Wednesday, June 13, 2012

French Open

  • Watching Rafael Nadal celebrate his victory at the French Open finals, it was hard to figure out if Nadal was celebrating winning a record seventh French Open title or the fact that he finally beat Novak Djokovic in a Grand Slam final.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Lots of residual questions from the 2012 French Open. Well take a few in speed-round mode, but some themes keep creeping up repeatedly so here are broader thoughts: • Bless this era of mens tennis.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • PARIS -- It had been less than two hours since Maria Sharapova fell to her knees, overcome with emotion, from winning her first French Open title.
  • (ESPN)
  • HALLE, Germany — Seven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal says making the annual transition from clay to grass courts is his biggest challenge.
  • (Boston Herald)
  • PARIS: Embattled French Open organizers were braced for more heavy rain to swamp the suspended men's final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal on Monday as they played down accusations of a scheduling blunder.
  • (Manila Times)
  • PARIS -- A €300,000 ($374,000) watch stolen from Rafael Nadals hotel bedroom after he won his record-breaking seventh French Open title in Paris was recovered by police.
  • (myfoxny.com)
  • Rafael Nadal bested Novak Djokovic to win his record seventh French Open title Monday. On Saturday, Maria Sharapova took the womens title, earning a career Grand Slam — an elite achievement in the sport.
  • (NPR News)
  • NEW HAVEN -- French Open finalist and world No. 10 Sara Errani and world No. 8 Marion Bartoli have committed to play the 2012 New Haven Open at Yale to be held Aug.
  • (Ct Post)
  • Daniel Nestor may have won his third straight French Open doubles title but that didn't mean that the low-voltage Canadian was in the mood to do any extra celebrating after he and Max Mirnyi beat the Bryan brothers 6-4, 6-4 in the final.
  • (10sBalls)

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