Tennis Round Up

Richard Gasquet and a delegation from the Variety Club wait to attend the General Audience of Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square. If anyone needs religion and the pope right now, it would be him.

The Frenchman (Gasquet) maintains his innocence (Canadian Voices, Guardian)

Another account of Gasquet's night in question (Miami New Times)

A profile of Rafael Nadal's general adorableness. It describes his down-to-earth nature and outlook since losing his French Open title (Times Online)

Swede and 2002 Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson retires from tennis at the age of 34 (ABC News Australia)

Andy Murray talks of his Wimbledon chances and thinks Nadal will play (Guardian)

Maikel Scheffers covers Robredo's tournament Memorial Santi Silvas (ITF Tennis)

Nearing the end of his career, Safin has some clarity (The Independent)

Ana and Fernando are no longer friends (Blic)

Nadal's foundation will open a tennis school in India (Reuters)

Mark Philippoussis's life skids out of control (The Daily Telegraph)

A pictorial profile of some of Feliciano Lopez's hairstyles (Beautiful Hairstyle Pictures)

(Image: AFP)