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Click here to view the draws & order of play from the French Open in Paris, France.
Rain began in the wee hours of Wednesday morning and it continued most of the day, putting quite a hitch in the plans for quarterfinal play at Roland Garros. An umbrella was the most popular accessory.
Two years ago, Tennis Week profiled the legendary Gussy Moran and told of the spate of bad luck that had befallen her, including the loss of her home. Now on the 55th anniversary of her rise to stardom for wearing lace panties at Wimbledon, we provide this update.
Click here to see EPA photos of the players @ the French Open.
Click here for the draws and schedule for the French Open at Paris, France.
Here are some of today’s EPA photos of the day. Enjoy!
Before Ernests Gulbis took to court Suzanne Lenglen for quarterfinal action at the French Open on Tuesday, the last eight players who had knocked out Roger Federer in a Grand Slam had lost in the very next round. Not since Novak Djokovic at the 2011 U.S. Open had a player taken out Federer before winning his next match.
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.
Perhaps it's just as well this country took a sabbatical at the French Open this year. With American men not surviving the second round, Venus and Serena losing in the quarters and Jennifer Capriati embarrassed in her semifinal, the stars and stripes hung at half-staff in a city where ambivalence to our flag would be considered progress.
Click here to see the French Open order of play and more.
Click here to see some photos of Rafael Nadal @ the French Open.
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.
The final Monday of Roland Garros arrived and all of the Americans were gone. There are no US players in the mix at Roland Garros anywhere; not in the singles and not in any of the vast combinations of doubles. The three who remained Monday morning have bombed out.
The ITF has announced that legendary Australian doubles pair Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde will receive the ITF’s highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, at the 2014 ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday 3 June in Paris at the Pavillon d’Armenonville.
Click here to see the draws and order of play from the French Open.
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