Did the window just close on Novak Djokovic’s chance to win the French Open and career Grand Slam. A year from now the Serb will be 28 years old, likely married and with more important responsibilities in life, namely a newborn on the way.

With things other than tennis potentially taking up his time (family!), how will he be maintain his dedication to the sport enough to reverse an 0-6 lifetime …

For a third straight year Novak Djokovic’s French Open hopes were dashed by rival Rafael Nadal who ended his chances for a career Slam this year with a 36, 75, 62, 64 win the Serb.

Djokovic admitted afterward that he was in some distress late in the match – TV showed him visibly vomiting twice on the court – but credited Nadal with the strong play.

Djokovic had won four straight over …

Rafael Nadal (ESP) has defeated Novak Djokovic (SRB) 36 75 62 64 in the 2014 Roland Garros men’s singles final.

Nadal by the numbers
– 10 Roland Garros appearances
– 9 Roland Garros singles titles (2005-08, 2010-14)
– First to win 5 successive Roland Garros titles (2010-14)
– 14 Grand Slam titles (9 Roland Garros titles, 2008 + 2010 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open, 2010 + 2013 US Open)
– Current Roland Garros winning streak of 35 …

Andy Murray has officially hired former French great and Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo as his new coach. It’s not Murray’s first stint with a female coach, he has long been under the guide of his mom Judy.

“I’m excited by the possibilities of the new partnership and Amelie is someone I have always looked up to and admired. She’s faced adversity plenty of times in her career, but was …

For the third straight year Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic meet at the French Open. This will be their second clash in the championship match after Nadal denied the Serb in 2012 in a 2-day, 4-set win.

Nadal leads 22-19 in their head-to-head and 8-3 in the Grand Slams.

Djokovic has won their last 4 meetings but Nadal has won their last 3 Grand Slam meetings and all 4 of their …

So after all the bad weather, late matches, upsets, upstarts and fantastic flameouts, we are left with what we all though we’d see on the third Sunday: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, chapter 42. And it’s the right way to finish what has been a very intriguing clay season.

The two advance yesterday in two very humdrum semifinals. I mean really humdrum.

Novak Djokovic jumped out early on a rather overwhelmed …

World No. 4 Simona Halep has become known for her defense, but Maria Sharapova showed the best of both worlds, offense and defense, in defeating the Romanian 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4 on Saturday in 3 hours, 2 minutes in the second longest women’s final at the French Open.

The 6-foot-2 Sharapova used her eight-inch height advantage over Halep to hammer baseline winners that made the difference, despite serving nerves that resulted in …

Four-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova meets rising star Simona Halep Saturday for the 2014 French Open women’s title. Sharapova returns for her third straight French Open final after completing the career Slam two years ago in 2012.

The 22-year-old Halep is making her Grand Slam final debut. But the Romanian hasn’t lost a set in six matches while Sharapova has gone three sets in her last three matches.

These two finalist …

Novak Djokovic was in control of his French Open semifinal match today with Ernests Gulbis by two sets when in the middle of the third set the Serb said he became suddenly fatigued.

“First two sets went well,” Djokvoic explained. “I thought I played well, very solid, putting a lot of returns back in the court, serving at the high percentage. Then suddenly midway through the third set started to feel …

Andy Murray suffered one of his worst Grand Slam losses in a 63, 62, 61 drubbing to Rafael Nadal today in the French Open semifinals.

Murray was playing in his second career French Open but had no answer at all for Rafael Nadal who now leads the Scot 6-0 on clay courts winning 14 of 16 sets.

“It was a bad, bad day,” said Murray who has never won an clay semifinal …

Playing in his first career Grand Slam semifinal, Ernests Gulbis got a taste of the good life. Now after losing to Novak Djokovic in four sets the 25-year-old says he wants more.

‘I’m not going to celebrate,” Gulbis said following his loss to Djokovic. “It’s not enough. I need to reach more now. Now I’m addicted to success, really. I need to make this extra step now. I’m extra motivated.

‘I’m not …

The Sunday final of the French Open is set and for the second time in three years it features the top two players in the world, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Today in the semifinals Novak Djokovic beat Ernests Gulbis in four sets to reach his second career French Open final. Then Nadal took the court and obliterated Andy Murray in just 100 minutes to reach his ninth career Slam final.

“I …

No. 4 seed Simona Halep of Romania will contest her first Grand Slam final against former No. 1 and No. 7 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia after both players advanced through the semifinals on Thursday at Roland Garros.

Halep closed out a tight second set against surprise No. 28 seed Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 7-6(4), while Sharapova needed to come back from a set down to defeated No. 18 seed and upstart …

This close to another epic Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic French Open final, can either Andy Murray or Ernests Gulbis or both spoil what we have looked forward to all season?

Before I get to what might happen, allow me to reflect on what did happen. Specifically that almost-entertaining afternoon of bizarro tennis Wednesday when we sawAndy Murray somehow beat the sunset and beat Gael Monfils and also David Ferrer all but gave …

No. 4 seed Simona Halep and surprise No. 28 seed Andrea Petkovic advanced to a French Open semifinal meeting after wins Wednesday at Roland Garros.

Halep kept down former French Open champ and No. 27 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-2, while Petkovic upset former Roland Garros finalist and No. 10 seed Sara Errani 6-2, 6-2.

Kuzentsova had her left thigh heavily strapped for the second set, and the heavy conditions after a …