Serena Williams wins her 2nd Roland Garros 11 years on

Serena Williams secured her 16th Grand Slam title Saturday and her second French Open after her first title 11 years ago. The youngest William's sister defeated Maria Sharapova 64 64.

Serena has now set a new goal for her career at 31-year-old: she will try to win 18 major titles and overcome Roger Federer's mark of 17 Grand Slam titles and become the leader in major titles from all active players. Serena is the 4th player on the Open Era list of Slam titles. Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova won 18 titles and Steffi Graf got 22.

Here are some of the best moments lived by Serena during the match and after winning her second major title in Paris, a city that she recently embraced as her own (bought a new apartment and his dating her French coach Patrick Mouratoglou):

11 years apart, but that same BIG smile from @serenawilliams ;) #RG13 #tennis twitter.com/WTA/status/343…
— WTA (@WTA) 8 de junho de 2013

Photos credit: ©FFT/CS/CD/PM/ST, via Roland Garros Facebook

Tennis players and celebs thrilled with semifinal Nadal vs Djokovic

Tennis legends, active WTA and ATP players and other famous people and athletes reacted on social media to what is now called the best tennis match in Roland Garros history: Nadal's win over Novak Djokovic in the semifinals at the 2013 French Open. The match lasted for 4 hours and 37 minutes with five sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7.

Here's a sample of some Twitter "famous" reactions to another intense battle between the Spanish and the Serbian stars: 

Yeahhhhhhh , amazing effort from these guys! My bloodpressure is too high right now :-)
— Kim Clijsters (@Clijsterskim) 7 de junho de 2013

What an incredible match between @djokernole and @rafaelnadal ! Rafa never gives up on any ball. #VamosRafa #Admiration
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) 7 de junho de 2013

AMazing
— Patrick McEnroe (@PatrickMcEnroe) 7 de junho de 2013

Match of the year so far?
— Janko Tipsarevic (@TipsarevicJanko) 7 de junho de 2013

Que Jogo!!! Que Espetáculo!!! Congrats Nadal and Djoko,,, simply AMAZING!!! #RolandGarros
— Gustavo Kuerten (@gugakuerten) 7 de junho de 2013

What an amazing ending to the match,unfortunately I was not able to watch the whole match because of travel. #GoodForTennis
— Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) 7 de junho de 2013

los huevos de rafa nadalmama
— mariano zabaleta (@zabala7) 7 de junho de 2013

Sin palabras...q increíble batalla y q grande es @rafanadal
— Carlos Moya (@Charlymoya) 7 de junho de 2013

Grandioso @rafaelnadal. Idoloooooo!!!
— Flavia Pennetta (@flavia_pennetta) 7 de junho de 2013

Guys have been playing for over 4 hours and a time violation. Gross...
— Mardy Fish (@MardyFish) 7 de junho de 2013

One of best matches I've ever witnessed..well done rafa! #champ
— Ross Hutchins (@RoscoHutchins) 7 de junho de 2013

Tremendo @rafaelnadal!! Que capacidad!!! Otra final en @rolandgarros Felicidades crack!!
— Feliciano López (@feliciano_lopez) 7 de junho de 2013

Amazing game @rafaelnadal #DJokovic... This is the real final... #emotions #rolandgarros #tennis
— Laura Barriales (@Lbarriales) 7 de junho de 2013

Murray being ironic:

Any good tennis matches today?
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) 7 de junho de 2013

Forbes: Federer becomes second highest-paid athlete

Roger Federer is now the second highest-paid athlete in all of sports and the first in tennis. According to Forbes newest list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes, Federer earn $71.5 million in 2012, including prize money and appearance fees. Tiger Woods is the biggest earner of all sports.

Federer at Roland Garros 2013 (Photo © FFT, via RG Facebook)

Forbes says the Swiss "has the most impressive endorsement portfolio in sports, with 10 sponsors that collectively pay him more than $40 million annually, including long-term deals with Nike, Rolex, Wilson and Credit Suisse". Moet&Chandon joined his list of sponsors in November. (See “How Roger Federer Makes $71 Million A Year”).

Maria Sharapova is the second tennis player to make Forbes Top 100 list, making the 22nd position, before Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. The Russian is the world's highest-paid female athlete for the ninth straight time. In 2012, Masha earn $29 million, including around $23 million only in endorsements. 

Other tennis players included on the list are Novak Djokovic (28th position, $26.9 million), Rafael Nadal  (30th, $26.4 million), Serena Williams (68th, $20.5 million) and Li Na (85th, $18.2 million).

Forbes Top 100 features six tennis players, three of which are the only female athletes in all sports making the list. 

Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic receive top honours at ITF Champions Dinner

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams received the top men's and women's honors at the ITF World Champions Dinner that took place in Paris on 4 June. The Bryan Brothers and the Italian doubles pair Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were also honored at the event.

Maybe I do have an iPad problem... @serenawilliams @itf_tennis twitter.com/MicaelaBryan/s…
— Micaela Bryan (@MicaelaBryan) 5 de junho de 2013

At the Champions dinner in the company of a tennis legend @serenawilliams i get to be called a champion too :) … say.ly/iFH5Yea
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) 4 de junho de 2013

With @bryanbros, @bryanbrothers and Taylor Townsend mob.li/_LxbSJ
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) 5 de junho de 2013

A summary of last night. mob.li/_yrJvW
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) 5 de junho de 2013

Remember ITF Champions Dinner from 2012.

Agnieszka Radwanska "hot dog" at Roland Garros

Amazing shot by Aga Radwanska yesterday during her victory over Ana Ivanovic. The Polish will play her first quarter finals match at Roland Garros tomorrow against Sara Errani.

Crowd at Roland Garros sings Happy Birthday to Rafa Nadal

Crowd at Court Philippe Chatrier sang Happy Birthday to Rafael Nadal just moments ago, after his win against Kei Nishikori 64 61 63.

Photos via Roland Garros FB/©FFT/CS/CD/PM/ST

The Spanish player turns 27 today and seemed surprised and happy with the crowd's nice gesture. Roland Garros staff came in court with a huge birthday cake featuring tennis motifs but Nadal didn't stay in court to eat it, although British Eurosport commentators kept saying he never missed a chance of trying his RG cake.

Maybe the match wasn't that tough and he just wasn't feeling the need for extra sugar, maybe he will eat a piece of the gorgeous cake away from cameras and everyone's eyes :)

Image: Caption from Eurosport.

Sharapova's favorite places in Paris in case you want to find her :)

Masha at the Medici Fountain in Paris (Photo from her Facebook page)

Maria Sharapova told Vogue her five favorite spots in Paris. Two of the places are cafés, the others fashion stores. Here's the list!

Who is gonna camp outside those places looking for a chance of meeting the Russian beauty?

Andy Murray comments RG13 on social media; Makes the cover of GQ

Andy Murray is not competing at Roland Garros due to an injury but he isn't, by no means, disconnected from what is going on in Paris. The British has been commentating some matches and other tennis-related facts on his Facebook page and Twitter.

This week, despite his withdrawal, Murray has been on the spotlight in Britain, not only for his social-networking-comments but also for his bold shoot for GQ magazine's July issue.

Why is the end of the isner haas match not on tv right now? 5 4 in the third and haas has had 12 match points...

— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) 1 de junho de 2013

Here are some behind the scenes on Andy Murray’s GQ cover shoot. This boy is on fire, watch out!

Images via GQ Magazine

Nadal's knee by The NYTimes

Nadal back in August at the doctor (Photo: Nadal's Facebook)

An excellent interactive piece by The New York Times explains how Rafael Nadal’s "style of play is putting a lot stress on his left knee". 

Nadal was in recovery for about 7 months and returned to competition during the clay season, just in time for his favorite Grand Slam, the French Open. But, as the doctors of the Massachusetts General Hospital pointed out in the interactive article, Roland Garros will be the ultimate test to Nadal's physical condition. 

Watch and read: Nadal's knee by the NYT.

Venus Williams French Open 2013 dress

Outfit by Eleven

Image via Venus Williams Facebook

Serena, Roger, Rafa, Masha play in the dark - Coolest match ever!

Four top tennis stars - Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal - playing in a pitch dark court sounds like a crazy idea. Not for Nike Tennis who promoted a glow-in-the-dark exhibition match Thursday in Paris with its top ambassadors.

We don't know who won this mixed doubles match but we must say the effects are absolutely beautiful.

The team: 

With the lights on: 

In the dark: 

Set the court aglow in Paris. #kingoflights @serenawilliams @rogerfederer @mariasharapova @rafaelnadal twitter.com/niketennis/sta…
— Nike Tennis (@niketennis) 24 de maio de 2013

Images: Rafaholics; Sharapova's Facebook page; Nike Tennis 

Novak Djokovic's matchwear finally available for purchase

Novak Djokovic was at the Uniqlo store in Paris this Thursday to launch his exclusive matchwear collection.

The Uniqlo website and stores have available for purchase Nole's outfits from 2012 and 2013, including Australian Open, US Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon gear made exclusively for the Serbian star.

Nole had plenty of fans waiting to have a chat with him, maybe get an autograph and a picture. Uniqlo's team surprised the world Nº 1 with a birthday cake (Nole's birthday was on 22 May).

Photos: Novak Djokovic's Official Facebook

La collection tennis #uniqlo de @djokernole est disponible ! twitter.com/UNIQLO_France/…

— UNIQLO France (@UNIQLO_France) 23 de maio de 2013

Photo: Met Djokovic today !! #novak #djokovic #tennis #rolandgarros #paris #uniqlo #opera tmblr.co/ZCXdOxlgIbMH

— NovakDjokovicFanClub (@NovakFanClub) 23 de maio de 2013

I love his new jacket <3 twitter.com/YellowTrench/s…

— Mathilde (@YellowTrench) 23 de maio de 2013

Djokovic's outfit for Roland Garros 2013

Outfits by Uniqlo

Ivanovic and Tsonga meet fans in heart of Paris

Located in the heart of Paris, the Adidas store at Champs Elysées received two special guests this Wednesday. Ana Ivanovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga hosted a meet&greet, bounded with dozens of fans and met the winner of a design contest. Here are some of the pics made available by Adidas and some of the fans on social networks. 

Photo: Ana Ivanovic's Facebook

Photo: Ad' Bajramović Bajra_Adn 

Photo: Geoff Rey

Photo: Geoff Rey

Image by Adidas FR instagram

Photo: @loic_jn

Visit Ana Ivanovic's fan blog to see more pics of the event. 

Images (when not mentioned) by Adidas France - @adidasFR

Masha launches Sugarpova in Paris

Maria Sharapova launched her sweet gummies this Wednesday at the Colette store in Paris. The Russian star took pictures with her fans and signed autographs on the packages of her Sugarpova sweets.

Photos by Colette (via Tumblr)

Meet tennis stars Ivanovic, Tsonga and Sharapova this Wednesday in Paris

Maria Sharapova will launch Sugarpova in Paris on Wednesday, 22 May. The event will take place at Colette (213 rue Saint-Honoré 75001 Paris) between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. 

Image by Adidas

If you hurry you can still get to meet Ana Ivanovic and Jo Wilfried Tsonga at the adidas store in the Champs Elysees (22 Avenue des Champs Élysées, 75008 Paris). They will be hosting a special autograph session, this Wednesday, 22 May, starting at 6 p.m. Don't miss the chance to meet them!

Roland Garros 2013 outfits by Adidas

Caroline Wozniacki

Ana Ivanovic 

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 

Fernando Verdasco

Andy Murray (will not be competing due to an injury)

Images by Adidas