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  • FRENCH OPEN 2013: Capsules on women to watch

    May 23, 2013

    PARIS (AP) - Women to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:SERENA WILLIAMSRanked: 1Age: 31Country: United States2013 Match Record: 36-22013 Singles Titles: 5Career Singles Titles: 51Major Titles: 15 - French Open ('02), Wimbledon ('02, `03, `09, `10, `12), U.S. Open ('99, `02, `08, `12), Australian Open ('03, `05, `07, `09, `10)

  • FRENCH OPEN 2013: Capsules on men to watch

    May 23, 2013

    PARIS (AP) - Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:NOVAK DJOKOVICRanked: 1Age: 26Country: Serbia2013 Match Record: 28-42013 Singles Titles: 3Career Singles Titles: 37Major Titles: 6 - Australian Open ('08, `11, `12, `13), Wimbledon ('11), U.S. Open ('11)

  • 10 things to know for the French Open

    May 23, 2013

    PARIS (AP) - A look at 10 of the top topics at the French Open, the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Sunday and ends June 9:1. WHY STOP AT SEVEN?Rafael Nadal already owns a record seven French Open titles - he broke a tie with Bjorn Borg by winning last year - and is widely considered the favorite to add No. 8. He is 36-2 this season, reaching the finals of all eight tournaments he's entered, winning six. And he's as good as it gets on red clay.

  • Nadal favored, but not seeded No. 1 at French Open

    May 23, 2013

    PARIS (AP) - Used to be the French Open was the scene for clay-court specialists and surprise champions.Scan the list of past winners and runners-up. There's Gaston Gaudio and Albert Costa, Guillermo Coria and Martin Verkerk, Andres Gomez and Mariano Puerta. Not so much a ``Who's Who.'' More like a ``Who's He?''

  • FRENCH OPEN 2013: Tournament at a glance

    May 23, 2013

    PARIS (AP) - A quick glance at the French Open, the year's second Grand Slam tennis tournament:Site: Roland Garros.Surface: Red clay.Schedule: The 15-day tournament begins Sunday. The women's singles final is June 8; the men's singles final is June 9.

  • Cornet, Bouchard reach Strasbourg semifinals

    May 23, 2013

    STRASBOURG, France (AP) - Third-seeded Alize Cornet and Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard won in straight sets Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Strasbourg International.A runner-up last year, Cornet beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1. Bouchard move into the semifinals of a tournament for the first time by defeating Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 6-3, 6-2.

  • Qualifier Pella advances in Duesseldorf tennis

    May 23, 2013

    DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Qualifier Guido Pella of Argentina advanced to 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.A day earlier, Pella upset top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic.

  • Querrey loses to Roger-Vasselin at Nice Open

    May 23, 2013

    NICE, France (AP) - American Sam Querrey was eliminated from the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice clay-court event Thursday, losing to French wild-card entry Edouard Roger-Vasselin 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1.Roger-Vasselin broke the third-seeded Querrey twice in the final set to lead 5-1 before converting his first match point with a forehand winner. Roger-Vasselin will play Spain's Albert Montanes, a 6-4, 6-1 winner over France's Paul-Henri Mathieu.