as the legend lifts his 22nd Grand Slam title at French Open-2022 By V.N. Prasad The 5th of June, 2022 renders a “Red Letter Day” in the annals of Grand Slam History as the impermeable Rafael Nadal lifted his 22nd Title and the 14th at the French Open — two more than his contemporary legends…
Swiatek wins second French Open Title
June 5, 2022Iga Swiatek cruised to her second French Open title by dominating teenager Coco Gauff in the final on Saturday, as the World No. 1 claimed her 35th successive victory. The 21-year-old Pole stormed to a 6-1, 6-3 win in only 68 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier, equalling Venus Williams’ record for the longest winning run…
Nadal reaches 14th French Open final after Zverev quits with horror injury
June 4, 2022Rafael Nadal reached his 14th French Open final on Friday when Alexander Zverev was forced to quit their last-four clash after suffering a sickening right ankle injury on a day of drama at Roland Garros. On Sunday, Nadal will play in his 30th Grand Slam final when he tackles Casper Ruud, the first Norwegian man…
French Open 2022: 18-year-old Gauff enters into her first Grand Slam final
June 3, 2022With a smile beamed up to the heavens, Coco Gauff raised both of her arms in celebration as she sealed a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Martina Trevisan on Thursday — one that sent her into her first Grand Slam singles final at Roland-Garros. At 18 years old, Gauff became the youngest finalist at Roland-Garros since…
World No.1 Iga Swiatek crushes Kasatkina to claim 34th consecutive match-win
June 3, 2022Reaches another final in Paris World No.1 Iga Swiatek reached the Roland-Garros final for the second time in three years with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over 20th seed Daria Kasatkina on Thursday. In warm sunshine, the 2020 champion was tested early on but pulled away from the middle of the first set and clinched…
French Open 2022 Quarter-Finals: Ruud outlasts Rune to reach first major semi-final
June 2, 2022After needing nearly six months to achieve his 2022 goal of reaching a first Grand Slam quarter-final, Casper Ruud’s next career milestone came fairly quickly by comparison. The Norwegian was tested by Denmark’s Holger Rune over three hours and 18 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier, in the first all-Scandinavian quarter-final in Roland-Garros history. But as another…
Marin Cilic beats Andrey Rublev in thrilling five-setter
June 2, 2022Croatia’s Marin Cilic has qualified for the semi-final of the French Open 2022 after beating Russia’s Andrey Rublev in a thrilling five-setter at the Phillippe-Chatrier on Wednesday. Being the higher-ranked player of the two, Rublev started the match by winning the first set. But Cilic made a stupendous comeback and won the second and third…
French Open 2022 Quarter-Final: Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic
June 1, 2022In the French Open 2022 Quarter-Final, 13-time champion Rafael Nadal beat World No.1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 to enter the semi-finals. He will take on Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the last 4. Nadal remains on track for his 14th title at Roland Garros and a record-extending 22nd grand slam title. It was the…
French Open 2022 – Women’s Doubles Sania Mirza enters pre-quarters
May 31, 2022The ace Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Lucie Hradecka made it to the Women’s Doubles pre-quarterfinals of the French Open in Paris on Saturday. Tenth seeds Sania and Hradecka defeated the unseeded all-Slovenian duo of Kaja Juvan and Tamara Zidansek 6-3, 6-4 in one hour 13 minutes. Mirza and Hradecka were…
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