PARIS (AP) - May 31, 2009 For 31 matches, this was his surface, his tournament, his time. For 31 matches, dating to his debut on May 23, 2005, Nadal never truly was challenged, much less defeated, at ...

Roland-Garros plays by its own rules. The clay shifts the rhythm and forces players to adapt their game and think a few shots ...

Accustomed to being on the move, Rafael Nadal fidgeted in his chair during a changeover one game from his fifth French Open title. He jiggled his legs, took two bites of a banana, toweled off his arms ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) Two-time French Open finalist Robin Soderling is retiring at the age of 31 due to illness. The big-serving Swede, who ended Rafael Nadal's 31-match winning streak at the French Open in ...