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25/05/2012

French press review 25 May 2012

The power struggle at the helm of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy’s party shares the limelight with the Greek crisis and mass retrenchment plans unveiled by several big French companies.

Helping the handicapped with recycled tennis balls
07/04/2012 - Sports Insight

Helping the handicapped with recycled tennis balls

The French tennis federation wants to collect and recycle more than one million used tennis balls in 2012.

21/11/2011 - France

Nadal slams Yannick Noah's comments on doping in Spanish sport

Spanish sport’s stars have reacted angrily to comments made by French tennis legend Yannick Noah in a newspaper over the weekend in which he said doping was widespread in Spanish sport.

The 11 June Quiz Sound Kitchen Winners
16/07/2011 - The Sound Kitchen

The 11 June Quiz Sound Kitchen Winners

Are you one of this week’s lucky winners? Today you’ll hear who won the quiz about the Roland Garros French Open Tennis Tournament.

Novak Djokovic crowned world number one
09/07/2011 - Sports Insight

Novak Djokovic crowned world number one

The years Wimbledon men's event supplied a fantastic three days in the life of one Novak Djokovic.

Martina Navratilova - my life off the tennis court
02/07/2011 - Sports Insight

Martina Navratilova - my life off the tennis court

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova talks about life off the tennis courts - her charity work as a member of the elite Laureus Academy and her activities for the Laureus Sport for Good ...

Nadal equals Borg's record in Paris
11/06/2011 - Sports Insight

Nadal equals Borg's record in Paris

 Europe's clay court tennis season ended last week with the Roland Garros Open in Paris which saw Spain's Rafael Nadal equal the record set by Sweden's Bjorn Borg for the most wins at the ...

Nadal and Djokovic on the pressures at the top of tennis
04/06/2011 - Sports Insight

Nadal and Djokovic on the pressures at the top of tennis

Whatever the result of tomorrow's final in the French Open here in Paris, most observers  agree that there have never been so many demands on players.

Will this year's Roland Garros change the world of tennis?
28/05/2011 - Sports Insight

Will this year's Roland Garros change the world of tennis?

After the first week of the Roland Garros French Open in Paris, there are many unanswered questions: Will the world of tennis be changed? Can Novak Djokovic continue his unbeaten streak?

24/05/2011 - France

Murray eases through to second round

At the Roland Garros tennis French Open, British fourth seed Andy Murray comfortably moved into the second round on Tuesday with a straight sets win over French qualifier Eric Prodon 6-4, 6-1, 6-.

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