Claycourt machine Nadal reaches cloud nine in Paris
Claycourt machine Rafa Nadal held off another challenge from great rival Novak Djokovic to claim a record extending ninth French Open title with a 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 victory on Sunday.
French Open should give Nadal higher seeding, says Forget
2013-04-22 09:33The French Open should consider protecting Rafael Nadal with a higher seeding to avoid a potential quarterfinal clash with Novak Djokovic, according to Roland Garros committee member Guy Forget.
Li Na on Time cover, makes influential 100 list
2013-04-19 13:53Li Na, the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam title, was named among Time magazine's most influential people in the world.
Djokovic ready for Monte Carlo gamble, Del Potro wins
2013-04-17 14:14Novak Djokovic will be hoping his gamble to play in the Monte Carlo Masters does not leave his claycourt season going bust after he decided to test his injured ankle in the glamorous principality.
Fear drives on Nadal
2012-06-13 08:09Rafael Nadal admitted on Monday that a deep-seated fear of failure drove him to a record seventh French Open title and will keep him playing until his love of the sport drains away.
Djokovic looking forward to long rivalry
2012-06-13 08:09World No 1 Novak Djokovic is looking forward to a new rivalry at the summit of men's tennis after losing a hard-fought French Open final against Spanish clay-court king Rafael Nadal.
Nadal in seventh heaven as he ends Djokovic dream
2012-06-12 02:08Rafa Nadal won a record seventh French Open title on Monday but that tells only half the story of a final which included temper tantrums, rain suspensions and the end of Novak Djokovic's grand-slam dream.
Nadal and Djokovic must return to finish Paris duel
2012-06-11 09:51Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will have to come back to finish their French Open final after rain prevented a conclusion on Sunday with the match on a knife-edge.
Now that she's won all four, which is Sharapova's favorite?
2012-06-11 08:04Maria Sharapova said her French Open triumph was a greater achievement than her teenage 2004 Wimbledon breakthrough, which launched her on the road to international fame and fortune.
Sharapova posing with trophy near Eiffel Tower
2012-06-10 15:05Novak Djokovic swept aside third seed Roger Federer 6-4 7-5 6-3 with a ruthless display of consistent hitting to reach his first French Open final on Friday.
Putin congratulates Sharapova on French Open victory
2012-06-10 11:32Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday congratulated Maria Sharapova on winning the French Open tournament.
Djokovic, Nadal face Grand Slam day of destiny
2012-06-10 07:58Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal square off in a record fourth successive Grand Slam final on Sunday with the French Open title.
