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Rafael Nadal overcomes Roger Federer in four bruising sets to equal Bjorn Borg's record of six French Open crowns and retain his number one world ranking.

Roger Federer set another Grand Slam record Sunday, extending his quarterfinal streak at major tournaments to 28 with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Olympic gold medal doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka at the French Open.

There will be a Grand Slam semifinal without Roger Federer for the first time in six years.  French Open upset specialist Robin Soderling struck again Tuesday, rallying past defending champion Federer in a rainy quarterfinal, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

Roger Federer lost an argument. His tennis was more persuasive.  Miffed by a line call in his first match as French Open defending champion, Federer quickly regrouped to win the opening set two points later, then went on to beat Peter Luczak 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 Monday.

Pete Sampras already figured Roger Federer would go down as the greatest tennis player in history. That Federer tied Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles by winning the French Open on Sunday only reinforced that opinion. "What he's done over the past five years has never, ever been done -- and probably will never, ever happen again," Sampras said in a telephone interview with...

After being aggressively accosted by a man who ran onto the court, Roger Federer won the French Open, having defeated Robin Soderling, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

Roger Federer moved two victories away from completing a career Grand Slam at the French Open by beating 11th-seeded Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday.

The second-seeded Roger Federer conquered his own evident nerves and Tommy Haas’s still-evident talent to advance on Monday.