Andy Roddick, Serena Williams win at French Open; Novak Djokovic upset in 3rd roundPARIS — 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. 4th-seeded Novak Djokovic loses to Kohlschreiber in 3rd round of French OpenPARIS — Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men’s tournament at the French Open, losing to No. 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. Roddick advances to 4th round at French Open for 1st time; Dementieva losesPARIS — Andy Roddick is still around at the French Open, reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time by beating Marc Gicquel of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 Saturday. Andy Roddick advances to 4th round at French Open for 1st time in career; Dementieva losesPARIS — 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. Jankovic now a diet expert (French Open diary)PARIS - Jelena Jankovic, never short of an opinion, is now somewhat of an expert on dieting after shedding six kilos. 30th-seeded Samantha Stosur upsets No. 4 Dementieva in 3rd round of French OpenPARIS — 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. ‘Foreign ground’: Venus Williams loses in 3rd round at French Open for 3rd year in rowPARIS — Out of breath and out of sorts, Venus Williams played her way right out of the French Open on Friday with her most lopsided Grand Slam loss since 2001. Nalbandian confident he will make full recovery from hip surgery and contend at Grand SlamsBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — David Nalbandian has begun to recover from recent hip surgery with the goal of returning to top-level tennis. Jelena Dokic’s comeback to tennis takes a bad turn with injury in 2nd round of French OpenPARIS — Jelena Dokic’s professional comeback took a painful turn at the French Open. Federer wins in survival mode, Djokovic stranded in darkPARIS - Roger Federer laid on a world-class comeback from two breaks down to keep his dream for a first-ever French Open title alive Thursday, fighting off Jose Acasuso 7-6 (10-8), 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 to reach the third round. Yuri Sharapov takes a break as Maria slugs (French Open diary)PARIS - Yuri Sharapov appears to have taken his informal leave from coaching, as his three-time Grand Slam champion daughter Maria Sharapova makes her comeback from injury at the French Open. Murray frustrated with fellow Brits not joining him at the topLONDON - World number three Andy Murray has slammed Britain’s men tennis players for a string of “very poor” displays in 2009. Djokovic starts French Open with a winPARIS - Novak Djokovic waited out a weather delay before starting his match, but made up for lost time in 78 minutes, as injured Nicolas Lapentti had to stop after twice twisting his ankle in their contest at the French Open Tuesday. Yuki Bhambri pulls out of junior French OpenNEW DELHI - Junior Australian Open champion Yuki Bhambri has pulled out of the French Open due to a sprained right ankle. Indian tennis body sore with ITF for letting Australia off lightlyNEW DELHI - The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Saturday expressed disappointment at Australia being let off with a mere fine for refusing to play their Davis Cup tie against India in Chennai May 8-10 and said it would take up the matter with the world body at an appropriate level. |