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In a pleasing change from the ubiquitous pink Nike wear (sported by her opponent Vitalia Diatchenko) a still coughing and spluttering Maria Sharapova rocked les bleus et les blancs again to keep her defence intact.
This was the day pretty much everyone was waiting for – how would Rafael Nadal perform when he came out onto Court Philippe-Chatrier against French wildcard Quentin Halys? Nadal started bullishly, swinging his brutal lasso forehand...
After the stylish black of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Ana Ivanovic, obviously harnessing their inner Roland Garros ball-kid (also all dressed in black this year), not to mention Roger Federer’s neon shorts, it was time for 14th seed Agnieszka Radwanska to break out this year’s disco-dress...
Ah Roland Garros – the queues for the concessions, the laid back Sunday start, and some interesting things on day one. Here goes with our recap!
Hi everyone. Here's Sven. Sven here. He sent us these photos. He is obviously a very busy man. He has everyone stopping him every few steps to ask him something...
Roland Garros draw one of the most wide-open in recent years?
There is only one ticket in town next week! The French Open is finally here, and after weeks of confidence-issues, first clay court titles, favourites falling and old faithfuls prevailing, it’s all eyes on Paris for the next two weeks!
What a week that was! Rome brought us gelato, pizza, pasta, all manner of coffee products and the world’s best in their last bit of action before the start of the French Open.
Put away your ice-creams and prepare to get out your pains-au-chocolat in a week’s time as the best players take a breather before the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open.
Tomorrow’s headlines will read, the Rome ATP final finished with Novak Djokovic defeating Roger Federer 6-4, 6-3 in a one-sided contest that saw Federer playing below his ability and Novak staying solid throughout.
As we kick back with one last gelato, and gear up for carbs galore in Paris, we just have a little time to look back at the women’s final in The Eternal City.
One of the perks of having a tournament pass and being a coach, is having access to tennis greatness. Today, I got to spend a little time with Roger Federer.
The Ancient Romans constructed the Pantheon as a dedication to divinity of the past, present, and future. Today, about one kilometer from the Vatican, the 2000 year-old temple still stands, its diametrically perfect roof hole, the Greek inspired colonnades, the Latin inscription on the front crediting Marcus Agrippa for the build.
Well we have our women’s semi-finalists in the City of Roma. And boy was there a lot of conquering on Saturday.
We are almost at the end of the final (big) push for preparation for the French Open, so let’s cast a gentle eye over those warriors left standing.
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