Nadal the Destroyer; Gonzalez, Dementieva Win Before the Rain
Waking up to Roland Garros today has turned into waking up to rain, again. Roger Federer was up two sets on Julien Benneteau before the rain hit.
French Open Dish: Nadal, Ivanovic Merciless
"It wasn't a good day for him," Nadal said. "I wish all my have matches were like this one. Here we don't want to have mercy for anybody."
Manny . . . Manny . . . Manny . . .
Manny was being Manny last night when he became the latest and 24th player to hit 500 career home runs. There are currently (as of 5/31/2008) 5 active players including Manny with 500 or more career home runs:
599 - Ken Griffey, Jr.
525 - Alex Rodriguez
520 - Frank Thomas
517 - Jim Thome
500 - Manny Ramirez
Sharapova the Cow Advances; Davydenko Out at French Open
"I kind of forgot what it felt like to finish in two [sets]," Sharapova said after defeating No. 32 seed Karin Knapp in straight sets. "I've been kind of lucky to get through those two matches. Today was definitely a step-up from the previous two."