The man didn't appear to have deadly intentions, but he was close enough to actually touch Federer and practically drape a flag over his head. Fandome has the full video of the incident and the AP has all the photographs from the initial taunt to the security takedown which occurred on Soderling's side of the net.

In addition to the cheating allegations, Williams also suffered a violent coughing fit during her three-set victory that had most of the crowd at Roland Garros confused. Williams says these sort of things just happen to her because she's Serena and being Serena requires a certain amount of patience for inevitable wacky situations:

"I'm like one of those girls on a reality show that has all the drama, and everyone in the house hates them because no matter what they do, like, drama follows them," Williams said. "I don't want to be that girl."

Now back to the "cheating" scandal: Sanchez charged the net, the ball appeared to hit off her arm (an automatic loss of point) and Williams argued with the umpire about it. She also added that Sanchez "better not come to the net again" which seemed to imply that her Spanish opponent would end up with a ball lodged in her thorax if she did. Sanchez dismissed Serena's allegations as "stupid" (or stupida, I guess) and moved on. Serena realizes her comments were out of line though, but blamed her reaction on the neighborhood she grew up in.

"Well, you know, I am from Compton, so, you know..."

Serena also added that when she's called off, she's got a saw-off and she'll squeeze the trigger where bodies will be hauled off.

Drama Follows Serena [LAT]
Serena Williams Is A Drama Queen [Chicago Tribune]

For the women's championship, this preview offers a very comprehensive breakdown of all of the contenders.

So, if you want sometihng like that, go there. However, if you'd like your French Open previews equipped with upskirt photos of Daniela Hantuchova, go here.

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French Open "Preview" [The OnDeck Circle]

Earlier today (or yesterday, or whatever the heck time it is in Australia), Serena Williams lost in the French Open. Fortunately, this video, from our friends at The Fanhouse, reveals that her time in France was anything but a waste. It's cute: She dances like our aunt at a wedding. Of course, our aunt's usually drunk.

We'll be up watching ESPN all night, so, you know, feel free to drop us a line and say hi. Sleep is for the weak.

Serena Departs French Open, Taking Viewing Public With Her [The Fanhouse]

I was a little disappointed. I wanted five sets, and honestly, I wanted Federer to win. It looked like he was completely dead halfway through the fourth set, but he fought back, which is rare for a Swiss guy. He forced a tiebreaker, but he just never seemed to find his groove. He had a lot of unforced errors, and Nadal, of course, was great. But I just can't support a guy who wears his sister's pants. I'm sorry. It bothers me.

It's 60 straight wins on clay for Rafa, and he's now 6-1 all-time against Federer, both of which are freakin' mind-boggling. And we'll see at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open if he can translate that level of play to any other surface.

Nadal topples Federer for French Open crown [ontennis.com]

She also reached the final of the Australian Open earlier this year, and quit while in the middle of getting pounded by Amélie Mauresmo. And she took a beating in the press for it, too, so hey, a little bit of redemption for her. Hopefully, she found Bud Collins somewhere and said something mean to him in French.

Tomorrow morning, meanwhile, is the men's final, pitting world #1 Roger Federer against #2 Rafael Nadal, or, as I like to call it, the only men's tennis matchup really worth watching. Nadal's won 16 titles in his career, 12 of them on clay surfaces. And three of his last four victories in finals have come against Roger Federer. He's 5-1 against Federer all-time, which is incredible. And even more amazing, he's done it all in capri pants.

Henin-Hardenne took the queasy way out [Boston.com]
Henin-Hardenne Wins 3rd French Open Title [Washington Post]
No. 1 vs. No. 2 When Federer and Nadal Meet [NY Times]

Nadal had a banana between games, and a piece got stuck in his throat. He inexplicably re-took the court with the banana still in his throat, and a couple of points later, rushed off the court, pointing at the troubled area. "I thought, I've got to stop because I don't want anything serious to happen. Never mind if I don't look good. (It was) not my fault."

You're right, it's not your fault. It's Kirk Cameron's fault for making bananas seem so goddamn perfect. That devious son of a bitch. And on a seperate note, Nadal is also blogging from the French Open at ATPtennis.com, putting in some long entries that actually kinda seem like he's writing them himself. Observe, from the June 1st entry:

I've been saying that I've been having breakfast but I haven't told you what I eat. Today I had a big bowl of cereal with milk and some bread and butter. To drink I had an orange juice and another orange juice.

If that's a ghostwriter, it's a bad one.

Nadal chokes on banana [Scotsman.com]
Rafael Nadal Player Blog [ATPtenis.com]