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Swiatek wins maiden  Grand Slam title
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Swiatek wins maiden Grand Slam title

October 11, 2020

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…

Blockbuster French Open title showdown
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Blockbuster French Open title showdown

October 10, 2020

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,…

Iga Swiatek beats Nadia Podoroska
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Iga Swiatek beats Nadia Podoroska

October 9, 2020

Smashes 81-year first to secure spot in first Slam final Paris: Iga Swiatek arrived at the French Open puzzling over whether her future was on a Tennis Court or inside a University lecture hall. Now, having stormed into the final at Roland Garros, school may be out permanently for the 19-year-old, the first Polish woman…

Djokovic reaches 10th  Roland Garros semis
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Djokovic reaches 10th Roland Garros semis

October 8, 2020

Paris: World number one Novak Djokovic recovered from dropping his first set at this year’s French Open and overcame a bothersome left arm, to defeat Pablo Carreno Busta and reach a 10th Roland Garros semi-final yesterday. Djokovic beat Spanish 17th seed Carreno Busta 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last four of a major…

French Open: Thiem, Djokovic ease into second round
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French Open: Thiem, Djokovic ease into second round

September 30, 2020

Paris: US Open champion and third seed Dominic Thiem eased into the Roland Garros second round on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 win over Croatia’s Marin Cilic. Thiem, the runner-up to Rafael Nadal in Paris in the last two years, will face American qualifier Jack Sock for a place in the last 32. Novak…

Kristina Mladenovic calls for VAR in tennis
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Kristina Mladenovic calls for VAR in tennis

September 30, 2020

Paris: Kristina Mladenovic called for a football-style VAR system to be introduced in tennis after her opponent profited from a double bounce to help knock the Frenchwoman out of her home Grand Slam. Mladenovic was 5-1 up and with a set point against Laura Siegemund when the German scooped a winner despite the ball appearing…

French Open: Nadal, Williams  win Roland Garros openers
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French Open: Nadal, Williams win Roland Garros openers

September 29, 2020

Paris: Rafael Nadal began his pursuit of a record-tying 20th men’s Grand Slam title with a straight-sets victory at the French Open while Serena Williams made a slow but successful start in her latest bid to equal Margaret Court’s all-time mark.  Nadal, 34, needs one more Slam to match Roger Federer’s record but has described…

French Open 2017: Nadal, Wawrinka to meet in final clash
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French Open 2017: Nadal, Wawrinka to meet in final clash

June 10, 2017

Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal powered into a record 10th French Open final yesterday and will face 2015 winner Stan Wawrinka for the title after the Swiss defeated number one seed Andy Murray in a five-set epic. Nadal demolished Austrian pretender and sixth seed Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 to return to the final at Roland…

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