Suzanne Lenglen: First diva of tennis

Still, the Philippe Chatrier and Suzanne Lenglen stadium courts have thrilled to the exploits of Monfils in recent days, and the prospect of Tsonga facing Roger Federer in the quarter-finals will keep tennis in the spotlight in France. British ...

Agence France-Presse . Paris US tennis player Serena Williams poses with the Suzanne Lenglen trophy near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday. AFP photo Serena Williams warned her punchdrunk rivals that she is still to realise her potential ...

By Martyn Herman PARIS The 31-year-old Robredo looked down and out when he trailed by two sets and 4-1 on Suzanne Lenglen court but produced a stunning fightback to outlast the 11th seed 6-7(5) 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 after a three-hour-49-minute baseline ...

A BARE-CHESTED protester jumped onto a French Open court yesterday, waving a lit flare spurting white smoke and interrupting the final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. A protestor was caught by security after trying to run on the court during ...

In a scary moment during the men's French Open final on Sunday, a shirtless demonstrator wearing a mask ran onto Court Philippe Chatrier during play wielding a lit flare. The man ran close to Rafael Nadal's chair after a changeover with Nadal set ...

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will renew one of the greatest rivalries of the modern era on Court Philippe Chatrier on Saturday with the French Open crown at stake. World No 1 Williams enters the final at Roland Garros unbeaten in 30 matches ...

PARIS. All the complaints about lousy weather, windy courts and rotten schedules were forgotten as the sun finally shone on birthday boy Rafa Nadal's pursuit of a record eighth French Open title on Monday. Nadal spent the first week labeling ...

PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - Order of play on show courts on the ninth day of the French Open on Monday (all matches fourth round, prefix numbers denote seedings, times GMT) Court Philippe Chatrier (play starts at 0900): Francesca Schiavone (Italy) v ...

1:56pm BST By PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - Frenchman Benoit Paire was docked a penalty point for receiving coaching from his support team during his third-round defeat by Kei Nishikori at the French Open on Saturday. The temperamental 24-year-old had ...