Relentless: Rafael Nadal Secures His Sixth Championship at Roland Garros
Relentless: Rafael Nadal Secures His Sixth Championship at Roland Garros by Parsa Samii Paris– Relentless is the perfect word that comes to mind when replaying the men’s championship final at the French Open. It was a 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-1 victory for Rafa Nadal over the great Roger Federer. As the match and Federer continually rolled [...]
Preview & Prediction: Nadal v. Federer Championship Match 2011 French Open
Preview: Nadal v. Federer Championship Match 2011 French Open by Parsa Samii Paris– How many more things can be said about this historic rivalry? Each and every match holds a special moment in which you know that these two bring the best out of each other on the tennis court. The contrast of styles, the [...]
Undeniable: 2011 French Open Champion Li Na
Undeniable: 2011 French Open Champion Li Na by Parsa Samii Paris– For China’s Li Na a second chance at history was enough to place her name amongst the game’s elite. In her triumphant 6-4, 7-6(0) defeat of 2010 Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone, Li Na brilliantly kept the feisty Tweet
ChiChi’s Preview & Predictions for Day 3 at Roland Garros
ChiChi’s Preview & Predictions for Day 3 at Roland Garros ChiChi continues his sizzling start to the 2011 Roland Garros with his picks of the day: (click the matchup to be forwarded to his preview) Alexandr Dolgopolov v. Rainer Schuettler Xavier Malisse v. Dmitry Tursunov
ChiChi’s 2011 French Open Preview
The 2011 French Open Men’s draw is quite interesting this year. It contains 2 very heavy favorites, 1 solid contender and 1 sleeper who is on the wrong side of the draw. The players I’m referring to are
The Countdown to Roland Garros: The History of the French Open Poster
The Golden Age of Posters first came about in the late 1800’s, just as tourism was growing in popularity. At the time, tennis was regarded as the social sport of the elite class, evoking a sense of luxury and leisure. Vacation [...]
Roland Garros Special: “The Divine” Suzanne Lenglen
Tennis and celebrity are today considered one-and-the-same, predictably intertwined and nearly indistinguishable. Royalty aside, this was certainly not the standard impression of early tennis players.
Though preceded by a few of her male counterparts in their lofty rise to idolatry, it took the attitude and flare[...]
Roland Garros Special: Eating Your Way Through Roland Garros
Renowned French chef and author Julia Child understood that “in France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.” If you are lucky enough to find yourself among the 30,000 spectators at the French Open this month, you may better understand the brilliance [...]
