Like many other major tennis tournaments, the excitement of the French Open begins before play even starts. Everyone wants to know who will end up where in the draw.There is as much depth in the sport as there has been in years, so even the best players have to be cautious about upsets much earlier than usual. The top seeds cannot simply coast to the semifinals when they could face another tough...

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Letos už vyhrála dva turnaje v deblu a v žebříčku čtyřhry (22. na světě) je už lepší než v singlu (25.). Lucie Šafářová ale v pražské Stromovce dokázala, že je stále především výtečnou tenistkou do dvouhry. Na Sparta Prague Open, největším ženském turnaji v Česku, dokázala obhájit titul, když otočila finále proti Rumunce Alexandře Cadantuové a triumfovala...

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's smashing performance over in the Italian Open is just a prelude to the .The Rome Masters is now Nadal's third consecutive victory, his sixth this season, and he has reached the finals in every tournament. Talk about consistency; that alone gives him a favorable advantage entering Roland Garros.Wiping Federer off the court, though, after doing to same to Tomas Berdych in Italy's semifinals is...

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Novak Djokovic may be the No. 1 player in the world, but is the most dangerous player right now.Nadal—who on Sunday to win the 2013 Rome Masters—is on a remarkable run, even more remarkable considering he missed the second half of 2012 due to tendinitis in his knee.After the 6-1, 6-3 victory over Federer in Rome, Nadal is now 36-2 on the year. That includes six singles...

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The French Open may not be kind to , who has gotten off to a slow start in 2013. The Swiss superstar has never . He has only made one final so far, which was at last week’s Rome Masters. crushed Federer, winning 6-1, 6-3. “It was surprising,” . “I cannot expect to win against Roger 6-1, 6-3.”Nadal seemed genuinely shocked at how ineffective...

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will perform better than expected at the .Prior to his defeat at the hands of in the Italian Open finals, Federer won every match in straight sets.And despite that lack of elite competition faced until Nadal, Federer provided a brief glimpse of his tenacity. Making a deep run through the Rome Masters was crucial because the Swiss had been upset in Round 3 of Madrid to Kei Nishikori of Japan.So,...

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Given the way has been dominating men's tennis since February, it's hard to imagine any other player winning the .Nadal has entered eight tournaments, winning six. He has lost just two of 38 matches since returning from his seven-month layoff in February—both of which occurred in the final match of a tournament.His victory over in the men's final at the Rome Masters was as dominant a...

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Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan upset fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 Monday to reach the second round of the Nice Open.

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Sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-3, 6-1 Monday to reach the second round of the Power Horse Cup, a clay-court tuneup for the French Open.

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Heavy rain prevented any play at the Strasbourg International, forcing all seven first-round matches to be postponed to Tuesday.

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