Roland Garros is the only major tournament where she has yet to reach the semifinals.
The second grand slam of the season at Roland Garros starts on Monday week.
So this year I'm just looking forward to Rome, and then after that Roland Garros.
The French are brought up on clay - the surface that is used at Roland Garros.
He improved to 55-1 at Roland Garros despite committing 40 unforced errors and facing 11 break points.
He was in Nice as a tuneup for Roland Garros, but it's become more than a tuneup.
Aviation has been here since 1911, when Roland Garros wafted over the stockyards in his Bleriot monoplane.
Nadal is 26-0 at Roland Garros and has yet to concede a set in the 2008 tournament.
Fifth seed Li Na, who won at Roland Garros in 2011, suffered a shock defeat against Jelena Jankovic.
The 26-year-old is hoping to add to his record seven French Open titles at Roland Garros in June.
Stephens was joined by two unseeded Americans reaching the round of 16 at Roland Garros for the first time.
"I wanted to build up confidence before Roland Garros so I'm pleased I've done so well here, " said Davydenko.
The Mallorca native has ruled the Roland Garros event in recent years, winning seven of the last eight events.
Federer was warm in his praise of Nadal, but insisted he remained confident about retaining his Roland Garros title.
That's what happens when you see the ball bounce really high at Roland Garros during a top spin rally.
At the very least, officials at Roland Garros should consider starting the match in the early morning or install lights.
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Costa admitted to some rustiness in his game after not playing since Roland Garros due to a knee injury.
The Austrian tested positive for the banned substance triamcinolon acetonid at Roland Garros.
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Cirstea beat Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Jankovic on her way to the last eight at Roland Garros last year.
Last year she beat 2013 Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka in the Stuttgart final before claiming her Roland Garros triumph.
But he could barely win a game in the summer and suffered first round defeats at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
Belgian Clijsters, twice runner-up at Roland Garros, wore down Slovakian Hantuchova 6-4 6-2 on a baking hot day in Paris.
And the 25-year-old, last year's runner-up at Roland Garros, ultimately won through 6-0 6-2 6-3 in an hour and a half.
The American is 32-1 on clay since last year -- her only loss against Virginie Razzano at Roland Garros last year.
However, 28-year-old Gonzalez, who had overpowered all his previous Roland Garros opponents including third seed Andy Murray, began to fight back.
Rome is a key warm-up for the French Open at Roland Garros, the year's second Grand Slam, which starts on May 26.
Nadal, who beat Mariano Puerta for his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros on Sunday, had not lost in 26 matches.
Here's one thing that could work against Nadal at Roland Garros: rain.
Chouquet eventually became a professional umpire, and he officiated the women's singles final at Roland Garros in 1994, among other high-profile matches.
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