… Argentina. Thirteenth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon was leading fellow Frenchman Paul- Henri Mathieu 6-3, 5-4 when the oft-injured Mathieu retired on Day 1. In other first-round action involving seeds, No. 17 Spanish left-hander …

… Argentina. Thirteenth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon was leading fellow Frenchman Paul- Henri Mathieu 6-3, 5-4 when the oft-injured Mathieu retired on Day 1. In other first-round action involving seeds, No. 17 Spanish left-hander …

… said a dejected Isner. Thirteenth-seeded Gilles Simon was leading fellow Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-3, 5-4 when the oft-injured Mathieu retired on Day 1, while 15th-seeded Juan Monaco bested fellow Argentine Leonardo Mayer, 6-4 …

… Reveillere, Adil Rami, Laurent Koscielny, Gael Clichy, Mathieu Debuchy, Yann M'Vila, Yohan Cabaye, Florent Malouda ..... Samir Nasri and Hatem Ben Arfa, preferring to move right back Mathieu Debuchy up to partner Franck Ribery behind striker Karim Benzema …

… the fifth set. Isner also went five sets in the second round at the French Open last month, losing 18-16 to Paul-Henri Mathieu . He has been eliminated in five sets in each of the past three Grand Slams. Since climbing to a career-best No. 9 in the …

… tournament that Isner leaves after a five-set loss, including 18-16 at the French Open against 261st-ranked Paul-Henri Mathieu . This from a guy who's best known for winning the longest match in tennis history, 70-68 in the fifth after more …

… to head a Jordi Alba cross past France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the 19th minute. Alba was able to deliver the cross after Mathieu Debuchy fell, and Alonso made no mistake with acres of space to work with as he drove the header down and to the far post …

… Fabregas (Fernando Torres, 67). France: Hugo Lloris, Anthony Reveillere, Adil Rami, Laurent Koscielny, Gael Clichy, Mathieu Debuchy (Jeremy Menez, 65), Yohan Cabaye, Yann M'Vila (Olivier Giroud, 79), Florent Malouda (Samir Nasri, 65 …

… Oklahoma State and Stanford. The storylines for such a playoff would have written themselves. LSU and defensive back Tyrann Mathieu , who finished fifth in the 2011 Heisman voting, taking on the future No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck and the Stanford Cardinal …

… an ambitious club I have been interested in for a long time." Martin will join fellow French international Yohan Cabaye, Mathieu Debuchy and Adil Rami at Lille. "Whether it was Yohan, Adil or 'Debuch,' they all advised me to sign for Lille," Martin …