Rafael Nadal will compete in his 14th Roland Garros final on Sunday. Casper Ruud is the first Norwegian to reach a Grand Slam final. Ruud was only six years old when Nadal won the tournament in 2002 Rafael Nadal will become the oldest man to win the French Open if he defeats Casper Ruud, whose … Read more
Coco Gauff leaves lasting impression on the French Open. 18-year-old scribbled ‘peace, end gun violence’ message on camera. Teenager has made a habit of speaking out on social and political issues in the U.S. They were just four words written in haste on a TV camera, but Coco Gauff has already left a lasting impression … Read more
The Spaniard is battling a persistent, long-term foot problem. Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in five sets to reach his 15th French Open semifinal. The victory was Nadal’s 110th in 17 years at Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal hopes to celebrate his 36th birthday on Friday by advancing to his 14th French Open final, which he … Read more
Former world number one and two-time Grand Slam title winner Amelie Mauresmo said Wednesday that women’s matches had less appeal at the French Open when it came to controversial night session scheduling. Of the 10 night matches at this year’s Roland Garros, only one has featured a women’s tie when home player Alize Cornet faced … Read more
Novak Djokovic installed a likely zone-very last assembly with vintage rival Rafael Nadal on the French Open with an excellent straight-sets victory over Diego Schwartzman on Sunday. The reigning champion, bidding to equal Nadal’s guys’ document of 21 Grand Slam titles, eased to a 6-1, 6-3, 6-3victory in his remaining-sixteen tie in opposition to 15th … Read more
Tennis great Roger Federer is looking to return to the court and his passion for the game is ‘still burning’, his agent said. The 20-time Grand Slam champion played his last game in the last year’s Wimbledon quarterfinals where he lost to Hubert Hurkacz. Federer has been spotted at numerous events including last week’s Spanish … Read more
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are only a game away from the 59th meeting as they eye for the quarterfinal clash of the French Open. They will face their respective opponents in the fourth-round final game on Sunday. world number 5 Nadal, who has 13 Roland Garros titles to his name, will take on Canadian … Read more
Angella Okutoyi’s journey to Roland Garros’ red clay courts has been long and arduous, but the 18-year-old Kenyan has no doubts about her objective. “The French Open is the big stage,” she told AFP. “My goal is to do better than I did in Australia… and if I can win the tournament why not?” High … Read more
In the second round at Roland Garros on Wednesday, reigning champion Novak Djokovic will face his long-time former coach, Slovakia’s Alex Molcan, while Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz attempt to keep their French Open title hopes alive. Following working with Marian Vajda since he was a teenager in 2006, world number one Djokovic parted ways … Read more
Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal begin their Roland Garros campaigns. In the first of ten-night sessions, Djokovic takes on Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, who debuted at Roland Garros last year when a pandemic curfew forced most late matches to be played in front of empty bleachers. The world number … Read more
Daniil Medvedev will not fight Wimbledon over the tournament’s ban on Russian and Belarussian players, although he did accept that the controversial decision was based on “a lot of blunders.” Following the invasion of Ukraine, players from both countries have been barred from competing in the season’s third Grand Slam event, which begins next month. … Read more
With 41 Grand Slam titles between them, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will try to disrupt the increasing buzz surrounding teenage wonder Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open starting on Sunday. Because all three are in the top half of the draw, only one will advance to the Roland Garros final. In the quarter-finals, defending … Read more
British tennis player Laura Robson announces her retirement from the sport. Robson won her first junior Wimbledon at the age of 14 and a silver Olympic medal at the age of 18. The 28-year-old rose to the 27th spot in the world ranking after making it to the fourth round of Wimbledon and the US … Read more
Marketa Vondrousova, the French Open 2019 finalist, said on Monday that she had wrist surgery and she will miss this year’s Grand Slam tournament. “The last few weeks were not easy, I have been experiencing recurring pain in my wrist,” the current world number 35 said on Instagram, posing with a bandaged left forearm. “After … Read more
Rafael Nadal will return to competitive play in the Madrid Open next week, a month after winning the French Open for the 13th time. After a four-week layoff owing to a rib ailment, the 35-year-old returned to training last week. Despite being “short of preparation,” he stated on social media that he intended to play … Read more
Although the 37-year-old admits he used to support Arsenal, Sir Lewis Hamilton has claimed that his support for Sir Martin Broughton’s effort to acquire Chelsea is based on the possibility given by the takeover. The two most prominent figures participating in Broughton’s bid to buy Chelsea for 2.5 billion pounds are Hamilton and Serena Williams, … Read more
Novak Djokovic came back from a set and a break down to overcome Laslo Djere in his ATP event opener in Belgrade on Wednesday, avoiding a third straight defeat. After trailing 4-3 in the second set, the world number one defeated his fellow Serb 2-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) in three hours and 21 minutes. … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz says that his surprise withdrawal at the Monte Carlo Masters was not due to his meteoric rise to stardom, which has him pegged as a potential Grand Slam winner and world number one. In their second round match on Wednesday, the 18-year-old Spaniard was surprised 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 by American Sebastian … Read more
Former Australian Open runner-up and world number five Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announced on Wednesday that he will retire from tennis following this year’s French Open. “A few weeks ago I decided I was going to stop at Roland Garros this year,” the 36-year-old Tsonga said in a video posted to social media. “It took me a … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz is one win away from creating Miami Open history after defeating defending champion Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets to book a final date on Sunday with Norway’s Casper Ruud. The 18-year-old Spanish sensation brought the crowd at Hard Rock Stadium to their feet for the second night in succession following his dramatic quarter-final … Read more
ACAPULCO: Daniil Medvedev celebrated his rise to the world number one ranking with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Yoshihito Nishioka in the quarter-finals of the ATP Mexico Open on Thursday. The 26-year-old Russian rode a rollercoaster of emotions after learning he’d take over the top spot thanks to Serbian star Novak Djokovic’s quarter-final defeat in Dubai … Read more
INDIAN WELLS: Novak Djokovic was entered into the draw for this week’s ATP/WTA Indian Wells tournament on Tuesday but it is unclear whether he will take part in the tournament, organisers said. A brief statement from tournament organisers said officials were in contact with Djokovic’s team to determine whether he would play in California or even be allowed … Read more
Novak Djokovic admitted the warm reception he was given by fans in Dubai on Monday exceeded his expectations as he made a successful return to the tour for the first time since his deportation from Australia. The world No.1 kicked off his 2022 campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti, and was greeted … Read more
Novak Djokovic, the world number one, stated on Thursday that he has missed playing tennis as he prepares for his comeback in Dubai following the coronavirus vaccine controversy that prevented him from defending his Australian Open title. The Serb, who was deported from Australia due to a lack of vaccinations, toured the Serbian pavilion at … Read more
The 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic was recently prevented from playing the Australian Open because he was not vaccinated for Covid-19. However, the 34-year-old has now entered the next month’s Indian Wells ATP event. Djokovic is a five-time champion at Indian Wells, where organisers announced entries on Wednesday and said proof of full vaccination … Read more
Australian Open 2022 was this year’s first Grand Slam tournament that took place at Melbourne Park in Australia from 17 to 30 January 2022. The 110th (54th edition in the Open Era) edition of the major event ended with one of the all-time great men’s finals. Men’s singles defending champion Novak Djokovic was unable to … Read more
Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam men’s title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. The Spanish great looked dead and buried as the Russian world number two carved out a two-set lead but Nadal surged home … Read more
Rafael Nadal needed five match points before putting away tenacious German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann at the Australian Open on Wednesday and continue his march towards a record 21st Grand Slam title. The Spanish world number five was always in command in a 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 win in 2hr 42 min in hot conditions on Rod … Read more
