As second round action picked up at Roland Garros, perhaps the biggest upset on the men and women’s draw took place Thursday as the number two seed and one of the heavy favorites to win the French slam, Kim Clijsters, fell to Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. Clijsters seemed to have complete…
After almost the greatest upset on a clay surface, people around the world are still talking about how world number one-ranked Rafael Nadal escaped by the skin of his teeth in five sets against young American John Isner. This had been the first time in Nadal’s career that he was faced with a five set…
Spaniard and 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero and American Andy Roddick have announced that they have withdrawn from the 2011 French Open, both citing shoulder injuries. Roddick, currently ranked 11th in the world, has lost four consecutive matches dating back to mid-March. Ferrero, ranked 72nd in the world, has played only five matches to…
The French Open begins Sunday, May 22nd with a few very interesting matchups to kick things off. Defending champion Rafael Nadal has his sights set on a sixth French Open title and will face American John Isner in the first round. Serbian Novak Djokovic puts his near-record win streak on the line at the French…
Kim Clijsters has announced that she will be ready to play in the 2011 French Open at Roland Garros. This announcement comes after she was faced with wrist and shoulder ailments, along with a sprained ankle, which she faced back in early April. Clijsters, who pulled out of the Italian Open, feared she would not…
Tennis Channel will bring the world’s most prestigious clay-court tournament to American televisions in 3-D for the first time during its coverage of the 2011 French Open. Working with AT&T U-verse, Comcast and DIRECTV, Tennis Channel will telecast all matches from center court—the postcard-perfect Philippe Chatrier Court—in 3-D during Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30. Viewers…
Novak Djokovic has run his consective match win streak to 37 in 2011 with Sunday’s 6-4, 6-4 win in the Italian Open finals over Rafael Nadal. Djokovic defeated Nadal for the fourth time ina tournament final so far in 2011. Djokovic remains five wins away behind John McEnroe’s 42-0 start in 1984. Overall, the 23-year-old Djokovic has won…
The number seven seed Maria Sharapova of Russia defeated Australian Sam Stosur 6-2, 6-4, in the finals of the 2011 Italian Open in a short 1 hour, 23 min. match in Rome. En route to the finals, Sharapova defeated the number one-ranked WTA player Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark in the semifinals. “This is just the beginning of many…
Serena Williams has announced that she will not be participating in the 2011 French Open. Winner of the 2002 French Open, Serena has not been on the court since last July when she won the Wimbledon crown. This will mark the third consecutive Grand Slam event she will not be part of, since suffering a…
Tennis Channel is adding Mary Carillo, whose path has taken her from winning the French Open to winning a Sports Emmy Award, as the newest member of its star-laden French Open and U.S. Open telecast teams. Starting in Paris in two weeks, Carillo will host the network’s live tournament desk, conduct interviews, offer perspective and…