Jelena Jankovic was blasted off court by Samantha Stosur today before claiming her opponent had played like a man.

Francesca Schiavone today became the first Italian woman through to a grand slam final after a tearful Elena Dementieva dramatically quit their French Open semi-final.

SERENA WILLIAMS last night struggled to comprehend how she could have played so badly after becoming the second major star to fall to Samantha Stosur at this year’s French Open.

Serena Williams tonight struggled to comprehend how she could have played so badly after becoming the second modern great to fall to Samantha Stosur at this year’s French Open.

FRENCH Open giant killer Robin Soderling insisted he never stopped believing he could end his hoodoo against Roger Federer after finally toppling the defending champion last night.

Lightning struck twice for Robin Soderling at the French Open tonight as the giant-killing Swede stunned defending champion Roger Federer to reach the semi-finals.

Francesca Schiavone today produced one of the most complete performances of this year's French Open to stun Caroline Wozniacki and become the first woman into the semi-finals.

JUSTINE HENIN revealed she was emotionally exhausted after slipping to her first French Open defeat for six years yesterday.

Rafael Nadal today buried the ghosts of his first French Open defeat by notching up his 200th win on clay and reaching this year’s quarter-finals.

Novak Djokovic today stayed on course for a third French Open semi-final in four years after breaking the resistance of Robby Ginepri to reach the last eight.

Serena Williams stayed on course for a mouthwatering French Open quarter-final with Justine Henin after overpowering Shahar Peer in the fourth round today.

ROGER FEDERER will meet Robin Soderling in the last eight of the French Open on Wednesday.

Roger Federer came through a mid-match wobble to wrap up a straight-sets win over Stanislas Wawrinka and move into the French Open quarter-finals today.

An inspired Nadia Petrova today claimed the biggest scalp of this year’s French Open after beating Venus Williams for the first time in her career.

Justine Henin recovered from the loss of her first set at the French Open for five years to beat Maria Sharapova today and extend her winning run at Roland Garros to 24 matches.

Rafael Nadal shook off dogged resistance from Lleyton Hewitt today to ease into the fourth round of the French Open.

Serena Williams today revealed she was suffering with a cold and sickness bug after a medical time-out helped her recover from a second-set malaise to reach the last 16 of the French Open.

A medical timeout helped Serena Williams recover from a second-set malaise to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova today and reach the last 16 of the French Open.

Serena Williams today admitted she is taking great pleasure from silencing those who claimed she and sister Venus would never again hold the top two spots in the world rankings.

VENUS WILLIAMS reached the third round of the French Open for the ninth successive year yesterday, but found herself answering more questions about her outfit than her performance.

Venus Williams reached the third round of the French Open for the ninth successive year today, but found herself answering more questions about her outfit than her performance.

Roger Federer recovered from a first-set wobble to cruise into the third round of the French Open after a rain-hit victory over Alejandro Falla.

RAFAEL NADAL last night insisted he always plays badly in the first round of the French Open after a straight-sets success against plucky French teenager Gianni Mina.

Justine Henin celebrated her French Open comeback with a straight-sets win after coming through a tricky first-round match against Tsvetana Pironkova.

ROGER FEDERER hailed yesterday’s straight-sets win over world number 71 Peter Luczak as the “perfect” way to begin the defence of his French Open title.

Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a sluggish start to the defence of her French Open title to cruise past Sorana Cirstea today.

ANDY MURRAY admitted he was left helpless by Fernando Gonzalez’s booming forehand as the Chilean ended the Scot’s impressive run at the French Open at the quarter-final stage, the 12th seed Gonzalez powering his way to a 6-3 3-6 6-0 6-4 win.

Rafael Nadal underlined his status as the undisputed king of the claycourt today as he destroyed Roger Federer in the final of the French Open.

Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic claimed her first grand slam title on Saturday after easing to victory against Dinara Safina in the final of the French Open.

ROGER FEDERER set up a French Open final showdown with Rafael Nadal for the third year in succession after defeating the battling Gael Monfils in four sets yesterday.

Roger Federer set up a French Open final showdown with Rafael Nadal for the third year in a succession after defeating the battling Gael Monfils in four sets today.

Rafael Nadal blitzed his way into the final of the French Open today after dismantling Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in three sets.

Ana Ivanovic set up a French Open final clash with Dinara Safina after defeating Jelena Jankovic in three sets on Thursday.

Novak Djokovic believes Ernests Gulbis could go on to become one of the world’s top players after recording a straight-sets victory over the Latvian to reach the semi-finals of the French Open.

Roger Federer was made to battle every inch of the way as he posted an impressive victory over home favourite Julien Benneteau at the French Open today.

REIGNING champion Rafael Nadal easily got the better of close friend and fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya to stride into the semi-finals of the French Open.

JELENA JANKOVIC’S credentials as a dark horse for the French Open title were further enhanced as she won a high-quality third-round clash against Venus Williams yesterday.

WITH the one missing Grand Slam title in his collection now just two matches away, Roger Federer’s dream of winning the French Open is closer to being realised.

Defending Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova trained her focus on the grass court season after bowing out of the French Open at the quarter-final stage today.

Amelie Mauresmo disappointed home fans again at Roland Garros by losing in three sets today to Ana Ivanovic, a rising star from Serbia & Montenegro.

Gustavo Kuerten battled through the pain barrier to rekindle his love affair with the French Open this afternoon.