French Tennis Open in Paris
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark pauses during her third-round match with Serbian Ana Ivanovic at the French Tennis Open in Paris May 30, 2008. The second-seeded Ivanovic defeated Wozniacki in straight sets 6-4, 6-1. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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The winners of the second round of the French open so far have included Caroline Wozniacki, Roger Federer, Gael Monfils, Juan Martin Del Potro and Novak Djokovich.
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PARIS, June 7 (UPI) -- A familiar face -- Rafael Nadal -- and a new Grand Slam champion -- Francesca Schiavone -- claimed the 2010 French Open singles titles.
Nadal defeated Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in Sunday's men's finals in collecting his fifth French Open title in six years. The win also boosted Nadal back to the No. 1 position in the world men's rankings, costing Roger Federer a chance to tie Pete Sampras's record for weeks as the world's top-ranked player.
It was Nadal's seventh Grand Slam title overall and he's been No. 1 for 48 weeks -- 11th on the all-time chart for weeks at the top.
As familiar as Nadal is in that situation, Schiavone is a new name. She's been on the WTA tour since 1998 but a year ago she was ranked No. 50 and had only three tour titles before Saturday's 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) victory over Samantha Stosur in the French Open women's final.
She'd never advanced beyond a Grand Slam quarterfinal before she beat third-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in that round last week. She lost one set in her title run -- the first set of her first-round match.
The win also propelled her into the women's Top 10 for the first time in her career, moving her from 17th to sixth in Monday's rankings.
Wimbledon, the year's third tennis major tournament, begins in two weeks.
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MELBOURNE, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova is focused on the Grand Slam title but there's a big bonus at stake when she plays Victoria Azarenka in the Australian Open women's final.
MELBOURNE, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Caroline Wozniacki's loss Tuesday at the Australian Open costs her not only a shot at a first Grand Slam title but the world No. 1 ranking.
MELBOURNE, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki will play Anastasia Rodionova in the first round of the Australian open.
MELBOURNE, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic learned Friday he will meet Paolo Lorenzi in the first round of the Australian Open, which begins next week.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Caroline Wozniacki, who has been No. 1 in women's tennis for nearly a full year, takes the top ranking into the draw for the 2011 Australian Open.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Agnieszka Radwanska and Andrea Petkovic both jumped into the Top 10 in the updated world women's tennis rankings Monday.
BEIJING, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki earned a spot in the quarterfinals of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing with a victory Thursday.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Caroline Wozniacki kept the No. 1 ranking but eight positions in the women's tennis Top 10 changed after the U.S. Open was won by Samantha Stosur.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Current French Open champion Li Na reached the quarterfinals of the New Haven Open Wednesday and Christina McHale set up a meeting with Caroline Wozniacki.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki cruised to a second-round win over Polona Hercog at the New Haven Open Tuesday.
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