Defending champion Rafael Nadal bludgeoned bitter Roland Garros rival Robin Soderling to defeat on Wednesday as the world number one reached the French Open semi-finals with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) vict

Marion Bartoli became the first Frenchwoman since 2005 to reach the Roland Garros semifinals on Tuesday when she defeated 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (7/4), 6-4.

Bartoli, the 11th seed, wil

Defending champion Francesca Schiavone and Marion Bartoli, two of the tour's most intense players, set-up a French Open semifinal duel on Tuesday.

Schiavone, the 30-year-old Italian, battled from a s

Roger Federer believes the pressure will all be on Novak Djokovic when the pair meet in the French Open semifinals on Friday.

Victory for Djokovic, the second seed, will see him replace Rafael Nadal

Maria Sharapova moved to within two wins of a career Grand Slam on Wednesday when she defeated Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-0, 6-3 to reach her second French Open semifinal.

The seventh seed, who next

Maria Sharapova showcased plenty of her famous grit to reach the French Open quarterfinals on Monday, edging Polish 12th seed Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 in a tight contest.

She was joined in

Second seed Novak Djokovic was handed a place in the French Open semifinals on Monday when scheduled last eight opponent Fabio Fognini was forced out with a torn left thigh muscle.

The 24-year-old It

Francesca Schiavone's love affair with Roland Garros continued on Sunday as she dug deep to defeat Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals.

It was the little Italian's 11th straight

Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to the French Open men's doubles quarterfinals with a straight-set win over Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan and D

Five-time champion Rafael Nadal reached the French Open quarterfinals on Monday with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 win over Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic and could face Roland Garros bogeyman Robin Soderling next.

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