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UPDATE FROM PARIS @ THE FRENCH OPEN / SHARAPOVA SQUEAKS OUT THE WIN !

For someone who swears she felt like a cow on ice each time she was competing on red clay only a few years ago, Maria Sharapova has made herself right at home on the surface, having won six of her last eight titles on terre battue. It has become her friend and a good friend indeed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAFA FROM 10SBALLS WITH EPA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

Click here to see some photos of Rafael Nadal @ the French Open.

THOUGHTS ON NADAL VS. FERRER AND THE OTHER FRENCH OPEN MEN’S QUARTERFINAL MATCHES BY RICKY DIMON

Six of the top eight seeds are through to the French Open quarterfinals on the men's side. And the only two that are not--Stan Wawrinka and Roger Federer--have worthy replacements in the form of Gael Monfils and Ernests Gulbis. The result is a blockbuster lineup in the last eight.

ALEJANDRO’S EPA PICKS OF THE DAY, ROLAND GARROS 2014

Click here to see today's gallery of the French Open.

ROGER FEDERER LOSES IN PARIS, HE IS OUT OF THE FRENCH OPEN 2014! HOPE ABIDES AS HE MOVES ON TO THE HALLE TO THE GERRY WEBER TO DEFEND HIS TITLE. BY CHERYL JONES

Is it the end of an era? The signs are becoming more evident, but only time will tell just how the “Age of Roger Federer” will fit into the scheme of things that are always in flux within the professional tennis world.

A LOOK AT THE FRENCH OPEN’S FOURTH-ROUND MEN’S MATCHES BY RICKY DIMON

Light--or lack thereof--is once again an issue at Roland Garros. As a result, we are still missing one of the eight fourth-round matchups as the season's second Grand Slam hits its second week. Safely through, however, are Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer.

FRENCH OPEN UPDATE & CHECKING IN ON RAFAEL NADAL. BY CHERYL JONES

Court Phillippe Chatrier was the scene of another victory for Rafael Nadal Thursday afternoon in Paris. It wasn’t a final match-up, but merely another step up the ladder that is leading to the final Sunday at Roland Garros. June is good for Nadal, as he has celebrated every birthday here since he had his 18th.

A LOOK AT THE FRENCH OPEN’S THIRD-ROUND MEN’S MATCHES BY RICKY DIMON

No matter that Warren Buffett does not offer $1 billion for a perfect French Open bracket like he does for the NCAA basketball tournament. Nobody would come close. Among those in the third round are Jack Sock, Dusan Lajovic, and Donald Young.

DREAM THIEM: 20-YEAR-OLD AUSTRIAN READY FOR SHOT ON THE BIG STAGE VS. NADAL BY RICKY DIMON

Just about halfway through the season, Dominic Thiem has pretty much already locked up ATP Newcomer of the Year honors. The 20-year-old Austrian started the 2014 campaign at No. 139 in the world and he is already up to 57th.

LIQUID SUNSHINE NADAL’S DAY AT THE FRENCH OPEN @ROLAND GARROS IN PARIS BY CHERYL JONES

Rain is oozing into the schedule at Roland Garros. The forecasters had called for clouds, but no rain. It’s obvious that the meteorologists neglected to take a peek out their windows.

DJOKOVIC THE LAST MAN STANDING IN ROME AFTER WIN OVER NADAL BY RICKY DIMON

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." That's how the saying goes, and so went the top two players in the world last week in Rome. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic put on games that would not have disappointed in ancient Roman times and certainly did not disappoint in the present day.

STAGE IS SET FOR A BLOCKBUSTER NADAL VS. DJOKOVIC FINAL IN ROME BY RICKY DIMON

A tournament with such mesmerizing matches from start to finish should only end one way: with the top two players in the world going head-to-head. And the Internazionali BNL d'Italia is doing just that on Sunday.

RAFA IN ROME – ALEJANDRO’S EPA PICKS

Here are some EPA photos of Rafael Nadal at the Italian Open in Rome.

NADAL TAKES ADVANTAGE OF HOBBLED NISHIKORI FOR MADRID TITLE BY RICKY DIMON

Rafael Nadal went back-to-back at the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday. However, he did not do it in the way anyone could have hoped.

RAFAEL NADAL RECEIVES AN AWARD, AND MORE OF ALEJANDRO’S EPA PICKS FROM MADRID

Here are some more great photos from the Madrid Open, also some photos of Rafa receiving an award.

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