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The Age
| 12 months ago
Darren Walton, Paris June 3, 2012 Read later Heavy hitter: Samantha Stosur is into the fourth round. Photo: Getty Images THE draw has opened up and Samantha Stosur has found her groove as she eyes a second crack at French Open glory. Stosur faces...
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BBC
| 12 months ago
Fourth seed Kvitova eased through the first set but an error-strewn second saw the Russian force a decider. But 22-year-old Kvitova rediscovered her form to prevail 6-2 4-6 6-1 and secure a meeting with Francesca Schiavone or Varvara Lepchenko.
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Because of a few long matches and a bit of a backlog from the previous day, both Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka were late on court Friday and both completed third-round victories just as the sun was setting. "Last 15 minutes was very hard,"...
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Times of Oman
| 12 months ago
A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and a completely out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros yesterday. For a woman who showed no weaknesses while dispatching Venus Williams in the...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova , the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open...Azarenka had seven double faults and 25 unforced errors but only lost her serve twice while recording a pair of...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
Even though Roger Federer was again far from his best, he still managed to win at the French Open.
The 2009 champion at Roland Garros was pushed to four sets Friday for the second straight match, this time beating Nicolas Mahut of...
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International Herald Tribune
| 12 months ago
Women There is a burden that comes with that, of course, for whichever player eventually assumes the mantel of best female American tennis player from Serena Williams, next year or five years or however many years hence. But Stephens seemed...
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Tennis
| 12 months ago
Agnieszka Radwanska at Roland Garros on Friday, said she made a mistake when she moved her training base out of Spain and back to Russia. Kuznetsova has not been a force at the majors since she won Roland Garros in 2009. "I try to play more forehands,...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
When Maria Sharapova finally got out on court Friday for the second round of the French Open, there was no stopping her.
The three-time Grand Slam champion, who was forced to wait an extra day because John Isner's marathon match ran...
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France24
| 12 months ago
Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova hits a return to Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska during their match during the French Open tournament in Paris. Kuznetsova defeated Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 in the third round of the French Open. Former champion Svetlana...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, while American teen Sloane Stephens advanced on Friday.
Ivanovic fell to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, and Stephens advanced to the fourth round by beating Mathilde...
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International Herald Tribune
| 12 months ago
Third seed Agnieszka Radwanska exited the French Open on Friday after being comprehensively out-fought and out-maneuvered in a straight-sets, third-round defeat to former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. The 26th seed, who won the 2009 title at Roland...
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International Herald Tribune
| 12 months ago
Former champion Ana Ivanovic went out of the French Open on Friday, beaten 1-6 7-5 6-3 by Italian claycourt specialist Sara Errani in an erratic third-round display. Ivanovic, the Roland Garros winner in 2008 and a former world number one, started...
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Tennis
| 12 months ago
Each day during the French Open, we'll previewand predict the winner ofthree of the most compelling women's matches. (3) Agnieszka Radwanska vs. (26) Svetlana Kuznetsova Head to Head: Kuznetsova leads 9-3 On paper, this match offers ideal upset...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Defending champion Li Na sailed through her second-round match Thursday at the French Open...One of the games she lost came on the only break point she saw Thursday but she cashed in six of her seven break chances...Petra Kvitova had 27 unforced...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
Almost from the moment Venus and Serena Williams appeared on the Grand Slam scene in the late 1990s, they've been winning titles and transcending tennis, becoming red-carpet celebrities as much as sports stars.
Every so often, like all...
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The Orange County Register
| 12 months ago
Almost from the moment Venus and Serena Williams appeared on the Grand Slam scene in the late 1990s, they've been winning titles and transcending tennis, becoming red-carpet celebrities as much as sports stars. Every so often, like all elite athletes,...
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Arizona Republic
| 12 months ago
Venus and Serena Williams have been winning Grand Slam titles and transcending their sport since the 1990s. Every so often, like all elite athletes, they hear questions about whether their best days are behind them. Now that each is past her 30th...
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France24
| 12 months ago
Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki hits a return to Australia's Jarmila Gajdosova during their French Open match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Wozniacki, seeded nine this year and a quarter-finalist in 2010, breezed past Gajdosova 6-1, 6-4 for a...
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BBC
| 12 months ago
Champion Li Na progresses to third round Champion Li Na powered past Stephanie Foretz Gacon to reach the French Open third round. Chinese player Na, 30, broke the French woman in the first game and completed a dominant 6-0 6-2 win in 52 minutes.
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 12 months ago
Grimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits Thursday because of a bad back at the French Open. Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit rebounded from an awful first set to beat Jarkko Nieminen 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 and...
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The Jakarta Post
| 12 months ago
The fourth-seeded Czech won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last year, and then won the WTA Championships. Although she has yet to win a title in 2012, she is seeded fourth in Paris and is expected to go deep into the tournament. Later...
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International Herald Tribune
| 12 months ago
Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova strolled into the French Open third round with a comprehensive 6-1 6-3 win over Pole Urszula Radwanska on Thursday. Kvitova, who had only dropped three games in her opening round, was never threatened by the world...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 12 months ago
Rafael Nadal, chasing a record seventh French Open title, will be looking to preserve his perfect record against Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin when the two meet in the second round at Roland Garros on Thursday. Nadal, who has lost only once on the Paris...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
For Roger Federer, setting records on the tennis court is getting to be ho-hum.
The perks that come with them, like dining with Queen Elizabeth II, are the things to really remember.
"Yes, I have had lunch next to the...
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DAWN
| 12 months ago
Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. eyes the ball during her match against her compatriot Sloane Stephens during the French Open tournament. Photo by Reuters Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns the ball to Cedrik-Marcel Stebe of Germany during their...
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Taiwan News
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic also advanced to the third round, as did top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and No...Radwanska defeated Venus Williams 6-2, 6-3, eliminating the seven-time Grand Slam champion one day after Serena Williams lost in the first round.
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
| 12 months ago
Brian Baker's remarkable run up the rankings in his return to professional tennis carried him all the way to the French Open's main stadium and a second-round meeting with 11th-seeded Gilles Simon...Playing in his first Grand Slam tournament in 6 1/2...
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Epoch Times
| 12 months ago
May 30, 2012 Seven-time Grand Slam Champion Venus Williams lost in the second round Wednesday to third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-3. The 31-year-old Williams, who had played just 15 matches (114) coming into this major clearly was not herself.
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The Star
| 12 months ago
After four days of play, the French Open was left without a Williams sister in the draw on Wednesday when former runner-up Venus joined 2002 champion Serena in making an early exit. Venus, seven times a grand-slam winner but now coping with an...
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The Star
| 12 months ago
Azarenka and Samantha Stosur moved closer to a potential quarter-final showdown at the French Open yesterday with both coasting to straight-set wins as the second round got underway. Top-seeded Azarenka from Belarus defeated German qualifier Dinah...
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The independent
| 12 months ago
Suggested Topics To find five different men who have won recent Grand Slam singles titles you have to go back to the start of 2005, when Marat Safin won the Australian Open. Since then the honours have been shared by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal,...
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Los Angeles Times
| 12 months ago
Venus Williams has been ousted from the French Open , one day and one round after her sister Serena also made an extremely early exit from the event. Williams lost to third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, 6-2, 6-3, in the second round Wednesday.
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Wellington Dominion
| 12 months ago
Venus Williams refused to be downcast after losing to third seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the second round of the French Open, saying she was still on a learning curve after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. "I am really positive and my team...
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Tennis
| 12 months ago
Williams is battling an autoimmune disease. "This is just the beginning for me," she said. "This is a process that I have to learn a lot from, with myself, with my doctors, everything...I can't walk out on the court and say, 'Oh, my God, this is it.'...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Open, was handed a straight-set defeated Wedneday in second-round play of the French Open...Victoria Azarenka dropped just two games and Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Venus Williams in Wednesday's second-round play at the French Open. Azarenka, who...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
Used to be that Venus Williams was the one who was highly ranked, the one considered a title contender, the one who would dominate foes so thoroughly that matches would be tidily wrapped up in an hour.
Now 31, and figuring out from day...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Venus crashes out of French Open after Serena's 1st rd exit Zeenews Sports Bureau Paris: A day after her sister`s shocking exit in the first round of the French Open, Venus Williams was ousted by third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday...
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Star Tribune
| 12 months ago
Venus Williams followed little sister Serena out of the French Open. The elder Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, lost to third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 6-3 Wednesday in the second round. Williams was playing at a major...
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International Herald Tribune
| 12 months ago
A subdued Venus Williams left the French Open in the second round Wednesday when she was soundly beaten by third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, 6-2 6-3...Grand Slam events but is rebuilding her game and her life after receiving a diagnosis of...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Open, was handed a straight-set defeated Wedneday in second-round play of the French Open...Victoria Azarenka dropped just two games and Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Venus Williams in Wednesday's second-round play at the French Open. Azarenka, who...
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Tennis
| 12 months ago
Venus Williams followed little sister Serena out of the French Open. The elder Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, lost to third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 6-3 Wednesday in the second round. Williams was playing at a major...
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The Globe & Mail
| 12 months ago
A subdued Venus Williams left the French Open in the second round on Wednesday when she was soundly beaten by third-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-3. Former world number one Williams, who has won seven grand slam events but is rebuilding her...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 12 months ago
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic gave themselves more work than anticipated in moving into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday. Former champion Federer set a record with his 234th grand-slam match win but only after wasting two...
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The News Tribune
| 12 months ago
Serena Williams falls to a knee shortly before losing to Virginie Razzano on Tuesday during their first round French Open match. Serena Williams was two points away Tuesday from extending her perfect record on clay this year. An hour later, she was...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
| 12 months ago
For more than a decade, whatever the state of her health or her game, Serena Williams always won first-round matches at Grand Slam tournaments...Until Williams came within two points of victory nine times, yet failed to close the deal against 111th-...
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The Star
| 12 months ago
Venus Williams's comeback route takes a difficult turn when the American takes on Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday. Seven-times grand-slam champion Williams, who returned to the tour in March...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
After the shock of Serena Williams' stunning loss to France's own Virginie Razzano, big sister Venus will have to pull out all the stops to ensure she does not follow suit on Wednesday. In what on paper is the tie of the round in either the women's...
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Reuters
| 12 months ago
Topics Venus Williams of the U.S. reacts during her match against Paula Ormaechea of Argentina during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 27, 2012. Venus Williams's comeback route takes a difficult turn when...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
For more than a decade, whatever the state of her health or her game, no matter the opponent or arena, Serena Williams always won first-round matches at Grand Slam tournaments.
Always.
Until Tuesday at the French Open.
