The red clay of Roland Garros isn’t impressed with raw power. It rewards stamina, agility and the resolve to hit ball after ball until an opponent either wilts or short-circuits in sheer frustration. None of these qualities has made Serena Williams the most dominant player in women’s tennis over the last decade. But on the eve of the 2012 French Open , the 30-year-old Williams looks the favorite to win her 14th Grand Slam title on a surface that has never played to her strengths. Read full article > >

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2012 French Open: Rededicated Serena Williams appears a favorite to win at Roland Garros

Andy Murray recovers from his ankle injury he sustained at the French Open and will play in the Aegon Championships at Queen’s.

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Murray wins Queen’s fitness fight

China’s top tennis official calls for reforms to the country’s state-run sports system following the success of Li Na at the French Open this weekend.

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Li Na win prompts call for reform

Rafael Nadal is still No. 1. The Spaniard defeated Roger Federer in the French Open on Sunday to tie Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles. He has now won 10 Grand Slam tournaments. Nadal started out slowly, but went on to win five games in a…

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Li Na powers past Francesca Schiavone in straight sets to secure the French Open crown and China’s first Grand Slam singles title.

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China’s Li wins French Open title

Rafael Nadal won 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 against Andy Murray. He will face the winner of the Federer-Djokovic match in the finals.

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Straight Sets: Nadal Beats Murray to Reach Finals

Rafael Nadal steps closer to a record sixth French Open crown with a straight-sets win over Andy Murray in a pulsating semi-final.

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Majestic Nadal holds off Murray

PARIS — Roger Federer set another record by reaching the French Open quarterfinals Sunday, and Novak Djokovic closed in on a pair of his own. Federer extended his quarterfinal streak at major tournaments to 28 with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Olympic gold medal doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka. “Twenty-eight quarterfinals in a row, that’s great,” Federer said. “But that’s another opportunity for me to go one step further.” Read full article > >

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Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic reach quarterfinals at French Open; Zvonareva eliminated

Novak Djokovic will return to complete his third-round match at the French Open on Saturday with his six-month unbeaten run under serious threat from Juan Martin del Potro.

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Djokovic and Del Potro all square

Andy Murray is guarding against a major upset when he takes on another of the tennis world’s lesser lights in Michael Berrer of Germany at the French Open on Saturday.

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Murray wary over Berrer challenge

Caroline Wozniacki, the world’s top-ranked women’s player, was ousted from the French Open in convincing fashion, 6-1, 6-3 by Daniela Hantuchova on Friday.

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Straight Sets: Hantuchova Upsets Top-Seeded Wozniacki

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki crashes out of the French Open in a shock loss to Daniela Hantuchova, while last year’s runner-up Sam Stosur is beaten by unseeded Gisela Dulko.

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Wozniacki thumped by Hantuchova

World number four Andy Murray overcomes a slow start to defeat Simone Bolelli in straight sets and reach the French Open third round.

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Elena Baltacha beats American qualifier Sloane Stephens 7-5 6-2 to ensure there will be two British women in the French Open second round for the first time since 1992.

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Baltacha powers through in Paris

Britain’s Andy Murray begins his French Open campaign with a straight-sets win over home qualifier Eric Prodon.

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Murray advances into second round