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French Open: the ‘trivalry’ begins

thenews.com.pk
May 25, 2008
        

PARIS: Like the spikes on a trident, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stand alone above the rest of men’s tennis and they can be expected to launch a three-pronged attack on the French Open title. However, Nadal showed in Hamburg that even when not at the peak of physical fitness he...

                   

Nadal's perfect record under threat in Paris

independent-bangladesh.com
May 25, 2008
        

REUTERS, LONDON- A blistered foot and aching muscles will do nothing to quell Rafael Nadal's yearning to preserve his 100 percent record at the French Open. Just when it seemed that the Spanish juggernaut may be slowing down on his favourite surface, thanks to a hectic schedule and a rare defeat,...

                   

Federer confident in topsy-turvy times

jamaica-gleaner.com
May 25, 2008
        

published: Sunday | May 25, 2008 Defending champion Spain's Rafael Nadal, behind, looks at top-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland as they cross each other for training sessions yesterday at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, on the eve of the French Open. - Roger Federer, seemingly invincible...

                   

Crown fits Nadal nicely

sportal.com.au
May 25, 2008
        

The French Open kicks off on Sunday this year with 32 first-round matches, but it won't be until the world's top-seeded men's and women's players hit the court later in the week that the second Grand Slam of the year will really feel like it is underway. The French has kicked off on the Sunday...

                   

FRENCH DOOR WIDE OPEN

nypost.com
May 25, 2008
        

PARIS - Everything about tennis is topsy-turvy heading into the French Open. Roger Federer, seemingly invincible against anyone but Rafael Nadal, is off to his worst start to a season since 2001. Nadal, meanwhile, recently lost a match on clay for...

                   

Tennis is topsy-turvy heading into Roland Garros

heraldextra.com
May 25, 2008
        

PARIS -- Roger Federer, seemingly invincible against anyone but Rafael Nadal, is off to his worst start to a season since 2001. There's more: Andy Roddick, the highest-ranked American man, is sidelined by a bum shoulder; new No. 1 Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams also pulled out of recent...

                   

Federer still seeks elusive title

suntimes.com
May 25, 2008
        

Everything about tennis is topsy-turvy heading into the French Open. Roger Federer, who has been all but invincible in recent years against anyone but Rafael Nadal, is off to his worst start to a season since 2001. Nadal, meanwhile, recently lost a match on clay for only the second time in three...

                   

Key questions

charlotte.com
May 25, 2008
        

McClatchy Tribune's Michelle Kaufman poses five questions that will be answered during the next two weeks: 1.Will Rafael Nadal make it four in a row? Nadal is the undisputed King of Clay at the moment, and there is no reason to believe he won't win again this year. He has a 21-0 record at Roland...

                   
miamiherald.com: Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after he defeated Switzerland's Roger Federer in the final of the ATP Masters Series tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany on Sunday, May 18, 2008. Nadal has won the past three French Open singles titles. miamiherald.com

Five stories to watch at the French Open

miamiherald.com
May 25, 2008
        

And so, the 2008 French Open will be forced to go on with only one of the sport's greatest clay-court players -- Rafael Nadal, a swashbuckling Spaniard who could become the first man since Bjorn Borg to win four consecutive titles at Roland Garros . . . that is, unless he gets a blister on his foot.

                   

Entering French Open, scene far from normal

deseretnews.com
May 25, 2008
        

Everything about tennis is topsy-turvy heading into the French Open. ... Roger Federer, seemingly invincible against anyone but Rafael Nadal, is off to his worst start to a season since 2001. Justine Henin, like Nadal the three-time reigning champion in Paris, suddenly...