Venus advances to 2nd round at French Open The Daily Jeffersonian Sun, 27 May 2012 18:08 PM PDT PARIS (AP) -- Venus Williams bounced back from a poor start at the French Open on Sunday, beating 19-year-old Paula Ormaechea 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in her first Grand Slam match since revealing she has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. | Roddick loses in French's 1st round; Williams wins The Daily Jeffersonian Sun, 27 May 2012 18:02 PM PDT PARIS (AP) -- Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much. First and foremost, the footing is tricky as can be. The soft courts take his booming serves and forehands down a notch, too. Put simply, his game is built for hard or grass courts. | Oudin ends Grand Slam losing streak at French Open Rome News-Tribune Sun, 27 May 2012 17:39 PM PDT PARIS (AP) â" It had been awhile since Melanie Oudin felt confident she could win a match at tennis' top tournaments. And, well, it had been awhile since the surprise 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinalist... | Venus Williams wins, Andy Roddick loses on Day 1 at French Open Los Angeles Times Sun, 27 May 2012 17:38 PM PDT Venus Williams, a 31-year-old American who has battled illness and injury, beats Paula Ormaechea of Argentina. Andy Roddick, the last U.S. man to win a major, in 2003, falls to France's Nicolas Mahut. PARIS â" Six major champions made their way through the first round of the French Open on opening day Sunday. One didn't â" Andy Roddick. | TENNIS: Claws out for pigeons New Straits Times Sun, 27 May 2012 17:20 PM PDT PARIS: With razor-sharp claws and a top swooping speed of 300km/h, eight falcons have been unleashed at Roland Garros to rid the French Open of its pigeon pest problem. | TENNIS: Hard road for Del Potro New Straits Times Sun, 27 May 2012 17:20 PM PDT PARIS: FRENCH Open dangerman Juan Martin Del Potro shrugged off a knee injury scare as well as sweltering 30-degree heat to reach the French Open second round yesterday. | TENNIS: Samantha, Svetlana breeze in the heat New Straits Times Sun, 27 May 2012 17:19 PM PDT PARIS: US Open champion Samantha Stosur had the honour of being the first player into the French Open second round at a sweltering Roland Garros yesterday, brushing aside Britain's Elena Baltacha. | Bad previews for Euro New Straits Times Sun, 27 May 2012 17:18 PM PDT PARIS: GERMANY and the Netherlands, two of the sides widely-tipped as potential Euro 2012 winners, suffered worrying friendly international defeats on Saturday. | Oh, woe is Roddick The Durango Herald Sun, 27 May 2012 17:17 PM PDT PARIS Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much. First and foremost, the footing is tricky as can be. The soft courts take his booming serves and forehands down a notch, too. | | |
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