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French Open at a glance FRIDAY’S FEATURED MATCHES Venus Williams, U.S. vs. Agnes Szavay, Hungary After losing a set Wednesday night before darkness suspended play, Williams felt angry, “but then I wound down and I had my little dog with me.” You’d think that in Paris, they’d let her bring the dog to provide calm and perspective during changeovers.

World number one Dinara Safina has quietly disposed of her first three opponents and dropped only four games on the way to Sunday’s French Open fourth round, where she takes on Aravane Rezai who is used to much more noise.

Daily Press Rewinding the week that was, in which the University of Memphis basketball program was accused of violating NCAA rules , Tom Brady returned to his day job, and the Rafael Nadal Open is under way.

Sixth-seeded Andy Roddick advanced to the fourth round of the French Open for the first time with a straight-set victory over Marc Gicquel Saturday at Roland Garros.

But they are officiating the games, not playing in them. Something is terribly wrong when the guys with the whistles are as prominent and influential as the guys with the tattoos — and the ball.

When Justine Henin became the first woman to retire as the No. 1 player in tennis, it was the end of a generation.

In the wake of both the French Open Tennis Championships and the NBA Conference Finals, questions have arisen about who the dominant team or player in each are… by Tyler Lambert 6 443 reads Opinion In the wake of both the French Open Tennis Championships and the NBA Conference Finals, questions have arisen about who the dominant team or player in …

The presence of Maria Sharapova will spice up a Centre Court programme already featuring the duel between Rafael Nadal and Lleyton Hewitt, as third round action begins at the French Open today.

Fourth seed Novak Djokovic took just 35 minutes to finish his match with Sergiy Stakhovsky and reach the third round of the French Open with a 6-3 6-4 6-1 win.

Rafael Nadal stretched his French Open record to 30-0, beating Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round.

Close doesn’t count. Roger Federer knows that as well as anyone. Still, even Federer had to acknowledge he found himself in a much tighter and tougher match than he would have expected - or is used to - in the French Open’s second round Thursday before producing a 7-6 , 5-7, 7-6 , 6-2 victory over Jose Acasuso of Argentina.

Oh, how the world ached for this matchup, how the NBA yearned for it, and now it looks like we’re not going to get it.

Friday, 29 May 2009, 8:30am Source: TV3 World tennis star Rafael Nadal has cruised past his Russian opponent, Teimuraz Gabashvili, for a second round straight sets victory at the French Open 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. Connection Speed Link: Rafael Nadal cruises to victory Powershop Pioneers - Saving $$$, Commenting & Winning It ain’t tough with MYOB …

Not to be underestimated … Lleyton Hewitt. Photo: Reuters Will Swanton May 29, 2009 RAFAEL NADAL respects Lleyton Hewitt.