- It was a fitting way to close out a 6-3, 6-3 victory over No. 4-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the semifinals at Roland Garros 21st-seeded Sara Errani of Italy for the French Open title. (Los Angeles Times)
- Nadal, whose only loss at Roland Garros came at the fourth round in 2009, is bidding to become the first player to win seven French Open titles, moving him out of a tie with Swedish legend Bjorn Borg. (Xinhua News Agency)
- Womens semifinals • No. 21 Sara Errani beat No. 6 Sam Stosur 7-5, 1-6, 6-3; No. 2 Maria Sharapova beat No. 4 Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-3. (At a glance - St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Included are Djokovics rally from two sets down in last year's US Open semifinals and Federer's win in the 2011 French Open semifinal. Rafael Nadal owns a 15-4 career record against his countryman, David Ferrer. (Bleacherreport.com)
- Men's semifinals today No. 1 Novak Djokovic faces No. 3 Roger Nadal is bidding for a record seventh French Open title. (The Post and Courier)
- PARIS — It was about time Rafael Nadal faced some sort of test at the French Open. Not that this one lasted all that long or was all that taxing. (trivalleycentral.com)
- 7. In the past decade, only one player seeded lower than No. 21 had made it to the French Open semifinals. Sam Stosur was No. 30 when she made it in 2009. 8. Errani has never beaten Petra Kvitova, one of her potential finals opponents. Shes 0-2 against her. (YAHOO!)
- After years of consternation from American viewers over tape delayed semifinal coverage from the French Open, this year the tournament will again be available live to fans in the U.S. over cable and network TV. (Tennis-X.com)
- Where to watch: The mens semifinals at Roland Garros begin at 7 a.m. ET, with coverage on the Tennis Channel. The action switches to NBC at 11 a.m., with a live stream available on NBCSports.com. (International Business Times)
- Nadal will meet another countryman in the semifinals as David Ferrer stopped Great Britain's Andy Murray 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-2 . This will be Ferrer's first trip to the French Open semifinals. (Examiner)
Friday, June 8, 2012
French open semifinals
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