[ad_1] Canadian Rob Shaw saw his Roland-Garros campaign come to an end in the semi-finals Friday, as he and David Wagner lost to Andy Laphorne and Guy Sasson 6-2, 3-6, 10-2 in Quad Wheelchair doubles. In a competitive matchup, Laphorne of Great Britain and Sasson of Israel used their experience in the latter stages to…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] Leylah Annie Fernandez was unable to solve the riddle that is Ons Jabeur on Friday at Roland-Garros, falling to the world No. 9 in straight sets. The Tunisian defeated Fernandez earlier in the clay season in Madrid and had all the answers once again in Paris, taking everything the Canadian threw at her in…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz ended Felix Auger-Aliassime’s run in Paris on Sunday, defeating the Canadian 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of Roland-Garros. The two-time Grand Slam champion used his all-court game, mixing in well timed drop shots alongside his powerful baseline skills to overwhelm the 23-year-old. The Spaniard struck 34 winners and won…
[ad_1] The Canadians made their presence known in the first week of Roland-Garros. Highlighted by the return of Bianca Andreescu after a lengthy injury layoff, four of the five Canadians in the main draw got through multiple rounds, with three of them matching their career-best results in Paris. This week, one of Canada’s wheelchair athletes…
[ad_1] For the first time in the Open Era, two Canadian men are into the third round of the French Open as Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov both advanced at Roland-Garros with gritty wins on another rainy day in Paris. Both were scheduled to play on Wednesday but were washed out. When they came back…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday May 8, 2024 Andy Murray is – once again – on the comeback trail. The three-time Grand Slam champion has been out since Miami due to an ankle injury, but he will take a wild card into the Geneva draw in the week before Roland-Garros, with plans…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday April 28, 2024 It’s the end of the line for tennis’ official ironwoman. Alizé Cornet has announced her plans to retire at Roland-Garros this year, where the Frenchwoman will make her 69th consecutive main draw appearance. “I will play my last Roland-Garros in a month and I…
