England beating Slovenia, and Slovenia not scoring a single goal, made things very clear for the United States. Beat Algeria outright or go home. And as the timer went past 90 minutes it looked like the writing was on the wall. But Donovan had something else in mind. He was able to get a hold [...]

Rafael Nadal beat Robin Soderling in straight sets to take back his French Open crown and regain his rightful spot as the number one player in tennis. Nadal swept past Soderling in convincing fashion, winning 6-4 6-2 6-4.  This was Nadals fifth French Open title.  On his way to the title Nadal did not drop [...]

By beating Samantha Stosur, Francesca Schiavone became the first women from Italy to win a Grand Slam title. Francesca won the match with a score of 6-4, 7-6. Francesca started the second set in a hole 4-1. She was able to rally from the deficit and win the tiebreaker with incredible shots. Once she had [...]

Serena Williams lost in the quarterfinals to Samantha Stosur, 6-2, 6-7 8-6.  She had a match point which she lost in a upset to the Australian. Serena has only one French Open title which she claimed in 2002.  She has not been back to the finals since then.  Serena has won 12 Grand Slams in [...]