Tennis's French Open Lacks Female Stars

Tennis has been one of the few sports in which female players garner as much interest as men. But the women's field at this year's French Open is a little low on star power.

Serena and Venus Williams were ranked second and third, respectively, in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings. But Venus Williams has already been defeated at the French Open by Agnes Szavay, a player ranked No. 31from Hungary. Justine Henin joined the early retirement crowd last year. Her Belgian compatriot, Kim Clijsters, came out of retirement, but won't be playing until the U.S. Open in August.

Europeans have played a major role in women's tennis in recent years, but the current crop lacks definition. Russian Dinara Safina is the top-ranked woman in the world even though she hasn't won a Grand Slam event. The glamorous Serb Ana Ivanovic, last year's French Open champion, has struggled since her lone Grand Slam triumph. Her talented compatriot, Jelena Jankovic, has yet to establish herself as a superstar. ...