MUMBAI (Reuters) – French Open organizers are taking every precaution to ensure the Grand Slam does not meet the same fate as Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour, which was abandoned after several players tested positive for COVID-19, tournament director Guy Forget ha... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Defying the years and one of the most fierce onslaughts he has ever faced at Roland Garros, Rafa Nadal won his 12th French Open crown on Sunday, leaving Dominic Thiem crushed and a packed Parisian stadium shaking their heads in wonder. The fi... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – French Open champion Rafael Nadal said he will play no grasscourt warm-up tournaments ahead of Wimbledon but is confident he can mount a challenge for a third title in southwest London. The Spaniard collected his 12th Roland Garros crown by b... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Dominic Thiem accused Serena Williams of showing “bad personality” after he was asked to interrupt a post-match news conference to make room for the American following her French Open defeat. The Austrian fourth seed was talking to the media ... More »
(Reuters) – Alexander Zverev has made a habit of taking his Roland Garros matches to the fifth set but he is confident that the extra miles he has clocked on court will not be a hindrance when he takes on Italian Fabio Fognini in Monday’s fourth-round clash. T... More »
(Reuters) – A look at the records of Italy’s Fabio Fognini and German Alexander Zverev before their fourth-round match at the French Open on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): 9-FABIO FOGNINI Age: 32 ATP Ranking: 12 (Highest ranking: 11) Grand Slam titles... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Stan Wawrinka rolled back the years to stop Stefanos Tsitsipas in his tracks in the match of the tournament on Sunday to set up a French Open quarter-final against fellow Swiss Roger Federer. Giving away 14 years to the swashbuckling young Gr... More »
(Reuters) – Defending champion Rafa Nadal begins his French Open campaign on Monday, seeking his 12th title and 18th Grand Slam while looking to dismiss any doubts about his form after three consecutive semi-final exits in the run-up to Roland Garros. Three di... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Saved by fading light the night before, there was no escape for world number two Caroline Wozniacki on Monday as she lost 7-6(5) 6-3 in the French Open fourth round to Russian Daria Kasatkina. Kasatkina, the 14th seed, led 7-6 3-3 on Sunday w... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – World number one Simona Halep blazed into the French Open quarter-finals by crushing Belgian Elise Mertens 6-2 6-1 as she showed her full range of weapons on Monday. Romanian Halep, twice a runner-up at Roland Garros, started slowly but once ... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 11, 2017 Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka Reuters / Christian Hartmann Claycourt king Rafa Nadal regained his Roland Garros th... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 7, 2017 Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova celebrates after winning her quarter final match against France’s Caroline Garcia Reuters / Benoit Tessier If a place in the French Open final were not a big ... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 7, 2017 Romania’s Simona Halep in action during her quarter final match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina Reuters / Pascal Rossignol A look at the 2017 records of Romanian Simona Halep and Karolina Pli... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 7, 2017 Romania’s Simona Halep celebrates after winning her quarter final match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina Reuters / Gonzalo Fuentes Here’s a look at the form and previous records ahead of Thurs... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 2, 2017 Austria’s Dominic Thiem celebrates winning his third round match against USA’s Steve Johnson Reuters / Gonzalo Fuentes For good reason Austria’s Dominic Thiem knows he will have to find a new w... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 4, 2017 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in action during his fourth round match against Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas Reuters / Gonzalo Fuentes Here’s a look at the form and previous records of Serbia’s Novak D... More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 4, 2017 France’s Kristina Mladenovic celebrates winning her fourth round match against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza Reuters / Christian Hartmann It’s ‘Kiki’ time again as local favorite Kristina Mladenovic... More »
FILE PHOTO: Mar 31, 2017- Miami, FL, USA- Nick Kyrgios of Australia gestures after winning a point against Roger Federer of Switzerland (not pictured) during a men’s singles semi-final in the 2017 Miami Open at Brandon Park Tennis Center. Federer won 7-6(9), 6... More »
Tennis – BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Singapore Indoor Stadium – 24/10/16Spain’s Garbine Muguruza celebrates during her round robin matchMandatory Credit: Action Images / Yong Teck LimLivepicEDITORIAL USE ONLY. After world number one Angelique Kerber succumbed in ... More »
Here’s a look at the form and previous records of Garbine Muguruza and Francesca Schiavone ahead of their first-round clash on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): More »
A look at the 2017 record of Spain’s Garbine Muguruza and Italy’s Francesca Schiavone ahead of their first-round match at the French Open on Monday: More »
Facts and figures ahead of Monday’s first-round French Open clash between Spain’s Garbine Muguruza and Italy’s Francesca Schiavone (prefix number denotes seeding). More »
Five things to watch out for on day two of the French Open on Monday: More »
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP – Rome Open – Novak Djokovic of Serbia v Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina – Rome, Italy – 19/5/17 – Djokovic returns the ball. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Novak Djokovic’s decision to work with American great Andre Agassi at the Frenc... More »
Mats Wilander of Sweden (L) and Andy Murray of Britain joke during an exhibition match held a day before the start of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 26, 2012. REUTERS/Nir Elias With its quicksilver conditions, quain... More »
FILE PHOTO – Sept 3, 2016- New York, NY, USA- Laura Siegemund of Germany hits to Venus Williams of the USA on day six of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Stu... More »
Andy Murray of Britain attends a promotional event for the upcoming French Open tennis tournament at the financial and business district of La Defense, west of Paris, France, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Britain’s Andy Murray, who has suffered a dip in... More »
