Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images via Yahoo Sports Rafael Nadal completed his charge on Roland Garros to regain his title and hoist the Coupe de Mousquetaires for the fifth time in his young career. He beat two time finalist Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Vamos! Rafa won the match without being broken.  He took the [...]

But wait, there’s more! Why not take a break from toasting Francesca and tune into the men’s final on Sunday? It’s between this clay court specialist named Rafael Nadal and some ball basher from Sweden going by Robin Soderling. Could be pretty interesting. . . In the U.S., the men’s Roland Garros final will be [...]

Francesca Schiavone made her childhood dream come true today with a 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory over Sam Stosur in the French Open final. But dreams are one thing, doing is another. And Francesca definitely did it. She knew she had to serve out of her mind, so she served twice as many aces as Sam. [...]

It’s ladies’ final day! Not exactly the match we were hoping for or expecting, but we’re still excited about it, right? Q. From how long are you waiting for this moment? FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE: A life. Si, a life because I think everybody I think I was born to play tennis, so this a dream, and [...]

It’s a Williams Slam! Q. How does it feel to win here again, even years? SERENA WILLIAMS: It feels good. I mean, we have a Williams Slam. I think we’ve four in a row now. So we were really excited about that. It’s got the Venus and Serena. VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, the Williams Slam in [...]

Day 13 at Roland Garros! Soderling’s favorite number. It’s all about the men’s semifinals and the Williams sisters in the doubles final. (Or maybe you prefer Legends Doubles? Then it’s your lucky day, too.) 2010 FRENCH OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY 13: FRIDAY, JUNE 4 Court Philippe Chatrier 13:00 Start Men’s Singles – Semifinals Robin [...]

Well, that was kind of a bummer. Schiavone vs. Dementieva had all the components of a great match: two tough veterans, a power baseliner vs. a wily dirt baller, a Russian vs. an Italian, the Best Player Never to Win a Slam vs. the definition of deserving dark horse. And what did we get? No [...]

A big Happy Birthday to The King of Clay who turns 24 today! Feliz Cumpleaños Rafa! photo via RolandGarros.com

It’s semifinals day for the ladies! Too bad for Stosur she doesn’t get a day off after beating Serena 8-6 in the third, but this is a Major and you have to put out a Major effort. J.J. will be ready. Schiavone vs. Dementieva appeals to the WTA nerd in all of us. FRENCH OPEN [...]

The Serena Williams vs. Sam Stosur quarterfinal pushed the limits on Wednesday, with Serena fighting from a set and a break down but finding herself unable to convert a match point. Stosur won the match: 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6.  It was a pleasure to watch Sam Stosur’s big serve, heavy forehand and wicked slice match [...]

Hey Federer fans! Check out this NY Times interview with Chris Evert: Q. Who is your favorite tennis player? Chris Evert: Roger Federer has always been my favorite. He’s a gentleman. You would want to have him as your son, or your boyfriend or your brother. He’s just a wonderful human being. Q. Tell us [...]

What can I say? Tuesday is the day of broken streaks! There will be no official Day 10 wrap (congrats Elena, Francesca, Tomas and. . . .Robin), and I promise you that it’s for reasons much less romantic than Fedophile angst (really, I swear!) That said, let’s just move on to Day 11, shall we? [...]