Posts Tagged French Open
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Nadal Wins Fifth French Open Title
Rafael Nadal has won the fifth French Open title of his career with a commanding performance against Robin Soderling in the final. The Swede may be the first and only player who has defeated Nadal at Roland Garros (in the fourth round in 2009) but
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Doubles Title for Williams Sisters
Venus and Serena Williams landed their fourth consecutive grand slam doubles title with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik at the French Open. The Americans wrapped up victory in 73 minutes to win their 12th grand slam tit
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Serena Williams Loses to Samantha Stosur at French Open
Top-ranked Serena Williams lost in the quarterfinals Wednesday, squandering a match point and losing to Australian spoiler Samantha Stosur, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6. The upset was the second in a row for the No. 7-seeded Stosur, and the third in as many day
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A Sports Fan’s Guide to Weekend Television Viewing: May 28-31
On this Memorial Weekend, sports fans have a large variety of events to watch. There’s golf, basketball, the Stanley Cup, boxing, lacrosse, baseball and Grand Slam tennis. On Friday, we open with golf as the second round of the Crowne Plaza Invi
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Venus Reaches Third Round
Venus Williams advanced Wednesday to the third round of the French Open by beating Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-2, 6-4. It was Williams’ 28th victory in 32 matches this year. In 13 previous French Open appearances, Williams reached the semifinals on
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French Open Updates
Justine Henin beat Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round of the French Open 6-4, 6-3. The match was Henin's first at Roland Garros since 2007, when she won the tournament for the fourth time. Although seeded only 22nd, Henin is considered one of th
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2010 French Open Betting Odds
The favorites in this year’s French Open are Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin, who have eight French Open titles amongst themselves. While the men’s tournament is basically a two-horse race between Nadal and last year’s winner Roger Federer, th
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Roger Federer wins French Open for career Grand Slam (Video)
Roger Federer defeated Robin Soderling, tied Pete Sampras and won the French Open - finally. Undeterred by an on-court intruder, Federer defeated surprise finalist Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday to complete a career Grand Slam and win his
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French Open TV Schedule 2009
Here is your French Open TV schedule 2009 for the final weekend of the tournament. The French Open finals will air on NBC. Below air dates are Eastern Standard Time. Also, be sure to check here for other exciting sports to watch on the tube t
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Safina, Kuznetsova to Meet in French Open Final
Dinara Safina shanked shots, committed double-faults, screamed profanities at herself and still won, setting up an all-Russian final at French Open. The combustible Safina beat Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals Thursday and
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