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 career, Roger [...]
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No Comments »Unbelievable! 21-year old, 29th seeded Agnes Szavay, Hungary’s top player, crushed third seeded Venus Williams early on Day 6 at Stade Roland Garros. The sporty candidate for best-dressed did what Lucie Safarova failed to do, keeping her composure and pouncing on every opportunity to end the elder Williams sister’s clay court dream. In what appeared [...]
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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