Category: Tennis
Iga Swiatek digs deep to fend off Naomi Osaka in three-set French Open classic
As Iga Swiatek took her first steps on the WTA tour in 2019, one of her early breakthrough tournaments in Toronto culminated in a meeting [more…]
French Open 2024: Iga Swiatek defeats Naomi Osaka in thriller –as it happened
Naomi Osaka produced her best tennis after becoming a mum only 10 months ago. The powerful ball-striking we expect, but her movement on clay was [more…]
Carlos Alcaraz overcomes ‘struggle’ with De Jong to advance at French Open
There is a grand slam title on the line for whoever is prepared to perform at the highest level and seize his opportunities in one [more…]
Boulter and Evans exits leave no British players standing at Roland Garros
A miserable tournament for Great Britain’s singles players at the French Open came to an end on Tuesday night as difficult defeats for Katie Boulter [more…]
Djokovic begins French Open title defence with victory over Herbert
Novak Djokovic arrived in Paris for his French Open title defence with ample reasons to doubt himself. He is struggling badly for form, there has [more…]
Alex de Minaur banishes Australian woes with easy French Open win
Alex de Minaur knows better than anyone that he has underachieved at Roland Garros, having yet to pass the second round in seven previous visits. [more…]
French Open 2024: Sabalenka, Kasatkina, Mertens and Ruud through – as it happened
Otherwise, thanks all for your company and see you tomorrow at 10am BST. That, then, is us for the day, so before we depart, a [more…]
Nadal’s mind has not reached the end, but will his body let him go on? | Tumaini Carayol
Shortly after his first opening‑round defeat on Court-Philippe Chatrier, Rafael Nadal arrived at the press conference room for his postmortem in a jovial mood. After a [more…]
Nadal ‘doesn’t know what to expect’ from his body but holds hope for Olympics – video
Source: theguardian.com
Failed underarm serve on match point caps more Australian woe at French Open
Australia’s tale of Roland Garros woe has plumbed new depths with Max Purcell missing out on six match points before finally losing his first-round match [more…]
