Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Robin Soderling (SWE)

Robin Soderling continued his amazing run with an unbelievable win over Fernando Gonzalez in the semifinals. Soderling was up two sets to none before Gonzalez came storming back to take the next two sets. In the fifth set, Gonzalez was up 4-1 and it looked like he [...]

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Dinara Safina (RUS) vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

If you just see the box score from Safina’s win over Dominika Cibulkova you won’t get the full story. Cibulkova played her extremely tough and really tested Safina’s mental and physical strength. This is Safina’s third Grand Slam final and her second consecutive appearance in the finals [...]

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Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) vs. Robin Soderling (SWE)

Gonzalez was able to keep Murray pinned way back behind the baseline throughout the entire quarterfinal match. This allowed Gonzalez to hit drop shots, angled shots, and control the court with his forehand preventing Murray from making a run. This is Gonzalez’s first time reaching the semis [...]

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Dinara Safina (RUS) vs. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)

As thought, Safina got her first big test of the tournament when she faced Victoria Azarenka in the quarters. She dropped the opening set, but fought back to advance in three. The win puts her into the semis for the second-straight year and now she is two [...]

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Robin Soderling (SWE) vs. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)

Soderling pulled off the upset of the tournament, ending Rafael Nadal’s 31-match winning streak at the French Open. The win is the biggest of Soderling’s career and put him in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time. Now, everyone will be watching the 24-year old [...]

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Dinara Safina (RUS) vs. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

Nobody has even come close to challenging Safina as of yet. In four matches she has lost a total of five games! She certainly looks unstoppable as of right now, but then again so did Nadal! If she captures this title, it would be the first Grand [...]

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Jelena Jankovic (ESP) vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
Jankovic has yet to drop a set in any of her three matches, and has moved through the draw quietly. Many people forget that she is a two-time semifinalist here and [...]

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Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
Del Potro came away with a straight-set win over Igor Andreev in the third round and is into the Round of 16 at Roland Garros for the first time [...]

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Magical run ends for Larcher de Brito

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Posted: Friday, May 29th, 2009

Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy student, Michelle Larcher de Brito, who is only 16 years old, lost today in the third round of the 2009 French Open. The young Portuguese star was making her first career main draw appearance in a Grand Slam and it was a very successful debut. After qualifying for the tournament by [...]

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Elena Dementieva (RUS) vs. Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Dementieva got a bit lucky in the second round as she was down a set against Jelena Dokic when the Australian was forced to retire due to an injury. Sometimes a [...]

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