On Sunday afternoon, Stade Roland Garros rocked with the enthusiasm afforded the 1927 Mousquetaires as the Champion fell to his knees and shed tears of accomplishment. Roger Federer is the 2009 winner of the revered Coupe des Mousquetaires and no man on the planet deserves it more. At every moment of his unparalleled [...]
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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 [...]
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 »That wonderfully unpredictable Grand Slam is upon us. The one where the points go on and on and the games last forever, where tempers and patience wear thin and where the intensity of the competition gets very personal. The French would have it no other way!
The Men’s Draw
The Men’s Draw for Roland Garros [...]
Has there ever been a more prohibitive favorite in any Grand Slam event ever than Rafael Nadal is in this year’s French Open? In any sport, ever, has there ever been another 4/11 favorite in a major championship?
Nadal has been so dominant and so overwhelming on clay that despite last weekend’s final match 4-6, [...]
The King
As storied as the history of Roland Garros is, the French Open Champions carry the tournament’s colors well. French Open Champions are special. They must overcome lengthy, gut-wrenching points, matches that last inordinate amounts of time and survive challenges from the best players on the planet. Yes, The French Open champions [...]
Posted in Roland Garros Tags: ATP, Australian Open, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, Coupe des Mousquetaires, Coupe Suzanne Lenglen, French Open, Grand Slam, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Michael Chang, Monica Seles, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Stefan Edberg, Steffi Graf, Tony Traber, U.S. Open, Wimbledon, WTA 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 [...]
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