Federer wins French Open, ties Sampras' record The San Francisco Examiner Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:17 PM PDT PARIS â" Roger Federer beat Robin Soderling, tied Pete Sampras and won the French Open at last. Undeterred by an on-court intruder, Federer defeated surprise finalist Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday to complete a career Grand Slam and win his 14th major title, matching Sampras' record. | GABON PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO DIES: FRENCH GOVERNMENT SOURCE The Tocqueville Connection Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:17 PM PDT PARIS, June 7, 2009 (AFP) - Africa's longest-serving ruler, Gabon President Omar Bongo Ondimba, who was being treated for an illness in a Spanish clinic, has died aged 73, a French government source said Sunday. | Kuznetsova outplays Safina in French Open final The Japan Times Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:16 PM PDT PARIS (AP) Svetlana Kuznetsova never struck Dinara Safina as a Grand Slam champion in the making when they were kids in Russia. Kuznetsova showed up for matches toting a 2-liter bottle of soda and wearing rock band T-shirts. As of Saturday, Kuznetsova owns two major titles â" and that's two more than Safina. Read the full story | Federer never doubted Paris win BBC News Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:15 PM PDT Roger Federer says he was always confident of winning the French Open - provided Rafael Nadal failed to reach the final. | The greatest? Federer rests his case The Telegraph Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:15 PM PDT Paris, June 7: Some questions are best answered by those who ask them. âAm I the greatest of all time?â Roger Federer asked this afternoon at Roland Garros, soon after beating Robin Soderling, tying Pete Sampras and winning the French Open at last. | Paris awards Dalai Lama honorary citizenship The Malay Mail Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:59 PM PDT PARIS Mayor Bertrand Delanoe conferred the city's honorary citizenship on the Dalai Lama on Sunday, despite Chinese protests that the award was an interference in Chinese domestic political affairs. | Obamas enjoy artistic pleasures of Paris AFP via Yahoo! Canada News Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:58 PM PDT PARIS (AFP) - The US first family played tourist in Paris with a packed weekend schedule of art, food, sightseeing and shopping squeezed in at the end of President Barack Obama's whirlwind diplomatic tour. | Kuznetsova freezes out Safina to claim French Open National Post Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:52 PM PDT Svetlana Kuznetsova froze out Dinara Safina in an all-Russian French Open final on Saturday, defeating the world number one 6-4 6-2 in 74 minutes. So one-sided was the affair, on an unusually cold and damp day in Paris, that it barely came as a surprise when Safina bowed out with a double fault that bounced off the tape and fell wide | | |
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