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When the Red Dust Settles: Favorite Memories of Roland Garros 2013

June 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Matches and events fly past in the fortnight of a major too quickly to absorb everything that happens.  But, now that the red dust has settled, here are the memories that I will take from Roland Garros 2013. Gael Monfils and the Paris crowd making each other believe that he could accomplish the impossible, and [...]

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Roland Garros Day 15: Links Roundup with Nadal, Federer, Vesnina and more

June 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Roland Garros Roundup takes you through the Slam’s hot stories of the day, both on and off the court. Shot of the Day: After winning a record-breaking eighth Roland Garros title, and before making the media rounds, Rafael Nadal happily posed with the ball kids who worked the final. Perhaps there’s a future Roland Garros [...]

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Roland Garros Rewind: Thoughts on Rafael Nadal’s Victory over David Ferrer in the Men’s Final

June 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Rafael Nadal may have lost his first set at Roland Garros 2013, but he won his last set.  The King of Clay burnished his legend on the surface even further by securing an eighth Roland Garros title at the expense of fellow Spaniard David Ferrer.  Here are some key things to know about the final [...]

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Video and Photos: Protestor with Flare Runs Onto Court During French Open Men’s Final

June 9, 2013 By 1 Comment

(June 9, 2013) Fans at Philippe Chatrier Court had some unexpected and unwelcomed protectors inside the stadium during the men’s final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer on Sunday. All was going according to plan for Nadal to capture his eighth Roland Garros title. Earlier in the second set, however, rambunctious protestors, in favor of [...]

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Roland Garros Day 14: Links Roundup with Williams, Mahut, Nadal, Murray and more

June 8, 2013 By 4 Comments

Roland Garros Roundup takes you through the Slam’s hot stories of the day, both on and off the court. Shot of the Day: After losing the first set, snatching the second, and having the upper hand several times in the third including up 4-2 in the tiebreak, Nicolas Mahut and Mike Llodra lost a tough battle [...]

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Roland Garros Rewind: Thoughts on the Women’s Final

June 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The latest meeting between the top two women in the world reached the usual conclusion.  Read about the last women’s match of 2013 on red clay. That was…expected:  After two victories over Maria Sharapova in finals earlier this spring, including a comprehensive triumph on clay, Serena Williams came into the Roland Garros as an overwhelming [...]

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As predictable as a Vin Diesel movie and the Importance of that Gulbis Debate

June 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree  “Modern tennis is sorely lacking in character.” Snot nosed rich kid Ernest Gulbis raised a debate recently at Roland Garros. “I respect Roger, Rafa, Novak and Murray, but, for me, all four players are boring. Their interviews are boring. Honestly, they are boring.” Gulbis said after his second round loss to Gael [...]

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Roland Garros Day 13: Links Roundup with Sharapova, Djokovic, Bryan Brothers and more

June 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Roland Garros Roundup takes you through the Slam’s hot stories of the day, both on and off the court. Shot of the Day: Despite losing to Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, Novak Djokovic played some inspired and acrobatic tennis as the match went on. Bryan Brothers ready to capture French Open crown: David Cox of [...]

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Rafael Nadal Defeats Novak Djokovic in a Roland Garros Semifinal for the Ages

June 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

(June 7, 2013) It was a blockbuster Roland Garros semifinal between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic that many would agree was more fitting for a Slam final. After all, Nadal and Djokovic met in last year’s final and have been the two best players in the world on clay for several years now. But Nadal’s [...]

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A Tommys Revolution: Why the Resurgence of Haas and Robredo is More Than Just a Storyline

June 7, 2013 By 1 Comment

By Josh Meiseles, Special for Tennis Grandstand Having grown up in a tennis-centric household just an hour’s drive from the USTA National Tennis Center in New York, ritual U.S. Open day trips were akin to my peers’ summer outings at the beach. Every August we’d make the mini-trek to Queens and marvel at Agassi’s baseline power, [...]

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