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PARIS -- Born 10 days apart and once boarders at the same Florida tennis factory, Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani will play each other for the first time as professionals in the French Open final on Saturday. Neither has advanced this far at Roland Garros before, but Errani, a small and resourceful Italian, is, of course, the bigger surprise. You may not have heard of her until this week, which is unlikely to be the case with Sharapova, the former teenage prodigy from Siberia with the American accent who has become one of the most famous women on the planet and the best-remunerated of all female athletes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PARIS -- It will be Sam Stosur versus Sara Errani in the women's semifinals of the French Open, and at least one part of that equation is not surprising. Stosur, the powerful yet fragile sixth seed here, is the reigning United States Open champion, but she has been most consistently effective in Paris. This will be Stosur's third semifinal at Roland Garros in the past four years, and she got there this year by dominating Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, 6-4, 6-1, on a cool Tuesday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PARIS -- The longer Varvara Lepchenko held on against Francesca Schiavone, the more Lepchenko implored herself to fight. That last word is something of a mantra for Lepchenko, a tidy way to explain an untidy narrative, the simplest way to summarize her life. Fight Lepchenko did against Schiavone, the Italian who won the French Open in 2010 and dropped to kiss the clay. Schiavone had struggled this season and entered this tournament seeded 14th, but that hardly made her any less dangerous at Roland Garros. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PARIS -- It would have required much more accuracy and energy than Venus Williams possessed on Wednesday to successfully attack Agnieszka Radwanska, one of the sport's great shock absorbers. Playing in the same final-match slot on the same Court Philippe Chatrier where her sister Serena had blown a lead and lost in the first round the day before, Venus Williams could never manage to get a lead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PARIS -- Justine Henin was back on her familiar clay-covered path, headed toward the end of a tournament she had won the last three times she came. One, two, three opponents went down in the first week of the French Open. Sure, she had not played at Roland Garros since 2007, retiring instead of defending her title in 2008. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PARIS -- Venus Williams's serves have long been a big focus of her every match, but never more so than now. Williams, the world's No. 2 women's player, has created quite a stir at the French Open by playing in a lacy, see-through black dress that she designed. Her short, flouncy skirt has photographers snapping furiously at every lunging serve, as the loose, frilly bottom flips upward to display near-sheer, skin-tone undershorts that reveal every curve, particularly from behind. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It was time for another French Open women's final, and although the four-time winner Justine Henin was still on the grounds, she was no longer on the clay. With Henin retired and watching from the front row, it was time for a new Grand Slam champion, and it turned out to be Ana Ivanovic, the same young, elegant Serb who had let her nerves get the best of her against Henin in last year's flop of a final. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Shrieking and swearing like a street fighter, Maria Sharapova was in no mood to accept that she was about to blow another lead in the fourth round of the French Open against Dinara Safina. In 2006, Sharapova had been up by 5-1 in the third set before Safina, Marat Safin's little sister, rolled off six straight games to pull off the upset. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Perhaps Paris in the spring is not so idyllic after all. After the rain and lightning on Monday and Tuesday came high winds on Wednesday to stir up the clay and the top seed at the French Open. Maria Sharapova, the No. 1 women's seed, had to twist away repeatedly to keep the red dust devils from swirling into her face on their way into the upper reaches of the Philippe Chatrier court. The gusts played dirty tricks on her ground strokes, dirtier tricks on her second serve and conspired to bring her within two points of defeat against a little-known Russian with plenty of talent and pluck, 19-year-old Evgeniya Rodina. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article informs that Ana Ivanovic, a woman tennis player, has secured a place in her first Grand Slam final by defeating Maria Sharapova with a 6-2, 6-1 score in the French Open semifinal on June 7, 2007 in Paris, France. Ivanovic will compete with Justine Henin on June 9, 2007 for the French Open title.

The article informs that Amélie Mauresmo, a French tennis player, has defeated Nathalie Dechy with 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-1 on May 31, 2007 and has advanced to the third round of the French Open in Paris, France. Mauresmo, who holds two Grand Slam tournaments and is one of three French women tennis players to advance to the third round, stated that she heard encouragement from her compatriots who passed her around town.

Comments on the adjustments made by professional tennis player Lindsay Davenport during the French Open in Paris, France.

Reports on the success of professional tennis players Mary Pierce and Lindsay Davenport to make it to the quarterfinal round of the French Open in Paris, France.

Reports that Russian tennis players Anastasiya Myskina and Elena Dementieva will compete in the French Open women's final. Victory of Myskina over Jennifer Capriati of the U.S.; Victory of Dementieva over Paola Suarez of Argentina.

Reports on the game performances of Williams sisters, Serena and Venus at French Open in Paris, France. Career backgrounds; Game statistics; Factors affecting the performance of Williams sisters.

Reports on the victory of Serena Williams over Iveta Benesova in the first round of the French Open in Paris, France. Performance of Williams; Analysis of the game; Achievements of Williams.

Reports on French tennis player Tatiana Golovin's qualifying into the second round of the Gaz de Franz tennis tournament in Paris.

Reports that lesbian French tennis champion Amelie Mauresmo became the first tennis player on display at the Grevin Wax Museum in Paris, France, in 2003.

Reports on the victory of Belgian tennis player Justine Henin-Hardenne over Kim Clijsters in the 2003 French Open women's final tennis tournament in Paris, France. Her Grand Slam singles title; Significance of her victory in Belgian sports history; Details of the match, including scores.

Discusses the success professional tennis player Jennifer Capriati has experienced during the 2001 season. Performance in the semifinals of the French Open against top-seeded Martina Hingis; Calmness and confidence exhibited by Capriati; Significance of her improved play.

Reports on the 1999 French Open tennis tournament held in Paris, France. Steffi Graf's victory over Lindsay Davenport giving her a record number of wins at the tournament; Players that have advanced to the semifinal round.

Provides information on the victory of woman tennis player Serena Williams against Lindsay Davenport in the Evert's Cup in Paris in 1999. Remarks of Williams on her victory; Preparation for the game.