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.

‘Foreign ground’: Venus Williams loses in 3rd round at French Open for 3rd year in row

PARIS — 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.

Venus Williams loses, defending champions Ivanovic, Nadal advance at French Open

PARIS — Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open on Friday, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year.

Djokovic, Ivanovic advance in French Open

PARIS - Novak Djokovic completed a Serbian double at the French Open Friday as he joined defending champion and compatriot Ana Ivanovic in advancing by completing a match interrupted by darkness.

Venus Williams loses, defending champion Ana Ivanovic, Novak Djokovic win at French Open

PARIS — Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open on Friday, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year.

Venus Williams loses in 3rd round of French Open to 31st-seeded Agnes Szavay

PARIS — Venus Williams lost in the third round of the French Open for the third straight year, falling to Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-0, 6-4 Friday.

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.

Jelena Dokic’s comeback to tennis takes a bad turn with injury in 2nd round of French Open

PARIS — Jelena Dokic’s professional comeback took a painful turn at the French Open.

Nadal sets another Paris record with 29th straight win

PARIS - Rafael Nadal began his campaign for a record fifth straight French Open title with a smooth 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 demolition of Brazilian qualifier Marcos Daniel in the opening round Monday.

Safina tops women’s rankings

HAMBURG - Dinara Safina retained first place in the latest women’s tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) as she makes another attempt to claim her first title at the majors.