Rain, rain and more rain spoiled the fourth day of the French Open forcing the five matches on the outside courts which opened play in the morning, to be suspended without completing a set. They were never recalled meaning all the action was centered on the two main courts with a retractable roof resulting in…
It’s men’s semifinal day at the French Open on Friday, and even without any member of the Big 3 involved it’s still quite a lineup. Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz is currently the best rivalry in tennis, while Alexander Zverev vs. Casper Ruud is a rematch of last year’s semifinal in Paris. Here are my…
Day eleven at Roland Garros only featured one men’s quarter-final as Alexander Zverev defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to set up a semi-final with Casper Ruud. Novak Djokovic, who has a meniscus tear, was forced to withdraw from his last-eight match against Ruud, giving the Norwegian a walkover into Friday’s semi-final. The Serb…
Day Three French Open 2024 Round of 128 Results Winner Loser Scoreline Novak Djokovic (1) Pierre-Hugues Herbert (WC) 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-4 Casper Ruud (7) Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (Q) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 Alex De Minaur (11) Alex Michelsen 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 Taylor Fritz (12) Federico Coria 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 Holger Rune (13) Daniel Evans…
Day five at Roland Garros was action-packed, with twenty-seven matches across sixteen courts. More rain further delayed play, but all the matches were squeezed in. Of course, the top-seeded players were the ones to benefit from the two covered courts. Novak Djokovic, Sascha Zverev, and Daniil Medvedev progressed comfortably, the latter only having to complete…
US Open champion Coco Gauff is set to face two-time Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur in the Roland Garros quarterfinals on Tuesday. Roland Garros Paris, France Red Clay May 20-June 9, 2024 Prize Money: €53,500,000 2024 Roland Garros: End of An Era and New Beginning World No. 1 Novak Djokovic aims to defend his Roland Garros…
Bianca Andreescu capped a perfect day for Canadians in Paris, rallying to beat Anna Kalinskaya 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the third round of Roland-Garros. Competing in her first tournament since the National Bank Open in Montreal last August, Andreescu hit 32 winners and won 16 of 21 points at net for her second…
Day six at the French Open featured five completed matches from the two roofed courts, but more rain delayed three matches until Saturday. First to progress was Matteo Arnaldi, who upset Andrey Rublev with a straight-sets win. Jannik Sinner then kept his clean sheet at Roland Garros with another straight-set win over Pavel Kotov with…
Team captain Jim Durr led the way for his Ohio foursome in the opening round of the U.S. Senior Challenge, contributing four birdies to help Ohio finish 3 under and three strokes ahead of the competition. The U.S. Senior Challenge offers senior amateur players a unique opportunity to compete in a team atmosphere, representing their…
On Day 10 at Roland Garros, two of the men’s quarterfinals were played, with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz progressing into Friday’s semi-finals. Sinner was the first to move into the last four, cruising through his match against Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets, probably the most straightforward match he’s had so far in Paris. Carlos…
