career record of winning 29 matches in a row.
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Inanovic, Li Na Enter French Open 2nd Round
In Paris Ana Inanovic, who is defending, champion, she defeat Italy‘s Sara Errani. After beating Sara Errani, she reached in the 2nd round of French Open. She beat her by 7-6(7/3), 6-3.
Inanovic didn’t play Madrid Open because of her knee problem. After winning from Sra, she said that she had to work very hard for… »
Rafael Nadal seeks 5th French Open title
The Frech open will start today; in this tournament the world’s best clay-court player will be decided. Rafael Nadal who is number 1 in the worlds and he is clay court master of his playing. In best-of-five matches, at a time when tennis has become increasingly international and dense at the top, Nadal’s career record… »
Maria Sharapova plays down French Open expectations
Maria Sharapova played down her hopes of a deep run into the French Open. After recovering from shoulder injury, the former world number one player Maria Sharapova, who kept out of the US Open, Olympics and this year’s Australian Open, have lost quarter-finals from Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko. After losing from Alona Bondarenko. she said… »
Zvonareeva Out of French Open
The sixth seed, Russian Vera Zvonareva, had not played very muduring last month due to her injury in right ankle at Charleston. Zvonareeva was also pulled out from the French Open; again the cause is injured ankle. British Lucky loser Katie O’Brien who will face Olga Gorvotsova of Belarus in first round, will replaced… »