Hubby tells Kimiko to see funny side

Samantha Stosur has made a superb start to her French Open campaign, blasting past Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-0 6-2. The Australian ninth seed needed little more than an hour to power to victory against her 42-year-old opponent to ensure a ...

Sam Stosur eases into round two at the French open with easy win over Kimiko Date-Krumm Sam Stosur Former French Open finalist Sam Stosur beat the weather to march into the second round in Paris after defeating 42-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm. The ...

Her vanquished first-round opponent, Kimiko Date-Krumm, and tonight's second-round foe, Kristina Mladenovic, have described the Australian as a clay court specialist this week, despite her only Grand Slam title coming on the US Open hardcourt. It is ...

Venus Williams of the U.S. returns a shot to Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan at the Sony Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida March 21, 2013. MADRID: Former world number one Venus Williams has been forced to withdraw from the Madrid Open due ...

Light rain in the morning meant none of the remaining first round matches started until 1330 local time (1130 GMT) and after a brief patch of brightness over Paris the green court covers were dragged back across the 20 clay courts. The ...

Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm contests a referee's decision during her French Open against Australia's Samantha Stosur at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris yesterday. PARIS: Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm says her husband has helped her to take things less ...

Australia's great French Open hope Sam Stosur made the perfect start to her Roland Garros campaign, sweeping past tour veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm. Crushing win ... Sam Stosur cruises into the second round of the French Open. Source: Lionel Cironneau ...

Former French runner-up Stosur blitzes veteran Date-Krumm Novak Djokovic does not try to hide his ambitions. He makes perfectly clear that he wants to win a French Open title more than anything. Embarking on a bid to complete a career Grand Slam and ...

Samantha Stosur (pic) is cautious heading into her French Open clash against Kimiko Date-Krumm. (AAP) Lleyton Hewitt, Marinko Matosevic and James Duckworth will open Australia's campaign at the French Open, and they're expected to struggle.