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Rafael Nadal started his bid for a record seventh French Open championship with a mostly mistake-free 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 victory over 111th-ranked Simone Bolelli of Italy.

Modified: 05/29/12 04:53:40 PM
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Even after 13 Grand Slam championships and dozens of other titles, Serena Williams is capable of throwing away a big lead.

Modified: 05/30/12 05:24:18 AM
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It was after a second-round victory at the 2007 French Open that Maria Sharapova famously compared her movement on red clay to a "cow on ice."

Modified: 05/29/12 12:59:18 PM
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American tennis player Mardy Fish recently had a medical procedure to correct a heart problem.

Modified: 05/28/12 09:39:05 PM

Probably would have been hard to imagine back when Brian Baker reached the 2003 junior final at the French Open that it would take him nearly a decade to make it to the men's tournament.

Modified: 05/28/12 06:53:50 PM

Southern California's Steve Johnson is ready for a break from tennis. His body could sure use the rest.

Modified: 05/28/12 07:38:56 PM

Southern California's Steve Johnson is ready for a break from tennis. His body could sure use the rest.

Modified: 05/28/12 07:38:56 PM

Nicole Gibbs and Mallory Burdette had no trouble putting aside their differences to help Stanford win its second national title of the day.

Modified: 05/28/12 06:59:08 PM

American women are 10 for 10 so far at the French Open, giving the country its most representatives in the Grand Slam tournament's second round since 11 made it in 2003.

Modified: 05/29/12 04:40:14 PM
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Steve Johnson of Southern Cal won his second straight NCAA singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory Monday over Kentucky's Eric Quigley.

Modified: 05/28/12 02:13:58 PM

After more than four hours on court at the French Open, Alex Bogomolov Jr. was one point from losing when he decided he'd had enough.

Modified: 05/28/12 01:33:56 PM

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