Photo Gallery- Fed wins RG !!! Relive the Moments!

The most enthralling moment in any Tennis fan's life. No one hates Roger! You can Roger that! Here are a few pictures to relive the magical moments! Click "read more" to view the gallery!












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Recap- Federer wins Roland Garros !!

Hey Friends, Im really sorry that I couldn't update about the events which took place for the past 2 months or so due to my personal reasons... So a Quick Update on what has happened.

Tennis:

Yeah Yeah Yeah! Federer has done it at last! 3 Finals and 3 humiliating defeats on the hads of his Nemesis Nadal!. He defeated Robin Soderling 6-1 7-6(1) 6-4 to make a mark in history!

The tennis gods brewed up a storm around Roland Garros on Sunday afternoon as they prepared to welcome a new member into their midst. Roger Federer repelled the rain, thunder, and a certain Robin Soderling to take his rightful place among the immortals of the game.

He went past Soderling 6-1 7-6(1) 6-4 to make a mark in history!

In the women's draw Svetlana Kuznetsova of russia defeated her compatriot Dinara Safina, the world No.1 to grab her second grand slam. And the world No.1 Still remains without a Grandslam!

The Men's doubles was won by Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy and A. Medina Garrigues
Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain won their second consecutive Doubles title while Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan won the mixed doubles crown!

French open began with nothing to speak about. Everyone was so sure about the Men's draw. Nadal was clearly everyone's favorite even Federer's!.

Would you have expected Rafa Nadal to exit Roland Garros on the 4th round? No ! But it happened! Robin Soderling of Sweden shocked the whole world by defeating the 4-Time defendind champion Rafa in 4 sets. The same day 4th seeded Novak Djokovic went out of the tournament. The next day Federer faced his 4th round opponent Tommy Hass and things got worse! Haas took the first two sets. Federer was in backfoot then suddenly things got back to the way it was supposed to be. Federer won in 5 sets. Then Murray lost in his Quarter Finals but Fed defeated Gael Monfils easily.

In the other side of the draw The Giant Killer Robin Soderling was on fire! He was dismissing everything thrown at him. Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro, Robin Soderling and Fernando Gonzalez progressed to the semi-finals!

The day of Semi Finals saw one of the best Matches of all time. Robin Soderling VS Fernando Gonzalez. It was really heroic by Soderling as he just edged Gonzalez 6-3 7-5 5-7, 4-6 6-4. And at last he showed some emotions! Federer had a tough time with Del Potro. It was once again a five setter. He held on to win 3-6 7-6(2) 2-6 6-1 6-4

Its Sunday, June 7, 2009 it could see a great history or one of the greatest upsets! Federer VS Soderling, the man who defeated his greatness Rafa Nadal!

The tennis gods brewed up a storm around Roland Garros on Sunday afternoon as they prepared to welcome a new member into their midst. Roger Federer repelled the rain, thunder, and a certain Robin Soderling to take his rightful place among the immortals of the game.

He went past Soderling 6-1 7-6(1) 6-4 to make a mark in history!

Soderling said in the presentation ceremony " Roger, you taught me how to play tennis" and that shows a character! We look forward to see you Soderling! Read more!

Pathway to glory | Ana Ivanovic wins her first grand slam

Exhibit 1

2007 French open championships Justin henin, the three time champion destroys the young serbian Ana ivanovic 6-1 6-2. The young serbian seems to no match for the world no.1. Will this serbian hold good in the upcoming tournaments?

Exhibit 2

Ana Ivanovic faces the powerful russian Maria sharapovain the 2008 Australian open finals. Maria has had a couple of powerful weeks she has defeated the world no.1 in the quarter finals. The Serbian was defeated by Sharapova in 7-5 6-3 manner. but Ana seemed to be more good than the last finals.

but this time the things were different

Ana Ivanovic overpowered herself to her first grand slam crown. The soon to be world no.1 defeated the giant killer Dinara safina in the finals with ease in a 6-4 6-3 manner.

By reaching the final, Ivanovic had already assured herself of being ranked No. 1 for the first time next week. And the Serb’s performance was No. 1-caliber against Safina.



The 20 year old made safina go all around the park and won many winners with her very own "yeah!"

Ivanovic won the match with a well timed backhand and covered her face then she rushed towards her family.

“I tried to call them to help me to come up, but they were hugging each other,” Ivanovic said with a laugh. “I was like, ‘Hey, what about me?’ …

“I feel so happy. I have no words to describe that. Winning a Grand Slam is something I dreamed since I was a little kid, so achieving that goal is very thrilling.”



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4 time champion Justin henin who retired a few weeks back was present at the front row to watch the match and she presented Ana the trophy. Ivanovic said "I watched her before the match and i thought that i could be like her too"

Safina the sister of two time Grand slam champ Marat safin played her first finals. Safin was not here as he was preparing for the Wimbledon championships



safina said "I thought he will come" with a smile

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Truly The King of Clay ! |Nadal wins french open for the 4th time

Nadal Defeats Federer for the third consecutive time in the finals of the French open.

Case 1 (Record 1):

John McEnroe said "If Federer wins this time he'll be the greatest Ever". Yes, Federer was looking to complete a career slam by winning this year's Roland garros which he failed in the past two finals in the past two years.

Case 2 (Record 2):

Rafael Nadal- the king of clay, The three time defending Champion, never lost a match in the capital of France. If he wins today he will become the only player in the open era to lift the french cup 4 times only after the legendary Bjorn borg

What will happen?

This question was in the millions of tennis fans all around the world and the answer is "Rafael Nadal The King of clay destroyed The world no.1 Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 in a match which reflected Federer as a no.100 seed"



Roger Federer the world most greatest tennis player played with less than 10% of his potential as he won only 4 games in a major finals. This was Federers worst performance in a Grand slam finals and the most shortest final in minutes from 1977. that stat must tell you how bad Federer played.

Nadal said in the presentation ceremony "Roger, I'm sorry for the finals"

Federer in reply said "I hoped that i would have done much better than 4 games" "Rafa was very trong this year" he added.

"He dominated the whole game" "Just like bjorn" added Federer.

Nadal now moves to a 28-0 in the clay court major and has won 83 of his 90 sets. Only bjorn borj has better records than him.



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The crowds were behind Roger and they chanted Ro-ger Ro-ger all throught the match but it was Nadal who won the match. "Losing in the final is never fun" said Federer.

Borg watched the final from the front row. Much of the crowd rooted for Federer, who arrived in Paris for the fourth consecutive year seeking to become the sixth man to win all four major titles. Each time he has lost to Nadal—in the semifinals in 2005, and in the final each of the past three years.

For Federer, the worst came at the end—a 6-0 set loss. On match point, Federer sailed a forehand long, and Nadal raised his arms in triumph.

And Federer is not alone in his French open Frustration he is joined by the likes of Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg who also never won a French open title.

So The past two years Federer and Nadal met in the French and Wimbledon finals and Ndal won both times in the clay and Federer better him twice in the Grass so this year Nadal won the clay will Federer capture the grass or will it be Nadal who will change the two year history?

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Rafa vs Fedex once again | The top seeds face for the third time in a row in the clay major

A much speculated Rafael nadal vs Novak djokovicended as a cake walk for Nadal while the not much anticipated federer semifinals seemed to be an intresting one . However the top seeds cruised through to their Third consecutive finals in a row. But will Federer make some difference this time?

again, by the end of the day, Roland Garros once more produced the likeliest of all championship matches: No. 1 Federer vs. No. 2 Nadal.


“Rafa again, across the net—it’s the ultimate test on clay. It would be so much better to win the French Open by beating him,” Federer said. “It should be entertaining to watch.”

The showdown Sunday is their third consecutive French Open final, their fifth Grand Slam final overall, and plenty is on the line.


Nadal can become the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1978-81 to win the tournament four years in a row. Federer can add the lone major trophy missing from his collection, thereby making him the sixth man to complete a career Grand Slam and increasing his total haul to 13 majors, one shy of Pete Sampras’ record.

“What’s special is winning the tournament, not beating Federer,” said Nadal’s uncle and coach, Toni. “But if Rafael beats Federer, it means more.”

Federer is 6-10 overall against Nadal, including 1-8 on clay and 0-3 at the French Open, where they also met in the 2005 semifinals.

“I will try everything,” Federer said. “I hope I will finally win here.”

Nadal hasn’t lost at Roland Garros. Ever. He improved to 27-0 by beating Djokovic, who won the Australian Open in January and would have overtaken Nadal in the rankings by beating him.

But by the sixth game, Djokovic’s cheeks were flush from exertion and he was gasping for air. Nadal make him look like a first-round opponent who had come through qualifying.

“Almost perfect,” was the way Nadal described his performance. “Best match at Roland Garros so far, no?”

Federer’s semifinal was second, so he took advantage of the opportunity to watch his nemesis.

“Rafa played fantastic for basically the entire time,” said Federer, who helped his own cause by winning the point on 49 of 64 trips to the net against Monfils.

Nadal does his finest work along the baseline, and the longer the point, the better, as far as he’s concerned. Against Djokovic, he won 32 of the 48 points that lasted at least 10 strokes, according to a tally compiled by The Associated Press.

In addition to showing up on the scoreboard, each of those extended rallies — often prolonged by Nadal’s tremendous defense—can take a toll on an opponent’s body and morale.

“Sometimes,” Djokovic acknowledged, “it’s really frustrating when you can’t make a winner.”


He didn’t register his second forehand winner until the second set, which says far less about Djokovic’s ability than Nadal’s knack for getting to the ball. Read more!

Ivanovic shatters jankovic's hopes-becomes No.1 seed | Mens semis today!

The all serbian semifinals which took place yesterday between the No.2 Ana Ivanovic and 3rd seed Jelena Jankovic was one firece battle between the two serbians which resulted in favour of the higher ranked serbian. The winner was assured to take over the No.1 ranking in the world and get a grandslam final ticket.


Ivanovic was very rusty the day and fortunate for her that she overcame her compatriot.Jankovic led 3-0 at the start. Ivanovic, though, won 16 of 18 points to end the first set, part of a six-game spurt. Then Jankovic used a seven-game run to claim the second set and a 2-0 lead in the third. And, rising to the occasion, Ivanovic took the final three games.


"I really let in slip away" said the 3rd seeded serbian who now has 0-4 semifinal record in the grandslams.

“She loves to defend and to run, so you just have to take these kind of risks—and believe,” Ivanovic said. “Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.”

In the other semifinals the giant killer, The younger sister of two-time major champion Marat Safin followed up her twin escape-from-match-point-down, three-set upsets of Sharapova and No. 7 Elena Dementieva with a straightforward 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach her first Grand Slam final.

Mens semifinals

Today mens semifinals will be decided in the first draw World no.1 Roger federer will face the hometown boy unseeded Gael monfils who wants to repeat what Jo-Will tsonga did in the Australian open by defeating the No.2 rafael nadal. In another draw two power houses of mens tennis face each other with The threetime defending champ Nadal faces the Energetic No.3 Djokovic so watch what happens!

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All serb semifinal | Birthday boy celebrates in grand style

Two Power packed semi finals No.2-No.3 await us on the French open 2008one deing in the womens draw where world no.2 Ana Ivanovic faces world no.3 Jelena Jankovic another in the mens draw Where world no.2 rafael Nadal faces world no.3 Novak Djokovic

So, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic what do you find in comman between these two women? They are from serbia obviousley, The are two Ravishing beauties yes of course and one more they are in the semifinals of the french open and one more they both cruised into their semis with similar wins in their respective quarter finals.

World number 2 Ana Ivanovic cruised into the semis by defeation swiss veteran Patty schnyder in a 6-3 6-2 demolishing manner. while Ana's compatriot Jelena entered the semis by defeating new sensation Carla Navvaro in the same score line.

While in the mens draw another intresting contest awaits Rafael nadal faces novak djokovic Federer will certainly keep an eye on this match. Earlier in the day Nadal and djokovic faced their respective quarter finals.

Three-times champion Rafael Nadal celebrated his 22nd birthday with a 6-1 6-1 6-1 demolition of fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro for a place in the semi-finals of the French Open on Tuesday.

“I will try and take the next match with humility and calm. Against Djokovic, it will be very tough, very hard until the end.”


Djokovic beat 80th-ranked Ernests Gulbis 7-5, 7-6 (3), 7-5 to become only the fourth man since 1968 to reach five consecutive Grand Slam semifinals. He also earned the right to face Nadal, who is 113-2 on clay since April 2005.

“He’s been playing better and better,” the No. 3-ranked Djokovic said. “But I don’t want to go out there in the semis and just try my best. I don’t want to do that. I want to win.” Read more!

Knocked out -Top seed Maria sharapova gets a shock | Federer sails| Bryans out

Russia's Top seed Maria sharapova was crashed out of the tournament by compatriot Dinara safina in a 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-2 defeat. The match can be called as a thrilling one with lots of noise made by sharapova, her stroke-accompanying shrieks, her self-loathing shouts between points and the spectators’ hearty boos and high-pitched whistles that ushered the No. 1-seeded woman to the exit.


Sharapova was just one point away from reaching the quarter-finals and a step closer to win the french open the only grand slam which she has never won but she had to go by some terrific display by MArat safin's sister.

“Oh, I was angry,” Sharapova said. “I was angry for making unforced errors, for not taking some of those balls and just ripping them.”

Safina now faces No. 7 Elena Dementieva, the 2004 French Open finalist who beat No. 11 Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in another all-Russian match Monday.

Sharapova who became the top seed after the retirement of Justin henin can easily loss the spot. She now has has 4116.00 points but Ana ivanovic who is the 2 seed and still present in the tournament could race sharapova easily as Ana has 3922.00 points now itself.

Federer sails through

Roger federer is continewing his good form in the rolland garros but he did have some troubles in his fourth round tie against Julien Benneteau to go through to the quarter-finals of the French Open with a 6-4 7-5 7-5 win.

The Frenchman put some tough fight against the swiss world number 1, Federer was completely out of his potential he missed some easy balls, never ran against some balls, his serve was also not upto the mark but yet Federer cruised to the next round

Federer can be happy as he will have very little trouble until the finals as he is placed in the top half seperated from Nadal and Djokovic. So an intresting semifinal waits us in the botton half as Rafael nadal will face Novak djokovic (if they win their respective quarter finals)

In another classic fourth round of the day 5th seed David Ferrer defeated 21st seed Radeak Stepanik in a 4-6 6-2 1-6 6-3 6-3 marathon match. Ferrer will now meet Gael monfils in the quarter finals who defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Bryan Brothers are out

The Americans dreams are tottaly washed out from the years french open as the Mens doubles top seeds Bryan brothers got an early exit in the tournament

The top-seeded men’s doubles team of twins Bob and Mike Bryan was upset by Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay and Luis Horna of Peru 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (1)

The U.S. Davis Cup doubles pair was more disturbed by the country’s overall showing on clay.

“I guess we were holding the flag there at the end,” Mike Bryan said. “We’ll suit it up at Wimbledon and see how it goes. Read more!

Ivanovic -The Queen | 25-0 for Nadal

Ana Ivanovic pulled out the most satisfying fourth round victory over Petra Cetkovska. Ivanovic never allowed the opponent to get her name in the score card as she over whelmingly became victories by a 6-0 6-0 margin. Ana will be joined in the quarterfinals by No. 3 Jelena Jankovic, No. 10 Patty Schnyder and qualifier Carla Suarez Navarro.

25-0 for Nadal | Djokovic one step closer to meet Nadal

The King of clay moved one step closer to his 4th Rolland garros title as he demolished over No. 22 Fernando Verdasco by a over whelming 6-1 6-0 6-2 victory.

Nadal is rather familiar with his next opponent, No. 19 Nicolas Almagro, and had nothing but nice things to say about him.

“One of the toughest opponents on clay,” Nadal said. “Probably going to be my toughest match this week.”

On the other hand Serbia's No.3 Novak Djokovic had a easy match against 18th seeded Paul-Henry mathiew which the serb won by a convincing 6-4 6-3 6-4 margin.

Novak Djokovic will leave the looking ahead to others. If he’s to be believed, the No. 3-ranked Djokovic has more immediate concerns than a possible French Open semifinal against No. 2 Rafael Nadal or final against No. 1 Roger Federer.

First things first at Roland Garros for Djokovic: a quarterfinal against Ernests Gulbis, set up by three-set victories for both men Sunday. Never heard of Gulbis? Djokovic has. Knows the 19-year-old kid from Latvia quite well, in fact.

They go way back, having shared adventures on and off the court a few years ago at coach Niki Pilic’s tennis academy in Munich, Germany.

“He was destroying me in practices. I couldn’t win a match. Practice? No chance,” Djokovic said, then added with a wink and a smile: “So all the pressure’s on him, OK? He’s the favorite.” Read more!

Davydenko,Hewitt loose|Top Seeds sails through

Last year semi Finalist and 4th seeded Nikolay Davydenko lost in a nail-biting 5 setter to 28th seeded croatian Ivan lubjic to become the highest seeded player to lose.

A two-time semifinalist at this claycourt Grand Slam, Davydenko looked like he was poised to reach the next round before the 28th-seeded Croatian found his game.

“This feels like my biggest victory ever, beating Nikolay in five sets on clay after being two sets to love down,” Ljubicic said. “That’s definitely not easy. He was playing unbelievable in the first two sets but he slowed down in the third. I smelled blood and said to myself, ‘Let’s try to hang in here.’ From then on, I played very, very well.”

Davydenko admitted he lost her nerve.

“The first two sets he didn’t play, but then he started to fight a little bit,” the Russian said. “I started to become nervous and make so many mistakes. He saw I was losing ground fast.”

In Another nail=biting five setter Fifth-seeded David Ferrer advanced to the fourth round with a marathon 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Lleyton Hewitt.“Hopefully it will help me going into Wimbledon,” Hewitt said. “That’s the biggest positive I will take out of it. If a couple of points had have gone my way, I could easily be through.”

Federer gaining momentum

Roger Federer is gaining momentum in his bid to win that elusive French Open title.

The top-ranked Swiss beat Mario Ancic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Saturday to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros for the sixth time. It’s the only Grand Slam tournament he has yet to win.

Sharapova wins again

After stumbling through a pair of three-set victories, accumulating 27 double-faults along the way, Sharapova was sharper—for about a set, anyway. Her 7-6 (4), 6-0 victory over No. 32 Karin Knapp of Italy wasn’t without hiccups, including nine more double-faults, two of which allowed Knapp to break when Sharapova served for the first set at 5-4.

But Sharapova’s serve and other strokes grew sturdier. She hit a high-kicking service winner to get to set point in the tiebreaker, then smacked a cross-court backhand to end it, punctuating the winner with a shriek of “Yeah!” That presaged a strong finish. Read more!

Williams sisters sent home packing | Rest survives

French open 2008

The American dominance almost ended in the years French open as the Williams sisters suffered defeats in their respective third round tie ups.

Oracene Price, mother and coach to Venus and Serena Williams, stood near the steps to the locker room at the end of a long, rough day at the French Open.

First she watched eight-time major champion Serena lose a match that began a little after 11 a.m. Then she watched six-time major champion Venus lose a match that ended in near-darkness, shortly before 10 p.m. Both sisters were stunned in the third round Friday by journeywomen who never have been quarterfinalists, much less champions, at any Grand Slam tournament.


It was Flavia Pennetta, the Italian seeded 26th who beat Venus 7-5, 6-3, and was headed toward her parents for hugs and kisses and a congratulatory call from Grandma.“They just have to learn how to do the rope-a-dope as they get older,” Price said after Serena’s 6-4, 6-4 loss to No. 27 Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia.

Not only was there nary a Williams left in the French Open, there were no U.S. women left at all, because Bethanie Mattek was beaten 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 by No. 1 Maria Sharapova, whose 10 double-faults raised her total to 27 through two matches. It’s the first time in at least 40 years the United States didn’t put at least one woman into the fourth round at Roland Garros.

Now, Srebotnik will play No. 10 Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, and Pennetta will face qualifier Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain.

“I don’t want to be satisfied,” Pennetta said. “It’s Roland Garros. To even think about reaching the quarterfinals or semifinals at a tournament like this is what anyone who plays tennis dreams about.”

Is there any one to stop this spaniyard?

Spain's Three time defending Champion continewed his dominance in the clay as he over powered himself into the foruth round of the french open with a 6-1 6-3 6-1 demolition of Finn Jarkko Nieminen on Friday

The Spaniard, bidding to emulate Bjorn Borg by winning a fourth consecutive title at Roland Garros, will face either Russian 15th seed Mikhail Youzhny or Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, seeded 22nd, for a place in the quarter-finals.

Sharapova, Ivanovic, Djokovic taste victories

Novak Djokovic survived a tumble in the first set before coasting into the fourth round of the French Open with a 7-5 6-4 6-2 win over American Wayne Odesnik on Friday.

The Serbian third seed drew gasps from the crowd when he slipped behind the baseline at 5-5 in the opener and rolled over in the red clay on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
After taking time to get back on his feet, he gave himself a dusting down and then quickly returned to the task at hand by ambushing Odesnik.

Top seed Maria Sharapova was determined to keep playing her own style despite being pushed to a third set for a second straight match in a 6-2 3-6 6-2 win over Bethanie Mattek on Friday.


Sharapova displayed much of the poor timing and inconsistent shot execution that marred his first-round struggle against Evgeniya Rodina before finally prevailing over the American after three scrappy sets on Court Philippe Chatrier.

But despite another below-par display, the Russian said she would be sticking to her winning formula.

“I’m not a clay court specialist that’s going to stand 10 feet behind the baseline and retrieve balls back,” said Sharapova, who needs a win here to complete a career grand slam.

“I’m going to stick to my guns and do what I do best. I’m also going to play patiently if I want to win matches, especially against physically challenging players that hit 10 balls back.

“If I feel tired then they’re feeling 20 times more tired, because they’re the one doing all the running.”

Ana Ivanovic who never had any trouble what so ever in the french open 2008 had a yet another easy match where she completely demolished Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-1

The serbian who is having a great year after making to the finals of the Australian open will try to win this year's french open taking advantage of the Clay Queen Justin Henin's retirement. Ivanovic was the runner up in the 2007's Rolland garros where she lost to Justin. Read more!

Womens had a mixed day

French open 2008

The womens had a mixed second and third round in rolland garros. Sharapova who hada windy first round was steady in the second round

Maria Sharapova still has some kinks to work out with her serve, because she served another four double-faults and was broken three times—and her match didn’t even finish. She was leading Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. 6-2, 2-3 when play was suspended because of darkness.

Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic played in the morning and won in straight sets.Williams used a six-game streak to take control and beat 241st-ranked qualifier Selima Sfar of Tunisia 6-2, 6-4. Jankovic was troubled by a painful right forearm but defeated Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Mauresmo over whelmed

The French women ranked 22 in the world lost shamefully. Mauresmo, who was seeded 22nd but never has enjoyed much success at her home country’s major championship, barely put up a fight in a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain.


“All I can say,” the Frenchwoman sighed, “is that I feel sorry about the way I played.” Read more!

Federer, Nadal staying steady

French open 2008

Top seeds Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal surprassed their respective second round matches in a clean fashion.

Federer’s opponent, 60th-ranked Albert Montanes of Spain, staked himself to a one-set lead—and then was overwhelmed the rest of the way in a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 victory for the owner of 12 Grand Slam titles.


Nadal’s opponent, 148th-ranked Nicolas Devilder of France, was one point from serving for the first set, holding a break point at 4-all—and then was completely overwhelmed the rest of the way in a 6-4, 6-0, 6-1 victory for the owner of the past three French Open titles.

“His forehand was not a big problem for me to start with. And I thought, ‘Why not? Why not?”’ Devilder said.

And then?

“The games go by so quickly,” he said. “They go by so quickly, and you think: ‘When is it going to end?”’

Nadal improved to 23-0 at Roland Garros and said he’s “improving with each match.”

Nalbandian losses

Unlike Blake, Nalbandian has had success at the French Open, twice reaching the semifinals, but the Argentine wasted a two-set lead—and four break points in the opening game of the third set—and was eliminated 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 by Jeremy Chardy of France.

“The best match I’ve ever played,” said Chardy, a wild-card entry who had won only two tour-level matches in his career before this tournament—and now has doubled that total. Read more!

Blake outsetted- First upset of the tournament

French open 2008

American Top seed James Blake was out setted by Lativian Ernests Gulbis 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the roland garros.

The top U.S. man in the French Open was talking to himself, and the words were growing louder. He was bothered by the clay underfoot. By the chair umpire. By his own play. And, most of all, by the drop shots and assorted other winners his up-and-coming foe produced.

Black unhappy


After the match blake said “Americans a lot of times don’t have the highest expectations on clay,” the No. 7-seeded Blake said. “But I really felt like this match today was a match I could have won.” Read more!

French open 2008

Top Men Cruise to the next round.

The Rolland garros 2008 has begun and its a year old rivalry in the mens draw with Spain's rafael nadal looking for his 4th title on a row and Swiss Master Roger Federer lookin to complete a carrer slam by winning the Garros.

Both Federer and Nadal cruised throgh to the second round- Federer defeated Big serving American Sam querry 6-3 6-3 6-4 in straight sets while Nadal defeated Tomaz Bellucci 7-5 6-3 6-1.


Federer cruising

Federer will face Albert montanes in the second round while Nadal faces Nicholas devilder. The other top seeds Novac Djokovic, Nicholay Davydenko also surpassed their respective first rounds. An Intresting tie is waiting in the second round with 4th seed Nikolay Davydenko faces Former world No.1 Marat safin.


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French open 2008

Williams, Ivanovic sails through

With the light fading on center court and Serena Williams facing the possibility of heading into a third set at the French Open, the eight-time Grand Slam champion started to get a little peeved.

She quickly took care of that problem.

“I didn’t want to go three sets today,” said Williams, who won the last four games to beat Mathilde Johansson of France 6-2, 7-5 Wednesday in the second round at Roland Garros.

“I’m tired of playing so late and in the dark, and I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to close it out before then,”’ she added.


Joining Williams in the third round on Day 4 of the French Open was second-seeded Ana Ivanovic, who beat Lucie Safarova 6-1, 6-2. Read more!

French open 2008

Trouble For the Womens world No.1 in the First round.

The Womens World numer 1 Maria Sharapova had a windy start to her campaign at The rolland garros 2008 where she merely escaped a shameful first round defeate at the hands of the 103rd ranked Evginiya Rodina

Sharapova struggled with her serve in the wind in her first-round match on center court, hitting 17 double-faults and barely managing to defeat 103rd-ranked Evgeniya Rodina 6-1, 3-6, 8-6.



The top-ranked Russian, trying to complete a career Grand Slam at the clay-court major, landed only 64 percent of her first serves in the match.

“I was very close to losing this match,” Sharapova said. “Not many things were working for me today after the first set.”

The 19-year-old Rodina came within two points of winning at 5-4 in the third set, but Sharapova won the next two with strong serves to hold. At 6-6, Sharapova regained control by breaking serve for the first time in the final set, returning a second serve with a big forehand that caught Rodina flat-footed.

Then, serving for the match, Sharapova double-faulted one final time, but took the next three points to end it.

“I had problems in every department of my game today, so I’ll have to improve on every aspect of those things,” Sharapova said.

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