Frenchopen

• Federer braced for rejuvenated Nadal onslaught

  Roger Federer will confront one of his biggest challenges when a rejuvenated Rafael Nadal, written off as an injury-cursed, spent-force earlier this year, attempts to reclaim his French Open title.

• Serena set for French Open bid

  Serena Williams rates Paris as her favourite city and that sentiment will be all the stronger should she win a second French Open title, eight years after her first.

• Somdev clears first hurdle in French Open qualifiers

  Somdev Devvarman overcame an indifferent start to beat Jiri Vanek in a fierce three-set battle and progress to the second round of the French Open qualifying event here on Tuesday.

• Injured Nalbandian pulls out of French Open

  David Nalbandian has pulled out of the French Open with a left hamstring injury.

• Somdev gets easy opener in French Open qualifiers

  Somdev Devvarman has been seeded sixth in the French Open qualifying event and has got an easy opener against Jiri Vanek of Czech Republic. Somdev is placed 111 places above 32-year old Vanek in the ATP ranking charts and it will be first meeting between the two players.

• Clijsters, Davydenko pull out of French Open

  The French Tennis Federation says Kim Clijsters has pulled out of the French Open because of a foot injury that has failed to heal, and Nikolay Davydenko has been ruled out by a wrist injury.