Rafael Nadal crushed all in his path as he bulldozed through the claycourt season but only a full-tilt Wimbledon challenge next week will provide unequivocal proof the Spaniard is back at the peak of his powers.
China's top player Li Na retired from the first round of the AEGON International Tennis Tournament at Eastbourne, England on Tuesday, due to knee injury.
China's Li Na proved too strong for former world number one Maria Sharapova at Edgbaston for the second year in succession on Sunday when she claimed the grasscourt title with a 7-5 6-1 victory.
World number two Roger Federer closed in on his sixth Halle Open title with a tough 7-6 6-4 win over local favourite Philipp Petzschner in the semi-finals in Germany on Saturday.
Rafael Nadal picked himself up off the Queen’s Club lawns on Thursday to move into the quarter-finals but Israel’s Dudi Sela wreaked havoc with Andy Roddick’s Wimbledon tune-up at the grasscourt tournament.
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza suggests she may have only two more years on tour after winning her first match on Monday since marrying Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.
Rafael Nadal proved that when he is fit in body and mind nobody can stop him at the French Open, least of all last year's tormentor Robin Soderling.
Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Robin Soderling of Sweden during their men's final at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 6, 2010.
Francesca Schiavone became the first ever Italian woman to win a Grand Slam title as the 29-year-old defeated Samantha Stosur from Australia 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the women's singles final at the French Open on Saturday.
Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to reach a Grand Slam final on Thursday when Russia's Elena Dementieva retired at the end of the first set of their Roland Garros semifinal.
Australian Samantha Stosur survived a match point to stun top seed Serena Williams 6-2 6-7 8-6 on Wednesday and reach the French Open semi-finals for the second successive year.
Two hours after his reign as French Open champion was brutally cut short by Swedish powerhouse Robin Soderling on Tuesday, Roger Federer still managed to find some humour to brighten the mood.
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