Archive: rg15

THE FRENCH IS TOAST BY CRAIG CIGNARELLI

The terre battue is quieter now, the bludgeoning whacks and spectator roars now making way for French traffic’s distant snarls and the morning coos of Parisian pigeons.

GLOBAL CHICK GETS HER HEAD AROUND THE TENNIS RANKINGS AFTER ROLAND GARROS, RAFA NADAL IS NOW NUMBER 10

The sun is shining, the grass is covered in dew and it’s time for us to just take a breath and think about the last two weeks on the vibrant clay of Paris.

CHERYL JONES’ STORY: GIGGLING WOMEN AND A WIN FOR A SWISS AT ROLAND GARROS

As an opening act, before the Men’s Final that took place on Court Philippe Chatrier this last Sunday of Roland Garros, the Women’s Doubles Final played out in the breezy but brilliant midday sun. The stadium was sparsely populated, but that didn’t matter to any of the women in the competition.

10SBALLS & EPA SHARE FRENCH OPEN LADIES TENNIS PHOTOS AND TIDBITS OF NEWS

Check out these EPA photos from the women's finals match at the French Open tennis between Serena Williams and Lucie Safarova at Roland Garros in Paris, France.

20th SLAM FOR SERENA WILLIAMS AS NOVAK DJOKOVIC BEATS ANDY MURRAY AT THE 2015 FRENCH OPEN IN PARIS

Where to start on the penultimate day at Paris? At least the good people at Roland Garros had the sense to ensure that anyone who had tickets for last night’s thriller were allowed to come and watch the continuation of the semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

10SBALLS / EPA PHOTO GALLERY FROM RG15, THE FRENCH OPEN TENNIS

Check out the latest gallery from Roland Garros tennis by the amazing photographers at EPA.

10SBALLS_COM SHARES PHOTOS OF NOVAK DJOKOVIC AT ROLAND GARROS TENNIS VIA THE PHOTOGRAPHERS AT EPA

Check out the latest photos of Novak Djokovic at the 2015 Roland Garros tennis tournament.

ROLAND GARROS 2015: 10SBALLS & EPA SHARE PHOTOS OF DAVID FERRER AT THE FRENCH OPEN

Click here to see photos of David Ferrer at the 2015 French Open in Paris.

FRENCH OPEN LADIES RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS BY CHERYL JONES

Today at Roland Garros, Sara Eranni evidenced what I call “deer in the headlights” syndrome. The idiom itself has been defined as “widely opened eyes; lack of motor reactions; anxiety; fear; panic; or a glazed expression”.

ANDY MURRAY 10SBALLS / EPA PHOTO GALLERY DURING HIS MATCH AGAINST DAVID FERRER AT THE FRENCH OPEN

Click here to see photos of Andy Murray from his match against David Ferrer at the French Open tennis in Paris.

AGAINST THE WIND BY CHERYL JONES

Today, in Paris, it seemed as if someone had worked out a deal to chase away the ever-present clouds at Roland Garros. Only trouble was, it was with a wind that was truly a gale.

A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH CHERYL JONES REPORTING FROM PARIS @ THE BNP PARIBAS FRENCH OPEN

One of the perquisites of being a tennis journalist is that I am able to steal a look at players’ who haven’t quite made it to the forefront of the tennis “scene” – yet.