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Japan’s Kei Nishikori has become the first major casualty at Roland Garros. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]] ...

Novak Djokovic won a rain-interrupted opener at Roland Garros on Monday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]] ...

World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, contesting his first major as a Grand Slam champion, bowed out in the first-round match against Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at Roland Garros. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]] ...

Defending champion Rafael Nadal made a strong start in his bid for a ninth Roland Garros title, improving to a 60-1 mark at the clay-court major with victory over American Robby Ginepri on Monday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]] ...

Maria Sharapova's opener at the French Open was a bit delayed due to rain, but the Russian's mood was "rain or shine, loved being back on Chartier", as she tweeted today, and she enjoyed every step of her swift victory over Ksenia Pervak, 6-1 6-2 in just one minute over an hour. The cow-on-ice-turned-figure-skater has now […] The post Sharapova rushes to victory on rainy...

Stan Warwinka was stunned today in his opener at the Australian Open....

Novak Djokovic knows how to take the pressure off....

Rafael Nadal didn't mind playing on Suzanne Lenglen today....

PARIS—Rafael Nadal is the defending champion here at the French Open, although it seems marginally absurd to apply the word “defending” to a player who’s won this title eight times, and is “defending” his way—if it works out like it did all those other times—to a record fifth consecutive triumph. I’d say Nadal is the “offending” champ, and not just because of the number of times he’s crushed all comers...

Maria Sharapova beats fellow Russian Ksenia Pervak in straight sets as rain affects play on day two at Roland Garros....

Tennis coaches in the United States, which had six men ranked in the top 10 in May 1984 but has only one in the top 60 today, are facing a complex problem. ...

Rafael Nadal’s eight titles at Roland Garros are unmatched, and his 59-1 record there is a product of his clear dominance in several statistical categories. ...

Rafa Nadal, looking to extend his French Open record to nine titles, starts his Roland Garros campaign with what is likely to be his only appearance on court Suzanne Lenglen on Monday. ...

Rafa Nadal, looking to extend his French Open record to nine titles, starts his Roland Garros campaign with what is likely to be his only appearance on court Suzanne Lenglen as the start of play was delayed by one hour because of rain on Monday. ...

Roger Federer got scared for 5 seconds before playing Lukas Lacko....

Why is 8-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal playing on Suzanne Lenglen...

Roger Federer says it's clear who is the French Open favorite....

"I was happy seeing, getting early signs out of the match that I was actually playing well and I was going to get my chances I was looking for," said Federer, watched from his box by his family. "My personal life, as we know, it's all great, so I'm happy the family is here."...

Novak Djokovic made a new friend during his rain-interrupted opener at Roland Garros on Monday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]] ...

Londoner James Ward will play in the French Open main draw for the first time when he faces Tommy Robredo on Monday....