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RAGING title favourites Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic enter the French Open poised to overtake Roger Federer on the all-time grand slam leaderboard.

PARIS: If you desire world domination in tennis, best get an early start as Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have proved.

Rafael Nadal has come back from his injury layoff and surged, Roger Federer has shown signs of aging, Novak Djokovic has revealed that he's not superman and Andy Murray has been very, well, Andy Murray.

We've put together all the information you need for this year's Wimbledon from dates to TV coverage and from betting odds to prize money Now that summer is here , it's almost time for that staple of the summer sporting calendar, the Wimbledon championships.

TORONTO TSN and TSN2 deliver more than 100 hours of exclusive live coverage from the 2013 French Open, as Canada's Milos Raonic joins a star-studded field on the famous red clay courts of Roland Garros.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic played a football match for charity on Tuesday night in Monaco, joining Star Team Monaco against a Formula One team that included Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.

The week before Adam Scott won the Masters in April, Uniqlo announced that it had signed the golfer to a multiyear endorsement contract.

Andy Murray is skipping the French Open with lower-back problems. Juan Martin del Potro withdrew on Wednesday because of a respiratory virus.

It's time for the second Grand Slam of the year as the tennis world heads to Paris.

"It's a really tough decision and I love playing in Paris, but after seeking medical advice, I am not fit to compete," Murray said in a statement.

Rafael Nadal stayed on course for a seventh title in the Italian capital thanks to a stunning semi-final victory against Tomas Berdych.

Sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen waited out a two-hour rain delay before putting a quick end to a run of two first-round clay losses with a 6-3, 6-1 defeat of Lukas Lacko at the PowerHorse Cup on Monday.

Congrats to Rafael Nadal and his fans. The Spaniard wrapped up his French Open preperations in the very best possible was hammering his rival Roger Federer 61, 63 to win a seventh Rome Italian Open title.

While attention focuses annually on a small group of contenders, Roland Garros would be much less intriguing without the upset threats that populate each year's draw.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday - exactly a week before the French Open starts.

We counted Roger Federer out for the clay-court season this year. After all, he didn't even bother preparing for the red dirt.

Serena Williams, of the United States, returns the ball to Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova, during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Tomas Berdych recorded the comeback of the tournament so far with a shocking three-set victory over world No.

Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.

Stretch: Novak Djokovic returns a shot to Albert Montanes during their second round match of the Rome Masters on Tuesday.