International Sports: Football Nicknames and French Open 2010

Both Francesca Schiavone (who won the 2010 French Open women's singles) and Samantha Stosur (the runner-up) were indeed appearing in their first Grand Slam final. Schiavone became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title, and Stosur was competing for her first major championship.

Samantha Stosur, an Australian player, is known for preferring hard courts, which is the predominant surface in Australia and the US. However, ironically, her best Grand Slam results came at the French Open on clay, including reaching the 2010 final. The question correctly identifies hard court as her favorite surface despite her clay court success.

The Williams sisters (Venus and Serena) won their 12th Grand Slam doubles title and their 2nd French Open doubles title with this victory. They had previously won the French Open doubles in 1999. The 2010 win was their second Roland Garros doubles championship.

This statement is false. Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes were the defending champions in 2010, but they did NOT win the final - they lost to Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić. The question tests knowledge of who actually won the 2010 French Open men's doubles championship.

Rafael Nadal defeated Robin Söderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in the 2010 French Open final. This was Nadal's 5th French Open title and his revenge for the previous year's loss to Söderling.

Björn Borg won the French Open four times (1974-75, 1978-81) without dropping a set, a record that stood until Nadal tied it in 2008. This makes Borg the correct answer for the record holder Nadal tied.

The notorious incident where Söderling walked off the court occurred at Wimbledon 2007, during a match between the two players. Söderling protested Nadal's time between serves, leading to tension including the 'new balls' and shorts-picking mockery incident described.

Les Bleus (The Blues) is the nickname for France's national football team due to their blue home kits. Odlar Yurdu is Azerbaijani for Land of Fires. Norn Iron is Northern Irish slang. Drillos was Denmark's old nickname from their sponsor (Drickis).

Bafana Bafana is South Africa's national football team nickname, meaning 'The Boys, The Boys' in Zulu. This name was adopted after apartheid ended. Les Elephants is Ivory Coast. Super Falcons are Nigeria's women. The Flames is Malawi.

El Tri (short for El Tricolor) is Mexico's nickname, referring to their green, white, and red flag colors. Amarillos is Chile. Los Albiceleste is Argentina. Spice Boyz is the Cook Islands.

La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) is Argentina's nickname, referring to their flag colors. Los Cafeteros is Colombia (coffee growers). La Rojiblanca is a generic term for red-white teams. La Celeste is Uruguay.

Super Eagles is Nigeria's correct nickname. Black Stars is Ghana. Les Lopards is DR Congo. Banyana Banyana is South Africa's women's team.

The Three Lions is England's nickname, referring to the three lions on their FA crest. The Boys in Green is Ireland. Squadra Azzurra is Italy. Les Bleus is France.

The US national team is called The Yanks and sometimes Stars and Stripes. La Marea Roja is Chile. Los Charruas is Uruguay. Maple Leafs is Canada's ice hockey team, not soccer.

Die Mannschaft (The Team) is Germany's official nickname. Danish Dynamite is Denmark. Tricolors is generic. Nati is Switzerland.

Socceroos is Australia's nickname, a portmanteau of 'soccer' and 'kangaroos'. Taeguk Warriors is South Korea. The Dragons is Wales (often). Chollima is North Korea.

Black Stars is Ghana's correct nickname, referencing the black star on their flag. Banyana Banyana is South Africa's women. The Flames is Malawi. The Lone Star is Liberia.

Netherlands national football team is famously known as "Oranje" (Dutch for orange) due to their distinctive orange home jerseys. This color honors the Dutch Royal Family (House of Orange-Nassau). The Boys in Green refers to Ireland, Blågult is Sweden, and Danish Dynamite is Denmark.