French Open: America's Sofia Kenin to lock horns with teen star Iga Swiatek in women's singles final
American tennis star Sofia Kenin will square off with teen sensation Iga Swiatek in the summit showdown of the women's singles event of this year's French Open at the Philippe Chatrier Court on Saturday.
Oct 09, 2020, 18:35 PM IST
French Open: Chance for Rafael Nadal to avenge Rome defeat against Diego Schwartzman
Nadal, who is bidding to equal Roger Federer`s 20 Grand Slam titles, has only ever lost two matches at the claycourt major - to Robin Soderling and Novak Djokovic.
Oct 09, 2020, 15:22 PM IST
French Open: Novak Djokovic eyes 27th Grand Slam final, Stefanos Tsitsipas and injuries block path
Djokovic, who is bidding for a second French Open and 18th Grand Slam title, still reached his 38th major semi-final relatively comfortably.
Oct 09, 2020, 15:13 PM IST
Paris Masters 2020 to go ahead as scheduled amid coronavirus pandemic
World number one and Serbian tennis maestro will head into the Paris Masters 2020 as defending champion after he had defeated Canadian player Denis Shapovalov at last year's summit showdown.
Oct 08, 2020, 18:33 PM IST
Novak Djokovic survives scare against Carreno Busta to reach French Open semis
Djokovic`s dramatic demise in New York deprived him of a chance to win an 18th Grand Slam title and move to within one of Rafael Nadal`s haul and two shy of Roger Federer`s men`s record.
Oct 08, 2020, 15:18 PM IST
French Open 2020: Diego Schwartzman beats Dominic Thiem to set up semi-final clash with Rafael Nadal
US open winner Dominic Thiem crashed out of the French Open after losing to 12th seed Argentinian Diego Schwartzman.
Oct 07, 2020, 08:46 AM IST
French Open 2020: Dominic Thiem battles past Hugo Gaston in five sets to reach quarter-finals
The third seed, Thiem, who was beaten by clay-court master Rafael Nadal in the final of the last two editions, was clearly frustrated against the 20-year-old Gaston but pulled through to set up a clash with Argentine 12th seed Diego Schwartzman.
Oct 05, 2020, 21:18 PM IST
Petra Kvitova reaches first French Open quarter-final in eight years
Czech left-hander Petra Kvitova reached the French Open quarter-finals for the first time in eight years as she overpowered China`s Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-4 on Monday.
Oct 05, 2020, 16:43 PM IST
French Open: Petra Kvitova survives stern test against teenager Leylah Fernandez
The 7-5, 6-3 scoreline looked comfortable enough but it failed to tell the story of a match in which Kvitova was pushed to the limit.
Oct 04, 2020, 15:38 PM IST
French Open: Novak Djokovic sweeps past Colombia's Daniel Galan to reach last-16
The 33-year-old was rarely extended by his 153rd-ranked opponent and even found time to double up as a court sweeper when the match was briefly interrupted by rain.
Oct 04, 2020, 15:17 PM IST
French Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas through to fourth round after injured Aljaz Bedene retires
Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday after his opponent Aljaz Bedene retired with an ankle injury while trailing 6-1, 6-2, 3-1.
Oct 03, 2020, 21:56 PM IST
French Open: Alexander Zverev powers past Marco Cecchinato to reach last-16
Germany`s Alexander Zverev dismantled Marco Cecchinato 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 in under two hours on Friday to move into the French Open last 16 where he will meet Italy`s rising star Jannik Sinner.
Oct 03, 2020, 15:46 PM IST
Ruthless Rafael Nadal charges into last-16 of French Open
The second seed, looking to match Roger Federer`s record of 20 men`s Grand Slam singles titles, will next meet 20-year-old American Sebastian Korda, one of his biggest admirers.
Oct 03, 2020, 15:27 PM IST
Stefanos Tsitsipas swats aside Pablo Cuevas to reach French Open third round
The 22-year-old Greek needed over three hours to rally from two sets down and beat little-known Spaniard Jaume Munar in round one.
Oct 02, 2020, 15:32 PM IST
Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with achilles injury
The American, who turned 39 this week, had been due to play Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round later but after a warm-up decided the injury was too severe.
Oct 01, 2020, 15:50 PM IST
French Open: Record-chasing Rafael Nadal storms into second round
The Spaniard, looking to equal Roger Federer`s record of 20 Grand Slam men`s singles titles, is used to slow starts at Roland Garros and this year`s debut was no different.
Sep 29, 2020, 15:22 PM IST
World No.1 Novak Djokovic seeks French Open redemption after New York fiasco
Djokovic had started as a heavy favourite to win the title at the US Open but was disqualified from his fourth-round match against Pablo Carreno Busta after inadvertently striking a line judge in the throat with a ball.
Sep 29, 2020, 15:12 PM IST
French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal ready for 'most difficult' title defence
12-time champion Rafael Nadal faces daunting odds at this year's French Open. The conditions are much colder than usual and this year and different balls are being used. The tournament was postponed by four months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 28, 2020, 15:58 PM IST
12-time champion Rafael Nadal unhappy with French Open choice of Wilson balls for 2020 edition
Roland Garros has switched to Wilson balls for the 2020 tournament after using Babolat for many years and 12-times champion Rafael Nadal is not impressed
Sep 26, 2020, 20:32 PM IST
Born September 26, 1981: Serena Williams, American tennis star and 23-time Grand Slam champion
American tennis star and 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams turned 39 on Saturday, September 26.
Sep 26, 2020, 00:17 AM IST
