Steve Tignor blogs from the 2010 French Open:
!Roland Garros, One Sight at a Time
It's hard, even for an American, to stereotype the French Open and its fans.
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!Maria SharapovaThe Drive vs. the Slide
**Even in defeat, Maria Sharapova showed how far sheer will can take a player.
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!Paris Note: Resting Place
**Visiting the city's past, and thinking about the present, in one of its famous graveyards.
!Andy RoddickStuck in the Mud
What doomed Andy Roddick at the French this year? The game's biggest server couldn't hit the ball big enough.
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!Serena WilliamsStars, Sammy, and Swiveling Ivan: Friday at the French
**The sun, and the players, came back out for a big day at Roland Garros.
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!Paris Note: Fun on the Metro
**A New York subway rider enters an alternate universe in Paris.
!Ringside
Tennis doesn't get any more visceral than in the Bullring at Roland Garros.
!Kids' Night
Edgy, ridiculous, entertaining, all Monfils-Fognini lacked was an ending.
!The Fly in the Ointment
Federer and Nadal may meet in the French final. Is their head-to-head record destined to become a bigger issue?
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!Picking Up Le Scraps
**Oddities and random thoughts from a very warm first few days in Paris.
Emotions ran high—and all over the place—at Roland Garros today.
!Paris Note: The Bells, the Buzz
A morning spent trying to find the church, and leave the scooter behind.
!Richard GasquetThe Tragedy of Richard G.
It was Gasquet the boy vs. Gasquet the man at Roland Garros on Monday. It wasn't surprising who won.
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!Leaving It All on the Court*
Why the Hawk-Eye replay system doesn't need to be used on clay.
!Ernests GulbisA Gentler Marat
Assessing the pros and cons of Ernests Gulbis as he exits Paris.
!Note from Paris
How not to choose a restaurant in the gastronomical capital of the world.
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!What's in a Place
Thinking about what would be lost if the French Open left Roland Garros.
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!The Paris Parse
Rog or Rafa? Justine or Serena? Or maybe Slammin' Sammy? We preview the French Open.
