After a Grand Slam Tournament, taking a moment to pay homage to the champions certainly has merit. All the singles and doubles champions deserve our respect. In the world of sport, there are few events that pose the intensity of a two-week grind through the Grand Slam draw. To thoroughly enjoy the accomplishment of the [...]
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Tags: Acasuso-Gonzalez, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Andy Roddick, Bhupathi-Knowles, Bob Bryan, Bryan-Bryan, Coupe Suzanne Lenglen, Dick Norman, Dinara Safina, Dlouhy-Paes, Dominika Cibulkova, Elena Dementieva, Gael Monfils, Grand Slam Tournament, Jelena Jankovic, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin Del Porto, Liezel Huber, Marcelo Melo, Maria Sharapova, Men’s 2009 French Open, Mirza-Bhupathi, Nestor-Zimonjic, Nikolay Davydenko, Peschke-Raymond, Rafa Nadal, Ram-Dechy, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Samantha Stosur, Sorana Cirstea, Suzanne Lenglen, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vania King, Virginia Razzano, Virginia Ruano Pascual, Wesley Moodie, Wimbledon 
1 Comment »The lower half of the men’s draw gave the French plenty of nationalism and a stunning upset in Round Four. The bookmaker’s second choice, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, made his usual quiet Grand Slam exit and French rock stars Gael Monfil’s (11) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) won convincingly before impassioned, full house galleries. Monfils was particularly [...]
Posted in French Open History Tags: Aleksandra Wozniack, Ana Ivanovic, Andy Roddick, Australian Open, Christophe Rochus, Elena Dementieva, Fernando Verdasco, Gael Monfil, Igor Andreev, Jamila Groth, Jelena Jankovc, Jeremy Chardy, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, Juan-Marin Del Porto, Jurgen Melzer, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Paul-Henri Matthieu, Phillip Kohlschreiber, Tommy Haas, Tommy Robredo, Victoria Azarenka No Comments »The French and the famed Terre Battue of Roland Garros have something going on in Paris. Especially the French men! Seven, count that, seven Frenchmen have moved to Round Three. To the delight of the excited home crowds and tournament organizers, French superstars Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the ninth seed, and Gael Monfils, the 11 seed, led [...]
Posted in French Open 2009 Tags: American Robert Kendrick, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, Josselin Ouanna, Juan Martin Del Porto, Juan Monaco, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Novak Djokovic, Paris, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Terre Battue, Victor Crivoi No Comments »Each May, the French Open tests the mettle of the best men and women tennis players in the world. The sexy, red-clay courts present a surface perfectly suited for two weeks of grueling competition that tests the competitiveness, expertise and sheer will power of the survivors. On the way to the year’s second Grand Slam [...]
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