On the Baseline Tennis News

What turns a former top player into a journeywoman, plying her trade on the circuit in the hope of recreating former glories?

Drew Lilley takes a look at a secret ingredient in the games of true tennis champions.

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Upsets were aplenty on Sunday at the French Open. Defending champion Ana Ivanovic lost, along with three of the Top 5 women’s doubles teams.

Defending Roland Garros champion Ana Ivanovic bid adieu to Paris on Sunday.

The 2008 women’s singles title holder was dispatched in straight sets by rising star Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round.

After a week of exciting and high-quality tennis on the red clay at Roland Garros, sixteen women remain in contention to hoist the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen on the final Saturday.

Join Matt Trollope for a look at the fourth round matches to be played on Sunday and Monday.

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Fourth seed Elena Dementieva was upset on Saturday at Roland Garros by thirtieth seed Samantha Stosur.

One day after her sister Venus was dispatched early in the third round, Serena Williams will return to the court in Paris with hopes of avoiding a similar fate.

Get ready for a big day of tennis on Saturday at Roland Garros and why not cook yourself up a plate of crepes for an authentic French Open experience?

The biggest surprise of day six in Paris was the upset of third seed Venus Williams by twenty-ninth seed Agnes Szavay in the third round.

Hungary’s Agnes Szavay scored the biggest upset of the 2009 French Open so far early on Friday by ousting third seed Venus Williams.

Szavay handed Williams a blistering 6-0, 6-4 defeat to advance into the fourth round of Roland Garros.

Watching the pros is a good way to behavior model your own tennis game.

Now that the Roland Garros women’s field has reached the third round, fans are starting to see several thrilling match-ups in the draw.

One welcome surprise has been the fact that all Top 10 seeds are still alive and competing for berths in the round of sixteen.

Jelena Dokic bowed a tearful exit in the second round on Thursday after a back injury forced her to retire while leading fourth seed Elena Dementieva 6-2, 3-4.

Serena Williams leads the bottom half of the women’s singles draw competing on Thursday at Roland Garros in Paris.

The most intriguing match of the day is between Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva and Jelena Dokic, the comeback story of the Australian Open.

The top four seeded teams in doubles, led by co-ranked world number ones Cara Black and Liezel Huber, scored opening round wins on Wednesday in Paris.