[ad_1] Eight qualifiers have made it into the main draw at Roland Garros, having won their 3rd and final round matches on Thursday, while 16 players have yet to fight it out for the remaining 8 places on Friday. I found the joy again of playing tennis. I think you can see it on the…
[ad_1] The French Open draw sets the stage for an exciting fortnight of tennis right from the start. Led by the 14-time champion, Rafa Nadal, who is unseeded for the event, the opening match features him against the Rome champion, Alexander Zverev. Known as the ‘King of Clay’, Nadal has been dealing with fitness issues…
[ad_1] Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo celebrate with the trophy a (Photo by Mateo Villalba/Getty Images) Marcelo Arevalo of Salvador and Croatia’s Mate Pavic won the men’s French Open doubles title defeating the Italian partnership of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-5 6-3. Playing only their second major as a team, the Salvadoran-Croatian partnership also…
[ad_1] Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid equalled the overall record for Grand Slam doubles titles won by any one partnership on Saturday as they clinched their fifth successive French Open wheelchair doubles title and 20th Grand Slam title together following a 6-1 6-4 victory over Japanese second seeds Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda. “It wasn’t…
[ad_1] – – – World No 1 Iga Swiatek Becomes Fourth Woman to Win 4 French Open Titles World No 1 Iga Swiatek made history at Roland Garros by becoming the fourth woman in the Open era to win 4 French Open singles titles, joining the ranks of Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, and Justine Henin….
[ad_1] The 16 qualifiers were finally determined on Friday, when the remaining eight 3rd-round matches were played, sending Sara Errani, Katie Volynets and Tamara Zidansek, amongst others, into the main draw of the French Open. Errani, a former Roland Garros finalist from Italy who finished as the runner-up to Maria Sharapova at Roland Garros 12…
[ad_1] Former World No 1 Naomi Osaka opened proceedings at the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open, overcoming some initial nerves to get her Roland Garros campaign off to a winning start, while other early Day 1 winners on Sunday included Jelena Ostapenko, Sofia Kenin, Dayana Yastremska and Katerina Siniakova. “It’s always…
[ad_1] On the opening day of the French Open, the spotlight very much centred on Carlos Alcaraz and whether his forearm had fully recovered from the injury he picked up in Miami hampering his preparations on clay for Roland Garros, the second grand slam of the season, which for some time, looked like he would…
[ad_1] Early on Monday, defending champion Iga Swiatek kicked off her Roland Garros title defence with a statement win over French qualifier Léolia Jeanjean, and was joined in round 2 by high seeds Coco Gauff, Marketa Vondrousova, Ons Jabeur and Danielle Collins. The 22-year-old Pole broke in the very first game of the match, her…
[ad_1] The battle of the future The French Open match between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner didn’t quite meet the blockbuster expectations, but it did deliver a thrilling contest that showcased the talents of these two young stars. In a grueling four-hour and 8-minute battle, the 21-year-old Spaniard Alcaraz emerged victorious with a 2-6 6-3…
