Virginie Razzano News

Red-hot world No. 1 Serena Williams has been installed as the top seed at Wimbledon, which will get underway Monday at on the famed grass courts at the venerable All England Club.

Serena Williams may be the best women's tennis player in history, and she's improving before our very eyes.

Two hours before her French Open final, Serena Williams practiced on center court, the stands deserted as she whacked one winner after another to the distant sounds of a brass band playing on the plaza.

Saturday's blockbuster 1-versus-2 women's French Open final will pit top-ranked Serena Williams against second-seeded and defending champion Maria Sharapova.

Serena Williams was beyond frustrasted in going down to Virginie Razzano in the first-round of the French Open last year.

Serena Williams' domination of women's tennis continued Sunday with a straight-set win over Italy's Roberta Vinci in the fourth round of the French Open.

Although frequent showers played havoc with the schedule the first week, rain in Paris in the spring does not constitute a surprise.

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic returns against Virginie Razzano of France in their third round match at the French Open.

The top-seeded American blasted Romania's Sorana Cirstea with a 6-0, 6-2 romp in 61 minutes.

You would not normally expect a 31-year-old Slovakian journeywoman who last held a world ranking 18 months ago to end her career surrounded by a throng of journalists, but Zuzana Kucova's last hurrah has not exactly been a typical farewell.

For a while, it looked like old times - bad old times for Serena Williams. The air was damp and chilly, the skies over Roland Garros were soiled and growing darker by the moment, and Caroline Garcia had just won a point destined for the highlight reel.

On May 29, 1913, the ballet "Le Sacre du printemps" , with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, had its chaotic world premiere in .

Action from the third day of the Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros, where the remaining first-round matches were set to take place.

After 12 years of trying, Slovak veteran Zuzana Kucova - the world 1,152 - has finally won a match at a Grand Slam.

Twenty-five players from the United States are competing in the singles draws of Paris this fortnight at Roland Garros - 15 women and 10 men.

The familiar sound of sliding feet on red Parisian brick dust ushered in the 112th French Open on a cool and blustery Sunday with several former champions keen to make an early mark on the year's second grand slam tournament.

There's no relief for The Cart at UD chefs who spend twice as much time preparing food as they do... Arlington National Cemetery has become a sea of American flags, one at each grave at the hallowed site.

Major Titles: 15 - French Open , Wimbledon , U.S. Open , Australian Open Topspin: On a career-high 24-match winning streak that includes titles on European red clay at Madrid and Rome.

With the French Open set to begin Sunday, SI.com's tennis analysts analyze the top storylines and predict the winners.

World No. 1 Serena Williams , with a personal record winning streak intact, heads to the French Open as a huge favorite.