Rafa Nadal won a record seventh French Open title on Monday but that tells only half the story of a final which included temper tantrums, rain suspensions and the end of Novak Djokovic's grand-slam dream.
Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will have to come back to finish their French Open final after rain prevented a conclusion on Sunday with the match on a knife-edge.
Maria Sharapova said her French Open triumph was a greater achievement than her teenage 2004 Wimbledon breakthrough, which launched her on the road to international fame and fortune.
Novak Djokovic swept aside third seed Roger Federer 6-4 7-5 6-3 with a ruthless display of consistent hitting to reach his first French Open final on Friday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday congratulated Maria Sharapova on winning the French Open tournament.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal square off in a record fourth successive Grand Slam final on Sunday with the French Open title.
Maria Sharapova kept her poise to outwit and outpower diminutive Italian Sara Errani and win her first French Open crown with a 6-3 6-2 victory on Saturday. 
Putin congratulates victory
It will be power and star-appeal against guile and honest endeavor on Saturday when Maria Sharapova takes on Sara Errani for the French Open title in Paris.
The four Grand Slams of tennis dominate the sport's annual calendar, however, every fourth year the increasingly important Olympic Games tournament rolls around.
David Ferrer says he is ready to face the toughest challenge in world tennis - going up against Rafael Nadal on the clay courts of Roland Garros at the French Open.
Andy Murray hasn't ruled out skipping his traditional Wimbledon warm-up duties if it helps him capture a first Grand Slam title and give Britain's demanding media the slip.
The four Grand Slams of tennis dominate the sport's annual calendar however, every fourth year the increasingly important Olympic Games tournament rolls around.
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