By U.B. Acharya Recently a tennis fan remarked “French Open without Nadal is like French Bakery without croissants.” Yet this grand slam event was held with all fanfare with 112 top ranking players plus eight wild card players and eight qualifiers who entered the main draw after winning three rounds of matches. The top three…
Beatriz Haddad Maia makes history Defending champion Iga Swiatek will play Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia in the French Open semi-finals today at 6.30 pm (IST) after the top seed defeated Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 yesterday in a rematch of last year’s final. World No. 1 Swiatek improved her record at Roland Garros to 26-2 after…
Novak Djokovic closed in on a potential blockbuster French Open semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz after beating Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (7/0), 6-2, 6-4 yesterday to reach the last four. Djokovic, chasing a third French Open crown and record 23rd men’s Grand Slam Singles title, advanced to a 45th major semi-final and his 12th at Roland…
Rafael Nadal on Thursday withdrew from the French Open because his hip injury has not healed and said he expects 2024 to be his final year in professional tennis. “It’s not a decision I’m taking, it’s a decision my body is taking,” said the 36-year-old Spanish superstar, who has played at the clay court major…
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…
The 34-year-old Serb becomes first man in 52 years to win all four Majors twice Paris: Novak Djokovic claimed a 19th Grand Slam title and became the first man in 52 years to win all four Majors twice when he came from two sets down to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in a gripping French Open final…
Nadal wins 13th French Open title, equals Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slams Paris: Rafael Nadal demolished Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to win his 13th French Open and equal Roger Federer’s all-time record of 20 Grand Slam titles on Sunday. For world number one Djokovic, the defeat ended his hopes of an 18th Slam…
Defeats American fourth seed Sofia Kenin Paris: Polish teenager Iga Swiatek won her country’s first ever Grand Slam singles title on Saturday as she defeated American fourth seed Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 to become the youngest women’s French Open champion since 1992. The 19-year-old Swiatek, at 54 the lowest-ranked woman to capture the Roland Garros…
56th Novak Djokovic Vs Rafael Nadal tomorrow Paris: Novak Djokovic set up a blockbuster French Open title showdown with Rafael Nadal yesterday after a dramatic five-set semi-final victory over Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas. World number one Djokovic, the 2016 champion at Roland Garros, reached his fifth final in Paris, defeating fifth seed Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-2,…
Paris: Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek are the last women standing at a French Open tournament unlike any other, full of surprises and held in the autumnal Paris chill after it was delayed four months by the Coronavirus pandemic. Australian Open champion Kenin is targeting a second Grand Slam of the year while the 19-year-old…
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