https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Serena Williams won her second French Open title on Saturday, 11 years after her first triumph, defeating title-holder Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 in a brief, but high-quality final. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130609/serena-williams-claims-french-open-title Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:56:00 +0200 serena-williams-claims-french-open-title For long-suffering French tennis fans, the agonising wait for a male champion at the French Open goes on, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the latest to succumb to the Roland Garros jinx. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130608/tsonga-loss-dashes-french-roland-garros-hopes Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:56:00 +0200 tsonga-loss-dashes-french-roland-garros-hopes It's official, there's more to US tennis than just Serena Williams after four American women reached the French Open fourth round, the country's best such run since the 2004 US Open. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130602/american-quartet-in-french-open-last-16 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 10:57:00 +0200 american-quartet-in-french-open-last-16 Plans to extend the home of the French Open, Roland Garros, have been suspended follow the opposition of residents in the capital's plush 16th arrondissement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130302/roland-garros-expansion-put-on-hold Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:54:00 +0100 roland-garros-expansion-put-on-hold