French Open 2012: Nadal Knocks Off Djokovic In Final

French Open 2012: Rain Pushes Conclusion Of Men's Final To Monday Morning

The French Open final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal has been suspended in the fourth set until Monday morning due to rain at Roland Garros Stadium. Djokovic was in the middle of a possible comeback when the players were sent to the locker rooms; roughly an hour later, it was announced that the match would be finished on Monday morning.

After roughly three hours of play, Nadal was leading 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 1-2, but Djokovic was in the midst of a potential rally. Hopefully he'll be able to maintain his rhythm when play resumes at 1 p.m. (7 a.m. EST) on Monday as he looks to become the first man in 43 years to win four consecutive Grand Slam titles.

This is the first time in 39 years that the French Open won't conclude on a Sunday. If Nadal can finish off the victory on Monday, it'll be his record-setting seventh French Open title.

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French Open Women's Final Results 2012: Maria Sharapova Claims Career Grand Slam

The women's singles final in the 2012 French Open featured an historic result on Saturday, as No. 2-seed Maria Sharapova dominated No. 21-seed Sara Errani in a straight set win (6-3, 6-2) to capture the title at Roland Garros and a career Grand Slam. Sharapova become just the 10th woman in open history to win all four Grand Slam titles. Errani had a great tournament run -- she knocked off No. 13 Ana Ivanovic, No. 10 Angelique Kerber and No. 6 Samantha Stosur on her way to the finals -- but the Italian couldn't secure the singles title after winning the doubles championship with teammate Roberta Vinci on Friday.

Sharapova used her power strokes to overwhelm a jittery Errani, hitting 37 winners to just 12 for the Italian. Errani pushed back in the second set with some nifty drop shots to push Sharapova a bit, but even 29 total unforced errors couldn't keep Sharapova from the title. She served well, winning 69 percent of her first serve points and holding Errani to just 46 percent success thanks to some very solid returns.

Head over to SI's French Open scoreboard for complete results from today's action.

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French Open Results 2012: Novak Djokovic And Rafael Nadal Will Meet In Finals

In the semifinal round of the 2012 French Open, No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic defeated No.3 Roger Federer and No. 2 Rafael Nadal defeated No. 6 David Ferrer; Djokovic and Nadal will square off in Sunday's championship match.

Related: French Open Results 2012: Maria Sharapova, Sara Errani Advance To Finals

Djokovic defeated Federer in three sets, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. Nadal had an easier time of it, winning his match 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.

Nadal has won the last two French Open titles and six of the last seven.

Over in the women's draw, Maria Sharapova will face Sara Errani in the championship match on Saturday.

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French Open Results 2012: Maria Sharapova, Sara Errani Advance To Finals

While the semifinals on the men's side have yet to be played, the women's championship match was determined on Thursday at Roland Garros. No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova advanced in straight sets -- 6-3, 6-3 -- over No. 4 Petra Kvitova to earn a spot in the finals. Sharapova also managed to regain the No. 1 ranking in the world.

Related: French Open Results: Sara Errani Defeats Sam Stosur To Make First Major Final

Sharapova's opponent is No. 21 Sara Errani, who advanced with a tough three-set win over No. 6 Samantha Stosur. The final match is scheduled for Saturday, June 9.

The men's semifinal round will take place on Friday, June 8.

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French Open Results 2012: Rafael Nadal Moves On To Quarterfinals

Fourth round play in the 2012 French Open continued Monday, and on the men's side, things are generally progressing as anticipated. No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic and No. 3 seed Roger Federer advanced to the quarterfinals on Sunday; No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 4 Andy Murray advanced to the quarters with wins on Monday.

Related: French Open Results: Novak Djokovic Survives, Victoria Azarenka Falls

Nadal breezed by No. 13 Juan Monico, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0. Murray defeated No. 17 Richard Gasquet in four sets.

Over on the women's side, No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova defeated Klara Zakopalova in three sets to punch her ticket into the quarterfinals.

For full results, head over to Sports Illustrated's 2012 French Open scoreboard.

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French Open Results 2012: No. 1 Victoria Azarenka Falls To No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova

Bad lighting suspended a pair of matches on the men's side during Sunday's French Open action, but the day still featured an array of big names at Roland Garros. One of them, women's top-seed Victoria Azarenka, was eliminated.

Azarenka was defeated by No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova 2-6, 7-6. Other winners on the women's side included No. 10 Angelique Kerber, No. 6 Samantha Stosur and No. 21 Sara Errani.

Novak Djokovic, the top seed on the men's side, survived a scare from No. 22 Andreas Seppi to earn a 4-6, 7-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 victory. No. 4 Roger Federer was also in action, Federer rallying to defeat David Goffin 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4.

Bad lighting caused suspended matches between No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. No. 18 Stanislas Wawrinka and No. 7 Tomas Berdych vs. No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro.

Head over to SI's French Open scoreboard for complete results from today's action.

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French Open Results 2012: Chalk Holds On Saturday

The French Open carries on at Roland Garros, with several top players surviving Saturday's third round action. Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal, the respective No. 2 seeds, highlighted the day's action by advancing without much trouble.

Sharapova continued her string of domination, over-powering Shuai Peng 6-2, 6-1. No. 4 Petra Kvitova, the second highest seeded player in action on Saturday, also survived, topping Nina Bratchikova 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. The women's bracket featured on upset, with No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki falling to Kaia Kanepi 1-6, 7-6, 3-6.

Nadal topped Eduardo Schwank 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. Fourth-seeded Brit Andy Murray also scored a big win with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Santiago Giraldo. Eighth seeded Janko Tipsarevic downed Julien Benneteau 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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French Open Results 2012: Murray Advances Despite Back Spasms, Isner Eliminated In Another Long One

The 2012 French Open continues on as the second round of singles matches draw to a close in Paris.

No. 4 seed Andy Murray, the 25-year-old, highly-touted Brit, suffered back spasms in his first set against No. 47 Jarkko Nieminen, but still found the fortitude to beat Nieminen in four sets. Meanwhile, 21-year-old standout, No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki, has once again advanced to the third round after beating No. 70 Australian Jarmila Gajdosova.

The last American has been eliminate from the Roland-Garros men's singles competition as No. 11 John Isner lost to No. 261 Paul-Henri Mathieu in yet another grueling marathon match. Isner previously set the tennis world record for longest tennis match when he defeated Nicalos Mahut in an 11-hour match in Wimbeldon.

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French Open 2012: Venus Williams Eliminated In Second Round

One day after her sister was knocked out in a major upset, Venus Williams has been eliminated from the 2012 French Open by third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska. The seven-time Grand Slam champion was defeated 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday in the second round at Roland Garros.

Playing in her first major tournament since August, Williams beat 19-year-old Paula Ormaechea in the first round to advance, but she couldn't hold off Radwanska in Wednesday's match. After getting behind early, she couldn't rally before ultimately being trumped in straight sets.

The tournament's top-seeded player, Victoria Azarenka, easily advanced to the third round with a 6-1, 6-1 beating of Dinah Pfizenmaier on Wednesday. Last year, Azarenka reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.

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French Open Results 2012: Serena Williams Eliminated In 1st-Round Shocker

Serena Williams, ranked the No. 5 seed entering the 2012 French Open, has been eliminated in the first round by little-known No. 115 seed, Virginie Razzano:

After leading by a set and 5-1 in the 2nd set breaker, No. 5 seed Serena loses in 3 to Virginia Razzano at the #FrenchOpen

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) May 29, 2012

Despite having having and impressive 500+ wins and only 100+ losses in her professional career, Williams could not overcome an energetic Razzano, who managed to pluck victory in three sets.

According to Christopher Clarey of the New York Times, not only was the loss from Williams surprising, the win for Razzano was redeeming:

This is not all about Serena, however. Razzano, who lost her fiance before last year's #FrenchOpen, is playing with tremendous pluck #RG12

— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) May 29, 2012

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French Open Results 2012: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer Move On To Round 2

First round action continued on Monday with a couple of big names hitting the court -- No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic handled Potito Starace in straight sets to move on and No. 3 Roger Federer took care of his opponent in three sets as well.

Related: French Open Results: Roger Federer Beats Tobias Kamke In Straight Sets To Advance

No. 7 Tomas Berdych also advanced in straight sets, as did American John Isner.

Over on the women's side, the biggest upset of the day was Sofia Arvidsson's defeat of No. 17 Roberta Vinci. Top 10 seeds like No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska and No. 8 Marion Bartoli advanced with ease.

First round tournament play continues Tuesday.

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French Open Results 2012: Venus Williams Advances To Round 2

Venus Williams has moved on to round two of the women's bracket in the 2012 French Open, but not without some difficulty. Williams dropped her first set to Paula Ormaechea, 4-6, before rebounding to take the following to sets (6-1, 6-3).

Related: French Open 2012 Draw Creates Plenty Of Intrigue At Roland Garros

Williams was complimentary of her opponent afterward:

"She played beautifully. I think the thing I was most impressed with was her fight, determination. You can see that she has a plan for this game," Williams said. "I had a chance to talk with her a little bit after the match, so it was very good to see the young person doing so well. It was great."

Elsewhere on the women's side, No. 6 seed Samantha Stosur advanced, as did No. 10 Angelique Kerber and No. 13 Ana Ivanovic. View the full scoreboard here.

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French Open Results 2012: Andy Roddick Falls In Round 1

The 2012 French Open got underway in earnest on Sunday, and unfortunately for American Andy Roddick, his tournament ended on Sunday as well. Roddick lost his first round match against Nicolas Mahut in four sets, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 2-6.

Related: French Open 2012 Draw Creates Plenty Of Intrigue At Roland Garros

Afterward, Roddick lamented his inability to handle the clay surface of Roland Garros.

"I move just horrendously out here. My first step is just so bad on this stuff," Roddick said. "I feel like I'm always shuffling or hopping or not stopping or something. So my footwork on this stuff now is just really bad."

Roddick is 0-4 on clay courts this season. Full Sunday results can be viewed here.

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French Open 2012 Draw Creates Plenty Of Intrigue At Roland Garros

The 2012 French Open begins on Sunday. Will Rafael Nadal emerge victorious on the men's side once again?