Maria Sharapova, stylish as ever, decided to give tennis a try before the French at the Warsaw Open, but was stopped early in the 2cnd round by Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine with the scores 6-2, 6-2.
Wimbledon has a CENTRE COURT CELEBRATION of their new retractable roof and featured an exhibition of Graff vs Clijsters and Henin vs Agassi. Clijsters and Agassi won their singles and Henman and Clijsters teamed up to beat the husband-wife team in a close set. Although this roof apparently takes almost 10 minutes to open and close, seeing Graff and Agassi play must have been a treat.
Dinara Safina has won the Madrid Open, securing her No.1 ranking and beating Caroline Wozniacki, who herself just won the tournament in Rome making it her 11th title at the age of 19. Safina is a favorite this year at the French Open after losing in the finals last year and propelling to No.1 throughout the year.
Russia’s Vera Zvonareva has been named a “Promoter of Gender Equality” by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Novak Djokovic took part in the "World Stars Football Match 2009" for Amade between Nazionale Piloti and Star Team for the children at Louis II Stadium on May 19, 2009 in Monaco.
John Isner withdrew from Roland Garros due to a case of mono.
Roger Federer finally did it. He beat Nadal in the finals of the Madrid Open in straight sets. That must have been a huge mental break for him and a great way to go into the French Open. Looks like Roger has been working hard.
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