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Tennis doesn't have a lot of doping cases because it doesn't do a lot of testing. But that's only part of the problem facing a sport in which the players are more powerful than ever and able to demand pay hikes, such as the 40 percent raise that will go into effect at Wimbledon.

For all the extraordinary aspects of tennis, the game has its issues. Fortunately, we have solutions that might solve most of the problems.

Roger Federer has been flirting with the idea of playing without his headband, but the fact that is that going into the grass court season, there's a lot more at stake for the 17-time Grand Slam champion than many people think, Peter Bodo writes.

So there we all were, seated in Court Philippe Chatrier, already in a mild state of alert. Would David Ferrer figure out a way to mount a real challenge to Rafael Nadal, after losing to him 16 consecutive times on clay? Would the overcast sky have me...

Eight-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal drops from No. 4 to No. 5 in the ATP rankings this week, swapping places with David Ferrer, the man he beat in the Roland Garros final.

• Greeny and Golic can't believe that David Ferrer moved ahead of Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings even though Nadal beat Ferrer in the final of the French Open. Joaquin wonders if anything in the world of sports makes less sense than this. Lis...

What did Rafael Nadal prove by winning his eighth French Open? Everything and nothing at the same time.

From Rafael Nadal's improbable shot between his legs, to Serena Williams' blistering serves to Venus Williams' sad exit, the French Open produced memories for a lifetime.

Everything was go swimmingly for Rafael Nadal -- until a protestor disrupted play.

It came as no surprise that Rafael Nadal ruled the French Open again, but there were some shockers during the fortnight (see Federer, Roger).

With Rafael Nadal's eighth French Open title, he's now set a new standard in tennis.

Rafael Nadal's final shot at the French Open was a typically ferocious fallaway forehand, and when it landed for a winner, his momentum and emotions sent him splaying backward onto the clay he loves.

A shirtless man holding a flaming, sparking flare aloft made his way onto the court Sunday during the men's final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, delaying the match for several minutes.

Two hours before her French Open final, Serena Williams practiced on center court, the stands deserted as she whacked one winner after another to the distant sounds of a brass band playing on the plaza.

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Gerry Weber Open on Saturday to rest ahead of Wimbledon.

For the record, Rafael Nadal is not perfect at Roland Garros. He once lost. Once, that is.