Rafa Nadal Wins Fifth French Open Championship
Rafa Nadal made quick work of Robin Soderling in avenging last year’s fourth round upset and establishing himself as the greatest clay court player of the generation.
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French Open 2010
Venus And Serena Williams Win French Open 2010 Women’s Double Title
Venus and Serena Williams won the first four games of their women’s doubles final match and then put it on cruise control the rest of the way. The 12th seeded team of Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were overmatched and unnerved by the pace of play and the sheer power of the Williams sisters.
Francesca Schiavone Upsets Samantha Stosur to Win French Open 2010 Women’s Title
With gutsy play, Francesca Schiavone took control of the finals managing to win over the crowd against heavily favored Samantha Stosur en route to her first Grand Slam.
Soderling To Meet Nadal in Mission Impossible
Robin Soderling needed five sets to put away Tomas Berdych before Rafa Nadal swept through a game Jurgen Melzer to create a repeat of last year’s memorable fourth round pairing.
Stosur Roars Past Jankovic
Francesca Schiavone won the only set she needed and then Samantha Stosur crushed Jalena Jankovic to complete the championship pairing nobody expected.
Rafa Too Strong In the Clutch
When it mattered most, Rafael Nadal was unflappable against challenger Nicolas Almagro while 29-year old Jurgen Melzer came back from two sets down against Novak Djokovic to claim the final semifinal berth.
Samantha Stuns Serena
In a stunning reversal, Samantha Stosur outplayed Serena Williams in the clutch and joins fourth seed Jalena Jankovic in the semifinals at Roland Garros.
Soderling Sends Federer Packing
Switzerland’s Robin Soderling stunned top seed Roger Federer and ended one of the most incredible Grand Slam records along the way.
Francesca and Elena to Meet in Semis
Francesca Schiavone brought her A game out against Caroline Wozniacki and Elena Dementieva overcame powerful Russian Nadia Petrova to seal semifinal berths at Roland Garros.
And Then There Were Eight
Samantha Stosur downed heavily favored Justine Henin and Nicolas Almagro polished off a hard serving Fernando Verdasco to complete the quarterfinal pairings in Pairs.