French Open

The French Open, aka Roland Garros, is a favorite to the clay courters, typically from South America and Spain. Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas made their marks here, and recently so has Rafael Nadal.

Jun 08 2009

Roger Federer Wins French Open 2009

Federer Finally Wins Roland Garros

I don't know about you, but this is about the last year I expected Roger to win the French. Given his performance leading up to the French Open, I thought he would, at best, reach the quarters. Even if the Nadal work to injure himself, which, given the troubles he's had with his knees - is always a possibility, I didn't think Federer was playing up to the level it would take to win another major. Granted, he is hands down the second best clay court player on the tour. He proved that when he took down Nadal in Madrid... read more »

Jun 01 2009

Nadal Loses French Open 2009

The Bull Gets Bulldozed

Who would have thought that Andy Roddick would make it into the second week of the 2009 French Open, while the king of clay, Rafael Nadal, would not? In the fourth round of Roland Garros on Sunday, May 31, 2009, Rafa's undefeated French Open streak (32 matches) would come to an end at the hands of Sweden's Robin Soderling... read more »