French Open: Barbora Krejcikova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to make maiden final appearances at major Slam
Barbora Krejcikova became the first Czech woman in 40 years to reach the French Open final as she beat Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari 7-5 4-6 9-7 in a nail-biting, see-saw contest on Thursday.
Jun 11, 2021, 00:41 AM IST
French Open: Defending champion Rafael Nadal powers his way into semifinals
Nadal defeated Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the French Open.
Jun 09, 2021, 23:49 PM IST
French Open: Anastasia sets up semi-final clash against Tamara
Anastasia is the first Russian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since Elena Vesnina reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 2016.
French Open: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic enter quarterfinals
While Nadal thrashed Jannik Sinner in straight sets, Djokovic came back from a two-set deficit to overcome Lorenzo Musetti to enter the quarterfinals of the French Open.
Jun 07, 2021, 23:46 PM IST
After French Open, Naomi Osaka pulls out of Berlin event; question mark over Wimbledon
Tournament organisers said on Monday that Naomi, who had withdrawn exactly a week ago from Roland Garros, had informed them that she would not start in the Berlin tournament.
French Open 2021: Serena Williams and her early exits from Grand Slams
Serena Williams' wait for a record 24th Grand Slam will stretch on as she bowed out of the 2021 French Open with a 6-3, 7-5 loss to Elena Rybakina at the Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday (June 6). Williams, whose last Grand Slam title came in 2017 at the Australian Open, was unable to find her A game. The 39-year-old Williams never really found her range but she recovered from an early service break in the opening set. We take a look at some of Serena's earliest exits from Grand Slams over the years in these collections of pictures.
Jun 07, 2021, 14:55 PM IST
Roger Federer pulls out of French Open 2021
Roger Federer on Sunday pulled out of the ongoing French Open. The decision of the Swiss legend comes a day after he completed a gruelling victory against Germany's Dominik Koepfer 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-4), 7-5.
Jun 06, 2021, 20:10 PM IST
French Open: Roger Federer slogs past Dominik Koepfer to enter fourth round
Federer was ragged at times and lacked his usual zip against the tenacious Koepfer but the eighth seed slogged his way to a 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-5 victory.
Jun 06, 2021, 06:43 AM IST
French Open: Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic march into fourth round
A relentless Rafa Nadal cruised into the last 16 of the French Open for the 16th time on Saturday, with a brutal 6-3 6-3 6-3 dismantling of Briton Cameron Norrie.
Jun 05, 2021, 23:19 PM IST
After French Open, Stan Wawrinka now pulls out of Wimbledon due to injury
Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka has pulled out of Wimbledon due to a foot injury that also ruled him out of the ongoing French Open, the governing body of men's tennis (ATP) has said.
Jun 05, 2021, 16:46 PM IST
French Open: Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Kei Nishikori enter pre-quarters
If Medvedev makes it to the final at Roland Garros and current world No.1 Serb Novak Djokovic does not, the Russian will be the new world No.1.
French Open: With no Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty, can Serena Williams finally win her 24th Grand Slam
Today we take a look at top five players who could possibly lift the silverware at Roland Garros
Jun 05, 2021, 01:08 AM IST
Happy Birthday Rafa Nadal: King of Clay turns 35
Defending champion Rafa Nadal will mark his 35th birthday on Thursday with his first night-session match at Roland Garros but the Spaniard will have to celebrate the special occasion inside an empty Court Philippe Chatrier. Nadal’s second-round match against Frenchman Richard Gasquet is scheduled to begin after 9 pm, when the government-enforced COVID-19 curfew forces organisers to ask fans to vacate the premises. Third seed Nadal, who has an astonishing 101-2 record on the Parisian red dirt, has in the past described how difficult it is to maintain the same intensity without his fans spurring him on. Here we take a look at home of Nadal’s high points in his career in these collection of pictures.
Jun 03, 2021, 14:02 PM IST
French Open: Nishikori wins marathon match, Tsitsipas advances
Sixth seed Alexander Zverev of Germany used all his energy to overcome Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin 7-6(4), 6-3, 7-6(1) to secure a spot in the third round.
French Open: Naomi Osaka should be applauded for prioritising mental health, feels Sloane Stephens
Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion who was elected to the Players Council in August 2019, said she hopes the four-time major winner Naomi Osaka will come back stronger after her time away from the tour
Jun 02, 2021, 07:31 AM IST
French Open: Novak Djokovic saunters into round two with comfortable win
Novak Djokovic, who is chasing a 19th Major title and looking to narrow the gap to 20-time Grand Slam champions Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, showed some signs of frustration in the second set but world number 66 Sandgren was never close to bothering him.
Jun 02, 2021, 06:16 AM IST
French Open: Martina Navratilova sad for Naomi Osaka, says THIS on withdrawal
The Japanese player Naomi Osaka, who cited the negative impact on her mental wellbeing caused by facing journalists at post-match press conferences as the reason for her boycott, wrote on Twitter that she had suffered from depression since 2018.
Jun 01, 2021, 07:45 AM IST
French Open: Serena Williams offers support to Naomi Osaka after withdrawal
Serena Williams survived a scare in the first ever night session match at the French Open as she edged out Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 7-6 (6), 6-2 in the first round on Monday.
Jun 01, 2021, 07:22 AM IST
French Open: Naomi Osaka withdraws from Grand Slam in wake of media boycott row
The four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka made good on her threat on Sunday when, after winning her first round match, she did not hold a press conference. She was fined $15,000 by the Roland Garros referee, and Grand Slam organisers later issued a strongly worded statement warning of possible expulsion from the French Open and future majors if she failed to change her stance.
Jun 01, 2021, 06:47 AM IST
French Open: Roger Federer, Danil Medvedev cruise into second round
Eighth seed Federer had undergone two knee surgeries last year and was sidelined for most of the abbreviated 2020 season. But he shook off the rust in style against Istomin to extend his head-to-head dominance over Istomin to 8-0.
