Paris: A maximum of only 1,000 spectators will be allowed each day at Stade Roland Garros after the French Government insisted Thursday on tougher restrictions to counter the resurgence of the Coronavirus. Organisers of the French Open, which gets underway four months later than planned in Paris on Sunday, had hoped for a maximum of…
Paris: All players at the French Open starting later this month will be housed in two designated hotels “without exception” to reduce the risks from Coronavirus, Tournament Director Guy Forget said on Monday. Guy Forget also announced that just 11,500 spectators a day will be admitted instead of the 20,000 they were originally hoping to…
The second Grand Slam event of the year, French Open 2020, has been pushed behind to September and October due to the uncertainty revolving around the Coronavirus crisis that has grappled the world. French Open 2020 was originally meant to be held from May 24 to June 7 but will now take place from Sept.20…
Rafael Nadal’s indomitable grip on Roland-Garros finals has firmed with the Spanish great collecting an unprecedented 12th trophy from the same Grand Slam on Sunday. Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem fell victim in the title match for the second year running, this time salvaging a set for the first time in four meetings with Nadal…
Thiem ends Djokovic history bid; To face Nadal in final today Ashleigh Barty ended Australia’s 46-year wait for a French Open Singles title on Saturday by thrashing nervous Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in a one-sided women’s final. Eighth seed Barty got off to a strong start and never looked back, winning 6-1, 6-3 after only…
Djokovic Vs Thiem match suspended due to bad weather Rafael Nadal is one step away from his 12th French Open title after a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 semi-final win over Roger Federer. Strong winds prevented the contest from hitting the heights anticipated, but there were plenty of majestic moments to please the Philippe-Chatrier crowd. The Spaniard…
Roger Federer set up a mouth-watering French Open semi-final clash with Rafael Nadal on Tuesday when he defeated Stan Wawrinka in four sets to become the oldest men’s Grand Slam semi-finalist in 28 years. The 37-year-old Swiss beat his compatriot 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to reach his 43rd major semi-final and eighth at…
Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out in the quarterfinals of the French Open after suffering straight-game defeats in their respective matches as India’s campaign ended in the Singles events at the BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament in Paris. Third seed Sindhu looked a pale shadow of herself as she lost 13-21…
Paris: Rafael Nadal beat Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-2 to claim a record-extending 11th French Open title yesterday. The Spanish world number one took his Roland Garros win-loss record to a jaw-dropping 86-2 as he captured his 17th Grand Slam title. Nadal’s triumph marks the sixth consecutive Grand Slam won by either…
Paris: Simona Halep fought back from a set and a break down to finally claim her first Grand Slam title by beating Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a gruelling French Open final on Saturday. The world number one had lost all three of her previous major finals, including two at Roland Garros, but staged…
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