World number one Roger Federer said on Sunday the defeat by Rafael Nadal that denied him a sixth successive Wimbledon title was the hardest of his career.
Rafael Nadal is seeking 100,000 euros ($118,000) in damages from former French sports minister Roselyne Bachelot after she accused the Spanish tennis legend of a dope test cover-up.
The world No 1 has lost too much ground this year. Wimbledon may see him salvage pride.
Rafael Nadal defeated world number one Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 to win his fourth straight French Open title.
Rafael Nadal's preparations for Wimbledon were cut short when he was knocked out of the Halle Open by defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber on Friday.
World number one Roger Federer reached his third consecutive French Open final when he beat France's Gael Monfils 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday.
The world number one registered an easy 6-4, 6-3 victory in the quarter-final of the Hamburg Masters.
Roger Federer regretted easing the pressure on Rafael Nadal after the first set of the French Open final
Nadal stretched his record of men's singles Grand Slam titles to 22
forward to the defence of his French Open crown. The 28-year-old Swiss defeated Andy Murray in the Australian Open final to extend his record to 16 major titles and dash British hopes of a first men's Grand Slam champion in 74 years.
Roger Federer said he was not worried by his shock defeat against Lleyton Hewitt on Sunday in Halle even though a disturbing trend is developing for the Swiss.
Twice Shanghai Masters champion Roger Federer was far from his best against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut but did enough to reach the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win on Thursday.
Roger Federer sent a timely reminder to Rafael Nadal on Sunday, out-gunning the World No 1 to win the ATP World Tour Finals with an irresistible display of attacking tennis.
Images from day two of the French Open tennis Grand Slam at Roland Garros in Paris.
Roger Federer's 2009 claycourt season ended in a blaze of glory, capturing an elusive French Open crown on an unforgettable Paris afternoon last June. His 2010 bow could hardly have been more dreary in comparison.
It was a freak accident that set the claycourt major abuzz.
World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka suffered a blow to her French Open preparations when she was forced to pull out of the Italian Open with a right shoulder injury on Wednesday, but an aching Roger Federer gingerly advanced to the third round.
Roger Federer's reign as world number one could end this week after he was beaten 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 by Croatian Ivo Karlovic in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.
One of sport's great rivalries, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have clashed 37 times over the years but never stood across from each other on Flushing Meadows' hardcourts.
Basking in the glory of his first Grand Slam title win, Rohan Bopanna says his mixed doubles title triumph at the French Open has strengthened his belief that "one should never give up on dreams".
The big names who will be bidding for a podium finish before bidding farewell...
First-round victories at the French Open put Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in reflective mood on Monday, with the Swiss chalking up a new landmark and the Serbian world number one considering the pressure of always trying to win.
The Swiss beat David Ferrer 6-4, 6-0 at Monte Carlo Masters to clinch his 500th professional win.
Rafael Nadal beat holder and top seed Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 in the final of the Hamburg Masters.
Juan Carlos Ferrero ventured into uncharted territory at Wimbledon on Tuesday when he beat Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic 7-5, 6-3, 7-6.
The world number one beat defending champion Guillermo Coria in the final.
Roger Federer moved into the third round of the French Open in the nick of time on Wednesday with a 6-1 6-2 7-6 defeat of wildcard Thierry Ascione.
Andy Roddick and Nadia Petrova suffered a recurring nightmare, sliding out in the first round for the second year running.
Reputations counted for little at the French Open on Thursday when Amelie Mauresmo, James Blake and David Nalbandian were toppled by opponents ranked outside the world's top 75.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
IMAGES from the matches played during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, at Wimbledon in London on Thursday
Novak Djokovic's steady progress in the last few seasons is a testament to his mental strength and physical conditioning.
The French Open champion is eyeing glory at Wimbledon, despite having won only one match on grass over the past 12 months.
Maria Sharapova can rise above the furore surrounding her return from a 15-month doping ban if she accepts the decision to deny her a wild card entry to the French Open without rancour, former world number three Pam Shriver has said.
Flavio Briatore, former boss of the Renault Formula One team, had a life ban imposed by the sport's governing body overturned by a French court on Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic has a potentially tricky second-round match at the French Open on Wednesday when he faces local favourite Jeremy Chardy -- the man who beat Roger Federer at this year's Rome Masters.
Defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka and compatriot Roger Federer suffered contrasting third round defeats at the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday.
