Tennis: Serena Williams beats Sharapova to win French Open

After the humilating first round defeat against Virginie Razzano at the last French Open, Serena Williams turned to 42-year-oldPatrick Mouratoglou of France for coaching advice. His eponymous Parisian academy has seen many top players on

France's Virginie Razzano serves during women's singles third round match against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, May 31, 2013. Ivanovic won 2-0. (Xinhua/Gao Jing) 1 2 3 4 5 ...

PARIS, May 26 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Serena Williams shook off memories of a first-round loss to France's Virginie Razzano in last year's event by dominating Georgia's Anna Tatishvili 6-0, 6-1 on the red clay at Stade Roland Garros. She is seeking a ...

PARIS, May 24 (UPI) -- Williams was stunned in the first round of the 2012 French Open by Virginie Razzano but she has been on a tear since then, winning 10 tournaments. Those titles include Wimbledon, the Olympics and the U.S. Open last year and ...

Virginie Razzano, pictured, beat Tamira Paszek 6-1 6-4 in 65 minutesVirginie Razzano warmed up for next week's French Open with another big upset after she easily saw off number two seed Tamira Paszek in the opening round of the Internationaux de ...

Virginie Razzano (FRA) def. Claire

Virginie Razzano, shown at last year's French Open, had one of the four upsets in Tuesday's play at the WTA's Strasbourg International tennis tournament.

Former French Open semi-finalist Gael Monfils, who has struggled for form after a string of injuries marred his 2012 season, has been given a wild card for the grand slam claycourt event, organisers said on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Frenchman, who reached the last four in 2008, has dropped down the rankings to 119 from a high of seven in 2011. Compatriot Virginie Razzano, who stunned current World No 1 Serena Williams in the opening round last year, has also been handed an automatic entry. The ...

Patrick Mouratoglou has experienced nothing but success since he started coaching Serena Williams last summer, but one thing is for sure - should the American's winning streak come to an end at Wimbledon, the Frenchman will definitely know about it.