French Open Finishes, NBA Finals Just Starting

Serena, Nadal win French
- In what should come as a shocker to no one, Rafael Nadal was once again victorious at the French Open. Nadal, who had only lost even two sets three times in 59 matches before being taken to the limit by Novak Djokovic in the semifinals this year, breezed by David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 for his 8th French Open Championship.
- No other player has won more titles at any individual major, and Nadal, known as a clay court specialist even put up with outside distractions to finish it off this time. There were multiple rain delays which seemed to mildly affect his focus but much more jarring was the masked man who ran out onto the court (and in Nadal's general direction) with some sort of burning towel. While his intentions were unknown, it certainly could have been precarious if security had not impaired his progress before he made it very far.
- On the Women's side, Serena Williams won her 16th Grand Slam Title overall by defeating Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4. Although it was only
Williams' second win at the French, she is now the 4th woman ever to win all four majors at least twice (She's won the other three at least four times). Williams, thought to be the most physically imposing female player ever has now won 31 combined Grand Slam event when you add in her 13 doubles titles and 2 mixed doubles titles.

Heat Surge Back to Tie Series

- With about 3 minutes to go in the 3^rd quarter, the Miami heat were down by one. A defensive resurgence headlined by Lebron James’ incredible block against Tiago Splitter, and a handful of 3-pointers by Mike Miller and Ray Allen, put Miami on a 33-5 run to a 27-point lead. Miami held on to that lead for a 103-84 win to tie their best of 7 finals series at 1.

- James only scored 17 points, his lowest of the playoffs, but he did add 7 assists, and seemed to be running the offense through him. James was helped by Mario Chalmers who added 19 points. Danny Green, of the Spurs led San Antonio with 17 points, including a perfect 5-5 from the 3-point line.

- The Spurs just fell into a funk where they missed a bunch of shots and couldn’t get a stop on the defensive side. The series now goes back to Texas for Game 3 tomorrow night at 9 eastern.The series now becomes a best of 5, first team with 3 wins will be the 2012-13 NBA Champion.