French Tennis Open in Paris
Former French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten looks into the crowd before the finals match between Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland at the French Tennis Open in Paris on June 8, 2008. The second-seeded Nadal defeated the top-seeded Federer in straight sets 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 to take his fourth consecutive French Open title. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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First-round matches in the main draw at the Strasbourg International tennis tournament were rained out Monday.
World No. 1 Serena Williams increases her lead this week in the women's world tennis rankings and Sara Errani sets a personal best by moving to fifth.
Rafael Nadal moves to the No. 4 spot in the men's world tennis rankings in the final update before the seedings and pairings for the French Open are determined.
Fifth-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain racked up his seventh Italian Masters title Sunday, dispatching Roger Federer in straight sets in the Rome final.
Fifth-seeded Lukas Rosol fell in an early upset Sunday at the inaugural Power Horse Cup in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Serena Williams collected her fifth title of the year with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka in the finals of the Italian Open Sunday.
Rafael Nadal reached his eighth final in as many tournaments and second-seeded Roger Federer also notched a semifinal victory Saturday at the Italian Masters.
World No. 2 Andy Murray retired with a back injury, one of four seeded players to leave the draw in early Wednesday play at the Italian Masters in Rome.
Sara Errani matches her career-high ranking with a move to sixth and Caroline Wozniacki also is up a spot in Monday's update of the women's tennis rankings.
Ekaterina Makarova stunned world No. 3 Victoria Azarenka in three sets Wednesday in a second-round match at the Mutua Madrid Open.
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