Top-ranked Dinara Safina beats Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 6-3 to reach French Open final

PARIS — Dinara Safina shanked shots, endured a flurry of double-faults, screamed profanities at herself and still advanced to the French Open final.

Murray all set for grass (French Open diary)

LONDON - Buoyed by his best-ever performance on clay at the French Open tennis, Andy Murray is now all set to step onto the practice courts at Queen’s club to begin his campaign for the Wimbledon.

Roger Federer reaches 20th straight Grand Slam semifinal, 2 wins shy of 1st French Open title

PARIS — Roger Federer is accustomed to Grand Slam butterflies. He finds it difficult to eat or sleep. He feels fatigued and jittery and even a bit dizzy.

Navratilova terms grunting players cheats

MELBOURNE - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 18 grand slam titles, has called grunting female players cheats, and asked that something to be done to end the noise on court.

Stosur first Australian to reach Paris semis in 12 years

PARIS - Samantha Stosur became the first Australian player to reach the semi-finals of the French Open since Patrick Rafter 12 years ago as she defeated Romanian teenager Sorana Cristea 6-1, 6-3 Wednesday.

Serena Williams upset in French Open quarterfinal; Federer advances to 5th straight semifinal

PARIS — One shot by Serena Williams sent Svetlana Kuznetsova to the court in a messy spill that left her covered with clay.

Serena Williams upset by Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 in French Open quarterfinal

PARIS — One shot by Serena Williams sent Svetlana Kuznetsova to the court in a messy spill that left her covered with clay.

Serena Williams beaten by Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 in French Open quarterfinal

PARIS — One shot by Serena Williams sent Svetlana Kuznetsova to the court in a messy spill that left her covered with clay. The Russian was down but not out. Showing newfound resilience, she squandered a big lead in the second set Wednesday but ended Williams’ 18-match Grand Slam winning streak in the French Open quarterfinals, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5.

Samantha Stosur advances to French Open semifinals by beating Sorana Cirstea in straight sets

PARIS — Samantha Stosur of Australia reached her first major semifinal Wednesday by defeating Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-1, 6-3.

Murray bundled out in Paris as Soderling streak continues

PARIS - Chile’s baseline blaster Fernando Gonzalez hammered third seed Andy Murray out of the French Open quarter-finals 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 Tuesday, firing 45 winner to sink the Scot.

Top-ranked Dinara Safina reaches semifinal with 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Azarenka in French Open

PARIS — A slow start couldn’t stop top-ranked Dinara Safina from reaching the semifinals at the French Open.

Heads spinning? In wake of Nadal’s loss, Roger Federer leads scramble for French Open title

PARIS — Roger Federer said he won’t feel much impact from Rafael Nadal’s loss at the French Open until Sunday — if then.

With Nadal no longer in his way, Federer struggles before winning 5-setter at French Open

PARIS — Roger Federer knows full well, of course, that Rafael Nadal is no longer around this year to befuddle him, to beat him, to stand between him and a French Open title.

No drama this time: Serena Williams cruises into French Open quarterfinals

PARIS — Serena Williams says women’s tennis is better than men’s tennis, for one simple reason.

No drama this time: Serena Williams wins easily to reach French Open quarterfinals

PARIS — Serena Williams says women’s tennis is better than men’s tennis, for one simple reason.

Fighting Federer rallies from the brink to overhaul Haas

PARIS - Roger Federer flirted with the second major French Open earthquake Monday before rallying dramatically from the brink to reach the quarter-finals from two sets down for only the fifth time in his career.

Roger Federer overcomes 2-set deficit to beat Tommy Haas in 4th round at French Open

PARIS — When Roger Federer finally emerged from that red-clay hole he dug Monday, he celebrated with a leap that sent him into the French Open quarterfinals and joined the roaring crowd with a scream of his own.

Roger Federer overcomes 2-set deficit to beat Tommy Haas in 4th round at French Open

PARIS — Roger Federer has rallied from a two-set deficit to keep his French Open bid alive.

Serena Williams beats Aleksandra Wozniak 6-1, 6-2 to reach quarterfinals at French Open

PARIS — Serena Williams dispensed with any drama and won easily Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open.

Four-time defending champ Nadal ousted in 4th round at French Open, ending 32-match win streak

PARIS — Cancel the party, Roland Garros, because Rafael Nadal won’t be celebrating his fifth straight birthday — or his fifth straight French Open title — in Paris this year.

Defending champ Rafael Nadal knocked out of French Open in 4th round by Robin Soderling

PARIS — Rafael Nadal’s unbeaten run at the French Open is over.

Sodering shocks Nadal into career-first Roland Garros loss (Second Lead)

PARIS - Swedish Viking Robin Soderling used his flailing forehand to stun Rafael Nadal into his first career defeat at the French Open Sunday as women’s defending champion Ana Ivanovic joined the men’s holder in a fourth-round loss.

Defending champ Rafael Nadal knocked out of French Open in 4th round by Robin Soderling

PARIS — Rafael Nadal’s unbeaten run at the French Open is over.

Murray breaks new clay ground with quarter-final place (Lead)

PARIS - Andy Murray broke fresh ground in his fast-track clay court progress, reaching his first quarter-final at the French Open with a 7-5, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 defeat of error-prone Croatian Marin Cilic Sunday.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal loses in 4th round at French Open

PARIS — Rafael Nadal’s unbeaten run at the French Open is over.

Defending champion Ana Ivanovic loses to 19-year-old Azarenka in 4th round at French Open

PARIS — Defending champion Ana Ivanovic was eliminated from the French Open in the fourth round Sunday, losing to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3.

Top-seeded Safina easily beats another opponent at French Open to move into quarterfinals

PARIS — Dinara Safina cruised to another easy win at the French Open, advancing to the quarterfinals by beating Aravane Rezai of France 6-1, 6-0.

Making his way on clay, Roddick reaches French Open’s 4th round for 1st time; Djokovic upset

PARIS — Rust-colored flecks of clay dotted Andy Roddick’s white attire, from the brim of his baseball cap, down the back of his shirt, to his ankle braces.

Sanchez shrugs off ‘cheating’ accusation by Serena Williams

PARIS - Spain’s Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez laughed off the charge of “cheating” levelled by Serena Williams after the American second seed bludgeoned out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory into the French Open fourth round Saturday in controversial fashion.

High drama at Roland Garros: Serena Williams accuses opponent of cheating but rallies to win

PARIS — Serena Williams was sure the ball went off her opponent’s arm, a no-no in tennis. The opponent, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, insisted the ball went off her racket.

Andy Roddick, Serena Williams win at French Open; Novak Djokovic upset in 3rd round

PARIS — Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men’s tournament at the French Open, while Andy Roddick and Serena Williams managed to stick around.

2nd-seeded Serena Williams rallies to advance to 4th round at French Open

PARIS — Serena Williams rallied to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, beating Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Andy Roddick advances to 4th round at French Open for 1st time in career; Dementieva loses

PARIS — Andy Roddick reached the fourth round of the French Open for the first time in his career by beating Marc Gicquel of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.

30th-seeded Samantha Stosur upsets No. 4 Dementieva in 3rd round of French Open

PARIS — Samantha Stosur knocked fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva out of the French Open on Saturday, beating the Russian 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in the third round.

Defending champion Ana Ivanovic easily advances to 4th round at French Open

PARIS — Ana Ivanovic dominated another opponent at the French Open on Friday, this time beating Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round.