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June 2008 Articles (256)

One Serbian And one Russian will play RG final, but who will it be?



Much like the men, the women also have their version of “the dream semifinal”. It is an all-Serbian semi, as the two highest remaining seeded players, No. 2 Ana Ivanovic and No. 3 Jelena Jankovic, will battle it out on what should be the best women’s match so far in Paris.



Second semifinal plays two Russians, seed No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova and… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 5, 2008 at 6:30am — 6 Comments

Just joined today!

I found this site completely by accident, and I think it's just what I'm looking for. Watching the French Open highlights has re-sparked my interest in playing. Too bad for me my friends are not into tennis, and I can't drag my 11 year old daughter to play with me!



I played a lot in high school (obviously that was a LONG time ago - heck we used wood rackets still!), I was 3rd on my team in singles and lettered in Tennis. I was also the #1 doubles team with my best friend Tom. I had a… Continue

Added by Perry H on June 5, 2008 at 6:07am — No Comments

Jelena Jankovic Post Match Interview - Paris 2008 Quarterfinals

Jelena Jankovic WTA tennis Interview Paris Quarterfinal Roland Garros

Added by Svetlana on June 5, 2008 at 1:30am — No Comments

Ana Ivanovic Post Match Interview - Paris 2008 Quarterfinals

Ana Ivanovic Post Match Interview - Paris 2008 Quarterfinals Roland Garros

Added by Svetlana on June 5, 2008 at 1:00am — No Comments

Jelena Jankovic Photo Shoot at Roland Garros

French Open - Roland Garros 2008 Day Eleven

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Added by Svetlana on June 4, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

PHOTO OP: Serbian Storm rocks Roland Garros - who'll be left standing?

Kudos to the "Serbian Storm" - Novak Djokovic, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Nenad Zimonjic - for making it to the semifinal rounds at Roland Garros!



*Via…
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Added by tennis baller on June 4, 2008 at 7:31pm — No Comments

Gael Force!

Waaay back when this little thing we call the French Open started, I took a look at the draw (as I'm apt to do for the Majors) and started making my picks. I usually do it on my own anyway, but I had even more incentive to do it for the Tennisopolis team in the Pick 'Em Challenge. Here was my train of thought when I saw that Gael Monfils was to play Arnaud Clement (since I love sharing my inner thoughts with… Continue

Added by Van Sias on June 4, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

La Monf continues dream run in Paris, joins shirtless brigade



Gael Monfils is the toast of Paris today - and if anyone says they saw this one coming, they're lying!



"La Monf" out-thought and out-ran and weary David Ferrer at… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 4, 2008 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Safina And Kuznetsova Win for Russian Semis



A pair of Russians - fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova and 13th-seeded Dinara Safina were Wednesday's quarterfinal winners at the 2008 French Open.



Dinara Safina came back from the dead for the second round in a row to leave Elena Dementieva dumbfounded at the French Open.



Safina, who fought back from match point down to beat Maria Sharapova on… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 4, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

SIGHTING: Serena moves on, hits up Party Watch in NYC



The Serena Party Watch blew up recently when the 8-time Grand Slammer was spotted drowning her Roland Garros… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 4, 2008 at 11:51am — 2 Comments

Rafa's Birthday Wish

Rafa Nadal celebrated his 22nd birthday yesterday in Paris.



What do you think was his birthday wish?? …

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Added by Svetlana on June 4, 2008 at 11:48am — 1 Comment

Video - Elena's Abode

When in Paris, Russian star Elena Dementieva likes to get away from the hustle and bustle of hotels and tournament life by renting an apartment with her mother near the Roland Garros site. Here's a rare look at her charming… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 4, 2008 at 11:47am — No Comments

Video - Ana Ivanovic

Get the lowdown on world No.2 Ana Ivanovic in the latest Sony Ericsson video… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 4, 2008 at 11:46am — No Comments

Roland Garros Day Ten Photos

French Open - Roland Garros 2008 Day Ten

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Added by Svetlana on June 4, 2008 at 11:46am — No Comments

In her dreams: rapper Eve to play Sveta in made-for-TV movie

So what do Svetlana Kuznetsova and Eve have in common? Absolutely friggin' nothing except that the Russian, who made the semifinals of Roland Garros today, told the… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 4, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Women's 1st Marquee Matchup: French Open Semifinals



The women's draw hit the serious skids during this year's Roland Garros with Maria "Shriek"apova and… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 4, 2008 at 10:04am — No Comments

TennisPuzzles.com Launches with French Open Crossword, Word Search & Sudoku

A fun idea to test your stretch your brain muscles and test your tennis trivia knowledge - Tenniswire Network has lauched TennisPuzzles.com, where you can play tennis-themed crosswords, word searches and wordoku (which is sudoku with words). And since it's French Open time, you'll find tournament-themed clues in the puzzles.





From… Continue

Added by Bob Wallace on June 4, 2008 at 7:54am — No Comments

PHOTO OP: ITF hosts World Champions Dinner, honors Federer + Henin

The ITF hosted the World Champions Dinner last night at the Pavillon d’Armenonville in Paris and celebrated the achievements of the… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 4, 2008 at 7:27am — No Comments

There Are Officially No More Pun Headlines to Write Using 'Serb' or 'Serbia'

I've used "Serb"-ing Notice before, and then I thought I could go with "Youth Is Serbed," but if you Google that, it's all over the Internet!



The point being, I wanted to mention the feat by Serbia's three stars—Novak Djokovic, Ana… Continue

Added by Van Sias on June 3, 2008 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

Photo Of The Day

Jelena Jankovic - is there anybody who doesn't love her?! I don't think so, she is unbelievable!







(photo/Mike Hewitt/Getty Images via Yahoo… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 3, 2008 at 3:04pm — 2 Comments

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