Defending champion Ana Ivanovic loses to Victoria Azarenka in fourth round at French Open

July 1st, 2009 Ivanovic needs 1-2 weeks of rest for thigh injuryWIMBLEDON, England — Ana Ivanovic will rest for one to two weeks to recover from a thigh injury that forced her to quit her fourth-round Wimbledon match against Venus Williams. The French Open champion said on her Web site Tuesday she has a small muscle tear in her left thigh.

June 8th, 2009 Federer closes gap with Nadal; Soderling risesPARIS — Roger Federer's French Open victory cut the points gap between him and No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings by more than half.

June 2nd, 2009 Safina survives 1st test at French, beats AzarenkaPARIS — Top-seeded Dinara Safina has overcome her first test at this year's French Open, coming back to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 and reach the semifinals. Entering Tuesday, Safina had lost a total of five games through four entire matches at Roland Garros, the lowest total at any Grand Slam tournament since 1994.

June 1st, 2009 Ivanovic eliminated from French Open in 4th roundPARIS — Defending champion Ana Ivanovic was most certainly not herself Sunday at the French Open. The exact cause remains a bit of a mystery.

June 1st, 2009 Nadal won't celebrate at French Open this yearPARIS — Cancel the party, Roland Garros, because Rafael Nadal won't be celebrating his fifth straight birthday — or his fifth straight French Open title — in Paris this year. The top-ranked Spaniard may not exactly be dethroned as the King of Clay, but he did lose for the first time in 32 matches on the red dirt of the French capital, falling to Robin Soderling 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2) Sunday in the fourth round.

May 31st, 2009 Defending champ Nadal out in French Open 4th roundPARIS — Rafael Nadal's unbeaten run at the French Open is over. The four-time defending champion lost to Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2) Sunday in the fourth round, ending his record 31-match winning streak at Roland Garros.

May 31st, 2009 Defending champ Nadal knocked out of French OpenPARIS — Rafael Nadal's unbeaten run at the French Open is over. The four-time defending champion lost to Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2) Sunday in the fourth round, ending his record 31-match winning streak at Roland Garros.

May 31st, 2009 Nadal loses in 4th round at French OpenPARIS — Rafael Nadal's unbeaten run at the French Open is over. The four-time defending champion lost in a stunning upset to Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2) Sunday in the fourth round, ending the Spaniard's record 31-match winning streak at Roland Garros.

May 31st, 2009 Ivanovic loses in 4th round at French OpenPARIS — Defending champion Ana Ivanovic was eliminated from the French Open in the fourth round Sunday, losing to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3. The eighth-seeded Serb did little right on Court Suzanne Lenglen, converting only two of her five break points and making 20 unforced errors.

May 30th, 2009 Roddick reaches French Open 4th round for 1st timePARIS — Andy Roddick reached the fourth round of the French Open for the first time in his career by beating Marc Gicquel of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. Roddick is only the second American to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros since Andre Agassi in 2003, the same year Roddick won his only major title at the U.S.

May 30th, 2009 Roddick advances to 4th round, Dementieva losesPARIS — Andy Roddick is still around at the French Open, reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time by beating Marc Gicquel of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 Saturday. Roddick is only the second American to advance this far at the clay-court major since Andre Agassi in 2003, the same year Roddick won the U.S.

May 30th, 2009 Djokovic loses in 3rd round of French OpenPARIS — Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men's tournament at the French Open, losing to No. 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.

May 29th, 2009 Ivanovic advances to 4th round at French OpenPARIS — Defending champion Ana Ivanovic made it through another easy match at the French Open, beating 32nd-seeded Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-2 Friday to advance to the fourth round. The eighth-seeded Ivanovic was taken to a tiebreaker in her opening match at Roland Garros, but she has lost only eight games since then.

May 29th, 2009 Venus out, Ivanovic advances at French OpenPARIS — Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open on Friday, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year. The third-seeded Williams, who reached the 2002 final at Roland Garros, lost to No.

May 25th, 2009 HAMBURG - Dinara Safina retained first place in the latest women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as she makes another attempt to claim her first title at the majors. The Russian Safina takes 9,801 points into the French Open which started Sunday, with the Williams sisters Serena and Venus following on 7,838 and 7,237 points, respectively.