French Open 2012: Rafael Nadal Wins Record-Breaking Seventh French Open Title

Rafael Nadal won his historic 7th French Open title after defeating top-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 today at Roland Garros.

After play was suspended yesterday due to rain, Nadal started today down 1-2 in the fourth set to Djokovic but grabbed the next two games to take a 3-2 lead. Both players held serve and a tiebreaker seemed likely, but at 6-5 Djokovic committed a couple of errors to give Nadal his first match point of the day. Nadal wouldn't have to do much on match point, as Djokovic send his second serve long to give Nadal the title.

With his victory today, Nadal now owns the record for most French Open titles in the open era, passing Bjorn Borg's six championships. His record should be safe for the near future, as no other player has more than three titles.

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French Open 2012: Men's Title Match Suspended Due To Rain

The Men's Final match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic was interrupted by rain in the fourth set, causing the conclusion of the match to be pushed back to Monday at 1 p.m. local time at Roland Garros (7 a.m. ET).

Nadal stormed out to take the first two sets, 6-4, 6-3, but Djokovic would not go quietly. After catching fire to take the third set, 6-2, Djokovic held a 2-1 lead before the rains became too much for the match to continue. It will be interesting to see if he can continue with the momentum, or see Nadal finally slam the door.

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French Open 2012: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal Square Off With Men's Title On The Line

A day after Maria Sharapova was crowned champion of the women's draw at the 2012 French Open, familiar foes Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will battle on the Roland Garros clay to determine a men's champion. With a victory, Novak would match Sharapova yesterday in earning a career grand slam.

The Djokovic versus Nadal matchup is a repeat of the 2011 French Open men's final, won by Nadal. The Nadal victory last season prevented Djokovic from winning all four grand slam events in a calendar year. A Nadal victory in Sunday's final would be his seventh French title, tying him with Bjorn Borg for most all-time.

Coverage of the final day of the French Open begins at 9:00 a.m. EST on NBC and will run until 2:00 p.m. PT.

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French Open 2012: Maria Sharapova Wins First French Open Title, Completes Career Grand Slam

The 2012 French Open crowned a first-time champion on Saturday, the No. 2 seed in the women's draw, Maria Sharapova. The Russian defeated No. 21 seed Sara Errani handily 6-3, 6-2 to capture her first French Open title, and complete the career grand slam. Sharapova joins Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court and Serena Williams as winners of the career slam in the Open era.

This was the third appearance for Sharapova in a final in her last four grand slam events. It was also Sharapova's first grand slam championship since the 2008 Australian Open. Sharapova was sidelined for 10 months in 2009 with a shoulder injury.

Sharapova made quick work of Errani, winning in just 89 minutes. Sharapova dominated Errani on the the Italian's second serve, winning 70 percent of the points, and the Russian also won more than half of all return points. Errani was playing in her first ever grand slam singles final.

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French Open Results: Novak Djokovic Cruises In Straight Sets To Set Up Slam Opportunity Against Rafael Nadal

In the second French Open men's semifinal match, No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia won in straight sets against No. 3 Roger Federer of Switzerland, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. The victory, coupled with No. 2 Rafael Nadal's win in the first semifinal, sets up the two best men's players in the world for the fourth straight grand slam.

Since Wimbledon last year, Djokovic and Nadal have matched up in every grand slam final. All three of those matches were won by Djokovic so it sets up the opportunity for Djokovic to win the grand slam. However, its against the player who has never lost a French Open final in Nadal, who is going for an Open-era record seventh French Open championship.

The men's final will be broadcast live starting at 9 a.m. on NBC Sunday.

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French Open Results: Rafael Nadal Cruises Past David Ferrer

No. 2 Rafael Nadal breezed past No. 6 David Ferrer in the first men's semifinal of the 2012 French Open, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Nadal has defeated all of his opponents thus far in straight sets.

The victory over Ferrer makes this Nadal's seventh final at Roland Garros in eight years. The Spaniard has never lost a French Open Final.

On the opposite side of the bracket, No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Roger Federer have just begun play (currently on NBC) in the other semifinal. The winner will try to prevent Nadal from winning his seventh French Open title and breaking the record he currently shares with Bjorn Borg.

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French Open Results: Maria Sharapova To Meet Sara Errani In Women's Finals

Not long after No. 21 Sarah Errani of Italy punched her first ever ticket to the French Open finals after defeating No. 6 Samantha Stosur of Australia, No. 2 Maria Sharapova earned her first ever trip to the French Open finals, defeating No. 4 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3.

Prior to this tournament, Errani had not advanced past the second round of the French Open singles tournament. Her best performance in a grand slam tournament prior to this tournament was the quarterfinals of this past year's Australian Open. By comparison, Sharapova's best performance in the French Open was a pair of semi final appearances in 2007 and 2011. Her last grand slam title was the 2008 Australian Open.

The finals are scheduled for a live broadcast at 9 a.m. on NBC Saturday morning.

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French Open Results: Sara Errani Upsets Sam Stosur For Spot In Final

The 25-year-old Sara Errani will be playing in her first-ever Grand Slam final after knocking off No. 6 seed Sam Stosur in the semifinals of the 2012 French Open earlier today. Errani, the No. 21 seed, took down the Australian Stosur 7-5, 1-6, 6-3.

The Italian's previous best finish at a Grand Slam was reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open earlier this year, where she lost to to Petra Kvitova in straight sets. No. 4 Kvitova and No. 2 Maria Sharapova are facing off in the other semifinal today, but play has not begun. Errani and the winner of Sharapova/Kvitova will play the final on Saturday.

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French Open Results: David Ferrer Upsets Andy Murray

The 2012 French Open quarterfinals finished up Wednesday afternoon with players on the men's and women's side headed to the semifinals later in the week. No. 2 seeded Rafael Nadal made short work in his match with No. 12 seeded Nicolas Almagro, taking him down in three straight sets. Nadal had to win a first-set tiebreak over Almagro, but it was smooth sailing from there winning the final sets 6-2 and 6-3.

No. 4 seeded Andy Murray fell short on Wednesday, losing to No. 6 seeded David Ferrer in four sets after a tiebreak in the second set.

On the women's side of the tournament, No. 4 seeded Petra Kvitova held off an upset charge by Yaroslava Shvedova. Shvedova took the first set 6-3, but Kvitova rebounded taking the final two sets 6-2 and 6-4

No. 2 seeded Maria Sharapova ended the Cinderella bid of Kaia Kanepi in straight sets.

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French Open Results: Roger Federer And Novak Djokovic Come Back To Win In Five-Set Thrillers

The men's quarterfinals on Tuesday at Roland Garros were nothing short of thrilling. Both winners of the matches had their backs squarely against the walls as they were one set away from losing and having their tournament stay ended.

After No. 1 Novak Djokovic took the first set from No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, his opponent won the next two sets, 7-5, 7-5. In the fourth set, Tsonga was able to take Djokovic to a tiebreaker. Djokovic managed to survive the fourth set, winning 7-6 (8-6). After that set, Djokovic left nothing to chance and dominated the fifth set, 6-1 to advance to the semifinals.

In the other quarterfinal match, No. 3 Roger Federer had a steeper hill to climb after losing the first two sets to No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). After losing the tiebreaker in the second round, Federer came alive and dominated the final three sets, losing only five games total in that span, 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 to set up a semifinal match against Djokovic.

The women's side of the French Open didn't have as much drama unfold. No. 4 Samantha Stosur won her quarterfinal match in straight sets against No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova, 6-4, 6-1. In the other quarterfinal match, No. 21 Sara Errani upset No. 10 Angelique Kerber in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2). Stosur and Errani will match up against each other in the semifinals.

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French Open Results: Rafael Nadal And Maria Sharapova Win, Na Li Upset In Fourth Round

Fourth round action at Roland Garros is done for Monday. The big upset of the day was on the women's side of the tournament as No. 7 Na Li lost to Yaroslava Shvedova, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Other women's winners include No. 2 Maria Sharapova, defeating Klara Zakopalova, 6-4. 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, No. 4 Petra Kvitova defeated Vavara Lepchenko in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1 and No. 23 Kaia Kanepi defeated Arantxa Rus 6-1, 4-6, 6-0.

On the men's side of the tournament, a pair of top line seeds lost their fourth round match. No. 7 Tomas Berdych lost to No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro, 7-6 (8-6), 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 and No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic lost to No. 12 Nicolas Almagro in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal won his fourth round match over No. 13 Juan Monaco in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0. No. 4 Andy Murray defeated No. 17 Richard Gasquet 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2, No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated No. 18 Stanislas Wawrinka in a five set match, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 3-6 and No. 6 David Ferrer defeated No. 20 Marcel Granollers in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-0.

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French Open 2012 Scores: Novak Djokovic Survives Scare, Roger Federer Advances

The top ranked men's player in the world, Novak Djokovic, survived a scare from Italy's Andreas Seppi, rallying from down two sets to none to advance past the fourth round, 4-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. Despite committing 17 unforced errors in each of the first two sets, Djokovic was able to rally from an 0-2 deficit in a Grand Slam match for just the third time in his career.

Roger Federer also had a slow start, but also was able to get it together in enough time to advance, taking his match against unseeded David Goffin to advance to the quarterfinals, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. He will face a tough opponent in his next match as he awaits the winner of the Tomas Berdych-Juan Martin Del Potro match.

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French Open 2012: Top-Seeded Victoria Azarenka Defeated On Sunday

The women's side of the draw at the 2012 French Open saw some upheaval on Sunday, with No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka falling in the fourth round to 15th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, 6-2, 7-6 (4). Azarneka, the winner of this year's Australian Open, feel behind early and was unable to recover, losing her cool so badly during the match that she was issued a racket abuse warning.

The 2009 French Open champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova, also fell on Sunday, losing to Italy's Sara Errani, 6-0, 7-5. This is the second straight Grand Slam quarterfinal for Errani, the No. 21 seed in the draw. With the loss by Kuznetsova, the only defending French Open champion left in the women's draw is Li Na, last year's winner.

It appears this year's French Open might continue the recent trend in women's tennis of different, and first-time, players earning titles. The last four majors have been won by first-time champions, and five different women have won the last five Grand Slam titles.

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French Open Results: Nadal, Sharpova Continue Domination, Wozniacki Falls On Day 7

The 2012 French Open is now a week old, and though there have been a few surprises (goodbye Serena) plenty of familiar names are taking care of their competition. Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova, the No. 2 seeds on the men's and women's draws, respectively, both looked dominant in straight-set third round victories Saturday. Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki was less lucky, however, falling in three sets to No. 23 Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.

Nadal broke Argentina's Eduardo Schwank five times in a 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, victory, while successfully defending all four of Schwank's break point opportunities. Nadal was also deadly efficient while serving, scoring on 87 percent of his eligible first serves. He advances to face another Argentinian, No. 13 Juan Monaco, in the fourth round.

Sharapova has yet to drop a set at this year's Open, and has lost just five total games through three rounds so far. On Saturday, she defeated China's Shuai Peng 6-2, 6-1, to advance, losing two games in a single set for the first time this tournament. Sharapova had 27 winners to eight for opponent, and four aces to none. Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic has the tough task of slowing down Sharapova in the next round.

No. 9 Wozniacki became the latest upset victim on the women's draw, losing 6-1, 6-7 (10), 6-3. Kanepi played fearlesly, committing 41 unforced errors, but also firing 46 winners. She converted on seven of her 14 break point attempts, compared to 4-of-11 for Wozniacki. Kanepi faces Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands in the next round.

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French Open 2012 Results: American Varvara Lepchenko Upsets 2010 Champ Francesca Sciavone

Saturday action from Roland Garros and the 2012 French Open saw another unlikely American advance to the fourth round in the women's side of the draw.

Unseeded Varvara Lepchenko, the 63rd-ranked player in the world, defeated 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 3-6, 6-3, 8-6 on Saturday. Before the victory, Lepchenko had never had made it past the second round of any Grand Slam tournament.

Lepchenko joins 19-year-old Floridian Sloane Stephens in advancing to the fourth round, the first time two unseeded American women have made the fourth round at a major tournament since Wimbledon in 2002.

In other women's play, defending champion Li Na rallied to defeat American Christina McHale 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. In other action, No. 4 seed Petra Kvitova advanced by beating Nina Bratchikova of Russia 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

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French Open Results: Top Seeds Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka Advance On Friday

Friday play at the 2012 French Open saw the top seeds on both the men's and women's side of the draw advance easily, with Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka winning their matches rather convincingly.

Djokovic extended his 24-match Grand Slam winning streak to 24 games with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 beatdown of France's Nicolas Devilder. Azarenka took down Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak 6-4, 6-4 in a meeting of former junior rivals.

In other Friday action on the men's side of the draw, 2009 French Open champion Roger Federer needed four sets to defeat Nicolas Mahut of France, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. With the victory, Federer improved his record number of Grand Slam match wins to 235. The lone upset of the day in the men's draw saw No. 22 Andreas Seppi beat No. 14 Fernando Verdasco in five sets, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

The women's side of the tournament saw No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova easily dispatch Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-1 on Friday. No. 13 seed Ana Ivanovic fell 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 to Italian Sara Errani. Ivanovic committed 40 unforced errors to just 18 for Errani.

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French Open Results: Agnieszka Radwanska Loses, Four Men's Matches Go Five Sets

The biggest upset on Friday at Roland Garros was No.3 ranked women's player Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. She lost in straight sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, 6-1, 6-2. No. 2 ranked Maria Sharapova won her second-round match, delayed from Thurday, over Ayumi Morita of Japan, 6-1, 6-1.

The notable American winner from Friday is 19-year-old Sloane Stephens of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She defeated Mathilde Johansson of France 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round, where she will face No. 6-ranked Samantha Stosur of Australia. Stosur won her third-round match over No. 27 Nadia Petrova of Russia in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.

Other women's winners include No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, No. 10 Angelique Kerber, No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova, No. 21 Sara Errani and Petra Martic, who upset No. 29 Anabel Medina Garrigues.

The men's side of the tournament saw four matches go the full five sets. The most impressive of the four was the victory by No. 18 Stanislas Warwinka of Switzerland over No. 11 Gilles Simon of France. The five-set thriller included two tiebreakers, both won by Simon, before Warwinka took control of the final two sets and won 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-2. The other five set winners on Friday were No. 7 Tomas Berdych, No. 20 Marcel Granollers and No. 22 Andreas Seppi.

No. 3 ranked Roger Federer trailed in the fourth set to Nicolas Mahut of France, but Federer came back and won in four sets against Mahut 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Other men's winners include No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro and David Goffin.

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French Open TV Schedule 2012: Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray Among Those In Action

The 2012 French Open concluded on Wednesday without many surprises on the men's side of the tournament, but with a couple of upsets for the women. The fourth round rolls along with television coverage on ESPN2 and ESPN3.

ESPN2 will carry the first few hours of the broadcast starting with Rafael Nadal taking on Denis Istomin starting at 5:00 a.m. Eastern time. Coverage throughout the day will be streamed live on-line from ESPN3.

Some of the key match ups on Thursday include No. 4 seed Andy Murray taking on Jarkko Nieminen and No. 10 seed John Isner and Paul-Henri Mathieu. Thursday will also include the conclusion of three suspended matches, with Arnaud Clement taking on David Goffin, No. 5 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga taking on Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, and No. 28 seed Viktor Troicki taking on Fabio Fognini.

The third and final day of the first round happens on Tuesday. Round two of the French Open begins Wednesday. Results and the full draw for men's singles can be found here. The women's singles draw is here.

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French Open Results: Novak Djokovia, Victoria Azarenka Both Win In The Second Round

The second round of the 2012 French Open started on Wednesday on the clay courts at Roland Garros in Paris. Wednesday's action is underway without American Serena Williams. The fifth ranked Williams was beaten on Tuesday by No. 111 Virginie Razzano in what is probably the most dramatic upset of the tournament so far.

Victoria Azarenka, the top player on the women's side, powered over her second round opponent, Dinah Pfizenmaier, 6-1, 6-1. Venus Williams plays later on Wednesday, facing off in a tough matchup against No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska.

Men's favorite Novak Djokovic beat Blaz Kavcic 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 in the second round on Wednesday. No. 3 Roger Federer won his second round match against Adrian Ungur 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (14), 6-3. Federer is trying to end a two-year drought for Grand Slam wins.

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French Open Results: Rafael Nadal Begins With A Win, Maria Sharapova Dominates First Round Opponent

Day three of the French Open is well underway at Roland Garros. First round action is still underway on the men's side of the tournament. No. 2 ranked men's player Rafael Nadal won his first round match on Tuesday in straight sets over Italian Simone Bolelli, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Other top ranked men's tennis players that won on Tuesday include No. 6 David Ferrer, No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic, No. 12 Nicolas Almagro, No. 17 Richard Gasquet, No. 29 Julien Benneteau, and No. 32 Florian Meyer.

No. 16 ranked Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov dropped a five-set match to fellow countryman Sergiy Stakhovsky, 6-7 (7-4), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-3. Other ranked players in action right now include No. 4 Andy Murray, who took his first two sets against Tatsuma Ito, 6-1, 7-5. No. 13 Argentinian Juan Monaco is currently in the fourth set against Frenchman Guillaume Rufin. Monaco currently leads two sets to one, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, but is currently trailing Rufin in the fourth set, 4-5.

On the Woman's side of first round action, No. 2 ranked Maria Sharapova was about as dominant as possible, defeating Romanian Alexandra Cadantu, 6-0, 6-0. Other ranked winners include No. 4 Petra Kvitova, No. 14 Francesca Schiavone No. 16 Maria Kirilenko, No. 22 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, No. 23 Kaia Kanepy and No. 25 Julia Goerges.

No. 5 ranked Serena Williams' first round match is currently in progress against Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano. Williams won the first set 6-4 and is currently tied to Razzano in the second set at three games a piece.

No. 9 ranked Caroline Wozniacki and No. 28 Shuai Peng both have matches scheduled for Wednesday. Peng's match is currently delayed but should be starting momentarily.

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French Open 2012: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovik Advance With Monday Wins At Roland Garros

The second day of the 2012 French Open concluded on Monday afternoon. One day after Andy Roddick was dispatched from the tournament, Monday's action included no major upsets.

Roger Federer entered the record books with a win over Germany's Tobias Kamke. The win marked the 233rd of the Open era. That ties Jimmy Connors for the most ever. Federer, ranked third among men at this year's French Open, already has 16 Grand Slam tournament wins, a record, but has not won a major event in more than two years.

The top men's seed, Novak Djokovic, struggled early on Monday against Potito Starace. He eventually put him away in straight sets. Djokovic needed a tiebreaker in the first set to win 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-1 and move onto the second round.

On the women's side, top seeded Victoria Azarenka struggled early before knocking off Alberta Brianti in first round play. Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams are in action as the first round continues on Tuesday.

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French Open TV Schedule 2012: Watch Day 2 From Roland Garros

The first round of the 2012 French Open concluded on Sunday with a surprise or two for tennis fans. Andy Roddick is out in the first round of a major tournament for the first time since 2007. Day 2 rolls along with a full 10 hours of television coverage on ESPN2 and the Tennis Channel.

ESPN2 will carry the first five hours of the broadcast from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. The Tennis Channel takes over at 10 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m. Eastern.

The third and final day of the first round happens on Tuesday. Round two of the French Open begins Wednesday. Results and the full draw for men's singles can be found here. The women's singles draw is here.

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French Open Results: Andy Roddick Bounced In Opening Round, Venus Williams Advances

Andy Roddick's struggles continued, as he was bounced in the first round of the 2012 French Open by Nicolas Mahut Sunday afternoon 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

This is the first time in which Roddick fell in the first round of a major since 2007. Roddick is now 7-10 in 2012 including an 0-4 mark on clay.

In the women's side, Venus Williams was able to advance, but not without a fight, coming back from an early deficit to win her match against Argentina's Paula Ormaecha 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. This was the first Grand Slam match for Williams since revealing that she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. She is now 12-4 this season.

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2012 French Open: Novak Djokovic And Victoria Azarenka Looking To Storm Roland Garros

Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka are the number one players in the world in men's and women's tennis.