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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.

Murray beats Nadal to win the Madrid Open final

2015-05-11 11:00

Andy Murray beat Rafael Nadal on clay for the first time Sunday, dominating the Madrid Open final to win 6-3, 6-2 against the four-time champion.

Kvitova crowned women's champion in Madrid Open

2015-05-10 11:05

Petra Kvitova was crowned as the champion of the women's tournament in the Mutua Madrid Masters on Saturday.

Battling Nadal bemoans 'awful' and 'negative' exit

2015-04-25 07:43

Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal described his performance as "awful" as he crashed out of the Barcelona Open 6-4, 7-6 (6) to Italian Fabio Fognini on Thursday.

French Open unveils 2015 poster designed by Chinese artist

2014-12-19 03:46

Du Zhenjun has become the first Chinese in 35 years to create a work of art for the French Open, depicting a player on a poster serving a point.

Despite Open win, tennis fans worry about lack of new talent

2014-06-09 07:39

Despite the just-claimed French Open doubles title, the future of Chinese tennis remains in jeopardy due to the lack of up-and-coming talent.

Maria Sharapova looks ahead to Wimbledon

2014-06-08 21:29

With red clay still staining her shoes and socks, Maria Sharapova is already getting ready for the toughest transition in tennis.

Peng and Hsieh win French Open women's doubles

2014-06-08 20:29

Top-seeded Peng Shuai of Chinese mainland and Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan won their second Grand Slam title together by defeating Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the French Open women's doubles on Sunday.

Sharapova floors Halep to win second French Open title

2014-06-08 01:32

Maria Sharapova wins French Open

Nadal, Murray set up semi date

2014-06-06 06:59

Spanish star overcomes first-set slump against compatriot Ferrer

'Philosopher' Petkovic finds her comfort zone

2014-06-06 06:59

For a woman who admires 19th century philosophy, Andrea Petkovic says she did not need to think at all to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal on Wednesday.

Sharapova makes it back to French Open final

2014-06-06 09:12

For the third straight year, Maria Sharapova will play in the French Open final. The seventh-seeded Russian again lost the first set Thursday, but again managed to turn things around, beating Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.

'Wildman' tackling the 'Djoker'

2014-06-05 06:53

The worlds of Latvian "wildman" Ernests Gulbis and Serb joker Novak Djokovic will collide at Roland Garros on Friday with a place in the French Open final at stake.

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