Rafael Nadal News

All eyes were on Pippa Middleton as she watched tennis matches during the French Open in Paris.

Roger Federer has won four Australian Opens, five US Opens, six Wimbledon’s, and one French Open.

The 2011 French Open has already reached the quarterfinals and beyond and we’ve been fortunate to see two extremely different brackets, one for the men and one for the women.

Andy Murray … set to face Juan Ignacio Chela in the quarter finals. Source: THOMAS COEX / AFP Fourth seed Andy Murray clawed his way into the French Open quarter-finals with a courageous 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5 defeat of No.15 seed Victor Troicki.

Nadal has never been a carefree, light, flowing-type of a player. There has always been this fighter’s imbroglio burning inside him, the way he bounces up and down, side-to-side before a match, his crazy zig-zag sprint to the baseline after the umpire’s meeting at the net with the players, his yell-grunt on his forehand and his exaggerated fist …

Eds: APNewsNow. AP Photo PDJ146, PDJ145, PDJ144, PDJ147 PARIS Two-time French Open finalist Robin Soderling advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Gilles Simon of France 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 on Monday.

Published: Monday, May 30, 2011 at 7:52 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 30, 2011 at 7:52 p.m. PARIS Decoding Rafael Nadal’s self-evaluations can be a tricky proposition.

Tressel out at OSU…Nadal moves on…Happy Holliday COLUMBUS, Ohio Jim Tressel has resigned as Ohio State Football coach, deciding his presence during the ongoing NCAA investigation into the program was a distraction.

When watching Nadal’s matches, it seems that he is not serving well, but the statistics say otherwise.

Why would a man who has appeared in 22 career Grand Slam finals be eternally associated with one major in particular? Because that man has never been in this kind of position at any point in his illustrious career before.

Rafael Nadal improved his record at Roland Garros to 42-1, beating Ivan Ljubicic 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open.

1444: Sorry for lack of updates on Lenglen. Ferrer resumed his match with Monfils 2-0 up in fourth set and he’s just served to take the encounter into a five-setter. More waiting for Murray.

Fabio Fognini, citing a muscle tear in his leg, pulled out of the French Open on Monday, altering the arc of Novak Djokovic’s winning streak.

Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal each survived early tests in Paris to reach Week 2. Will all three win Monday? Kamakshi Tandon Courtcast, 5 a.m. ET Latest Dirt Slam Central Getty Images SOCCER After Barca beat Man U in the Champ League final, we identify the league’s best players.

“THOSE of a nervous disposition might want to find a convenient sofa to hide behind,” warned Sue Barker at the start of what was being hyped-up as the final-before-the-final. The Grande Dame of SW19 was not joking.