 Williams to face Tatishvili in first round
Serena Williams will begin her bid for a second French Open championship and 16th Grand Slam title overall by facing 83rd-ranked Anna Tatishvili in the first round. Read full article |
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 Anderson writes from Roland Garros
Kevin Anderson, South Africa’s top-ranked male tennis player, has sent through his thoughts ahead of the year's Grand Slam on clay. Read full article |
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 Clock ticking for next golden generation
If you desire world domination in tennis, best get an early start as Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have proved. Read full article |
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 Two years on Li still stands alone
Li Na's momentous French Open title win of 2011 was expected to open the floodgates for Asian – and in particular Chinese – players in world tennis. Read full article |
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 Peng stuns Stephens in Brussels
China's eighth seed Peng Shuai upset the rankings to defeat fourth-seeded American Sloane Stephens, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Brussels Open quarterfinals. Read full article |
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 Nadal favoured, but not seeded no. 1
Used to be the French Open was the scene for clay-court specialists and surprise champions. Read full article |
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 Cornet, Bouchard reach Strasbourg semifinals
Third-seeded Alize Cornet and Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard won in straight sets Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Strasbourg International. Read full article |
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 Qualifier Pella advances in Duesseldorf
Guido Pella of Argentina mastered cold and damp conditions to reach his first semifinal match on the ATP Tour by beating seventh-seeded Viktor Troicki 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Power Horse Cup on Thursday. Read full article |
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 Monfils reaches Nice semis, Simon and Querrey out
Second-seeded Gilles Simon of France and third-seeded Sam Querrey of the United States were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice on Thursday. Read full article |
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 French slam drought set to drag on
After 30 years without a male grand-slam winner, France's tennis establishment is beginning to question whether the absence of success is purely down to a lack of natural-born winners. Read full article |
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 Raonic sees a gain from training in Spain
Milos Raonic would probably not feature on most people's list of potential French Open champions but the Canadian has been working hard on his clay game in Spain and has the potential to cause an upset. Read full article |
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 Janowicz ready to take Paris by storm
Whether ripping shirts or forehand winners, or thumping down serves with frightening velocity, Jerzy Janowicz is making a big impression at the top of men's tennis and is ready to take Paris by storm again. Read full article |
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 Nadal targets super eight in Paris
Rafael Nadal can become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times at the French Open with few willing to risk talking down the rejuvenated Spaniard's chances. Read full article |
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 Serena out to tame French Open demons
If momentum counts for everything in tennis, nothing will stop Serena Williams from winning the French Open for just the second time in her career in Paris on June 8. Read full article |
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 Zheng stuns Wozniacki in Brussels
China's Zheng Jie knocked top seed Caroline Wozniacki out of the Brussels Open on Wednesday, just hours after prevailing in a three-set opener held over because of Tuesday's heavy rain. Read full article |
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 Tipsarevic falls to shock Dusseldorf defeat
Top seed Janko Tipsarevic suffered a 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 loss to Argentine Guido Pella to exit the Power Horse Open in Dusseldorf in an opening match shock. Read full article |
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 Baker, Fish pull out of French Open
American players Brian Baker and Mardy Fish have pulled out of the upcoming French Open. Read full article |
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 Del Potro out of French Open - reports
World No 7 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of next week's French Open tennis after failing to recover from a virus, Argentine media reported on Wednesday. Read full article |
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 ‘Tomic will play French Open despite troubles’
Bernard Tomic will play at next week's French Open despite his off-court troubles if only to keep some momentum going for the grasscourt season ahead, Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge said on Wednesday. Read full article |
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 Murray pulls out of French Open
Britain's world No 2 Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open after failing to recover from a lower back injury which he aggravated at the Italian Open last week. Read full article |
