Japan at this year's French Open as Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji reigned supreme on the clay courts of Roland

Garros.

tasted his revenge as he battled through to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over the home favourite to seal his fifth Roland

three straight defeats in the French Open final, Shingo Kunieda finally got his hands on his fifth Roland

Garros title with a win over rival Stéphane Houdet ©Getty ImagesAs both players struggled to hold serve

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By Paul OsborneMaria Sharapova once again came from behind as she booked a spot in the 2014 French Open final alongside Simona Halep.

tennis, especially one with this much riding on it, and such proved the case on the clay courts of Roland

Garros as the experienced Russian clinched the second set 7-5 after a series of breaks from each camp.Tiredness

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By Zjan ShirinianStéphane Houdet begins his bid for a third successive French Open title in front of a home crowd today, as the wheelchair tennis tournament gets underway.

His opening match opponent is Dutchman Maikel Scheffers, who won the title at Roland Garros in 2011.Houdet

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By Zjan ShirinianAndy Murray turned around a mid-match slump to reach the semi-finals of the French Open in fading light against an inspired Gaël Monfils.

The Frenchman, who last made it to the last four at Roland Garros six years ago, lost the first two sets

with Serbia's Novak Djokovic to play Latvia's Ernests Gulbis.Tomorrow is women's semi-final day at Roland

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By Zjan ShirinianThe top seeds avoided any wobbles today in a tournament of upsets, putting in convincing displays as they bid for French Open glory.

seed Andy Murray also made light work of his fourth round opponent, despite playing on the courts of Roland

Garros for a third straight day after fading light interrupted his third round match.The Briton beat

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much more happening elsewhere: from the shocks and epic battles taking place across the channel at Roland

Garros as the French Open entered its second week, to the conclusion of the Giro d'Italia as Colombian

By Paul OsborneThe drama continued in Paris today as Roger Federer became the next big name to fall after a five set loss to Latvia's Ernests Gulbis on day eight of the French Open.

it 6-4 and storm to a 6-0 victory in the third.The 2012 champion is gunning for her third straight Roland

Garros final after losing in the final to Serena Williams last year.Young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard

joined by Rafael Nadal, Sloane Stephens and Gael Monfils, all trying to make the quarter-finals at Roland

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By Zjan ShirinianThe tennis test event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has been delayed by four months.

Olympics, so we will have the same weather conditions," Margets told Bloomberg at the French Open in Roland

Garros."

By Paul OsborneFormer champion Ana Ivanovic has been sent crashing out of the French Open today as tournament favourites continue to crack in Paris.

The Serbian had looked good on the clay courts of Roland Garros but failed to get going in this third

set though, as he stormed to a 6-2 victory and sealed a place in the next round.Action continues at Roland

Garros tomorrow as Great Britain's Andy Murray finishes his suspended game against German Philipp Kohlschreiber

By Paul OsborneThe script has well and truly been torn to pieces in this year's French Open as third seed Agnieszka Radwanska was sent packing by up and coming Croat Ajla Tomljanovic in their third round encounter in Paris.

sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.Janowicz was bidding to become the first man from Poland to reach the last 16 at Roland

Garros since Wojtek Fibak in 1982, but a determined Tsonga had other ideas as he strode to victory in

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By Paul OsborneFollowing days of turbulence at the French Open, resulting in the toppling of the number one and two women's seeds and number three men's seed, a brief sense of normality was restored today as all seeds within the top ten progressed without a hiccup.

made his way through to the third round ©Getty ImagesNumber five seed David Ferrer, a finallist at Roland

Garros last year, also looked on good form in his encounter with Italian Simone Bolelli as he cruised

en route to her French Open title victory.Action is due to continue tomorrow on the clay courts of Roland

Garros as Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga all look to booktheir

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By Zjan ShirinianDefending champion Serena Williams has slumped to a shock straight sets defeat in the second round of the French Open.

The world number one put in an error-strewn display on the clay of Roland Garros, losing 6-2, 6-2 to

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By Zjan ShirinianFormer champion Li Na has suffered a shock defeat at the hands of France's Kristina Mladenovic in the first round of the French Open.

you're number two in the world you have to win all the matches," said a philosophical Li - who won at Roland

Garros in 2011 - after her loss."

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first hurdle in France after a shock defeat by Guillermo Garcia-López saw the first big casualty at Roland

Garros.

opponent Joao Sousa in just under two hours.The world number two is yet to pick up the coveted trophy at Roland

Garros and, despite losing concentration in the third set, progressed to the next round, winning 6-1

through to the second round as she defeated Australian Ashleigh Barty 6-2, 6-1.Action continues at Roland

Garros tomorrow where fifth seed David Ferer of Spain will begin his challenge against the Netherlands

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By Paul Osborne The world's best wheelchair tennis players have gathered in the Netherlands this weekend as they get set to compete in the 2014 BNP Paribas World Team Cup.

biggest competition.Following this tournament, the top athletes will travel to Paris to compete at Roland

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