Russian fifth seed Elena Dementieva is now moving on to the semi finals of the French Open after defeating fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 2-6, 6-2, 6-0. This is the second time for Elena Dementieva in the semi finals. Russian Elena Dementieva was the losing finalist of the French Open on 2004. This time Elena Dementieva [...]
Elena Dementieva outlasted Russian compatriot Nadia Petrova 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 to reach the French Open semi-finals for the second time on Tuesday. Petrova, who defeated Venus Willians in straight sets in the previous round, took the first set 6-2, but that was mainly due to the abysmal form of Dementieva, who showed all her old [...]
Serena Williams won over Shahar Peer earlier today (6-2, 6-2). The win was considered a cake-walk for the no. 1 seeded Williams. Williams struggled early on but overcame the jitters en route to dominating Peer. Most of the match was a showcase of Williams’ talent. Peer never had a chance since the match started. The [...]
Number seven seeded Samantha Stosur eliminated the four-time French Open Champion Justine Henin 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 today to advance into the quarterfinals. Aussie, Stosur lost the first set of the match but then went on to winning the succeeding sets against the 22nd seeded Justine Henin. This win will mean that we will not get [...]
During the match between Justine Henin and Sam Stosur, the Australian was leading the match. Sam Stosur needed one more point but wavered and she hit a double fault. But this did not bothered the concentration of the determined Australian, she then tried again. This time, her concentration helped her to launch a strong serve [...]
Top ranked Serena Williams played very well today. Serena played with almost a error free tennis and won nine consecutive games. Serena Williams advances to the third round after defeating Julia Goerges 6-1, 6-1. Serena’s wait was not put to waste as she won before lunch in todays tournament. King of clay and four time [...]
Roland Garros organizers have been prompting to begin postponing matches for today due to the rain that has delayed the start of play for more than for hours. Among the players who will have to wait at least another day to play their second-round matches at the French Open are four time champion Rafael Nadal [...]
Roger Federer who is the defending champion in the French Open reaches the third round after defeating Colombian left-hander Alejandro Falla 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-4. Roger Federer is looking for his 17th Grand Slam title. Roger Federer, the worlds number one will face either Belgium’s Olivier Rochus or German qualifier Julian Reister. “A player like [...]
In today’s result of the French open, ninth seed and former number one Russian Dinara Safina was defeated by Japanes veteran Kimiko Date Krum 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Kimiko Dae Krumm who is 39 years old moves on to the next round facing Australian wild card Jarmila Groth. Four time winner Justin Henin also moves to [...]
In the second day of the French Open, the no.3 seed Caroline Wozniacki moves on to the second round of the tournament. Caroline Wozniacki had her match on the center court against Alla Kudryavtseva whom she defeated 6-0, 6-3. “Doesn’t matter if I play five hours or one hour,” Wozniacki said. “As long as I [...]