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…
Sindhu, Srikanth crash out in French Open quarters
October 28, 2018Olympic 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…
Nadal claims record-extending French Open title
June 11, 2018Paris: 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…
French Open – 2018: Halep wins maiden Grand Slam
June 10, 2018Paris: 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…
French Open: Nadal crushes Del Potro, enters men’s Singles final
June 9, 2018Paris: Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal reached his 11th French Open final on Friday when he demolished Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets, setting up a title showdown with Dominic Thiem, the only man to defeat him on clay in the last two years. Nadal, a 16-time Grand Slam champion, claimed his 85th win in…
Rain halts play: Nadal in limbo
June 7, 2018Paris: The women got their matches done before rain arrived at Roland Garros, leaving the men’s quarter-finals suspended in progress. That might very well have been a relief to 10-time champion Rafael Nadal, who was not at his best and dropped a French Open set for the first time since 2015. Nadal lost the opener…
French Open: Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza in semi-final
June 7, 2018Paris: Top seed and world number one Simona Halep defeated Angelique Kerber 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-2 to reach her third French Open semi-final on Wednesday. Top seed Simona Halep fought back to triumph in a bruising French Open quarter-final battle against Germany’s Angelique Kerber and stand two wins away from her first Grand Slam title….
French Open: Yuki crashes out, Bopanna advances
May 30, 2018Roland Garros: Yuki Bhambri’s maiden appearance at the French Open ended with a first round defeat even as Rohan Bopanna began his Men’s Doubles campaign with an easy win along with French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin, here on Tuesday. Yuki lost his opening Men’s Singles match 4-6, 4-6, 1-6 to Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans in straight sets….
French Open: Wawrinka crashes out in first round, Djokovic progresses
May 29, 2018Roland Garros: Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka continued to struggle with form and fitness as he was dumped out in the first round by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Monday, a defeat which will send his world ranking plummeting, but Novak Djokovic cruised through in straight sets. Wawrinka, who lost to Rafael Nadal in last year’s…
Nadal beats Wawrinka Wins 10th French Open title
June 12, 2017Rafael Nadal entered the record book by winning his 10th French Open title yesterday defeating Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. The win also earned him his 15th Grand Slam crown. The 31-year-old triumphed 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. His collection of Slams now stands just three behind great rival Roger Federer. This is the first time Nadal…
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