French Open

Roger Federer set to take seven-week break before French Open

Federer, who missed the clay-court seasons in its entirety in the last few years, made a return to the French Open in May last year.

Feb 15, 2020, 14:01 PM IST

French Open to be Roger Federer's only clay court appearance in 2020

The Swiss maestro will only make a single appearance throughout the clay-court season at Roland Garros.

Feb 14, 2020, 13:51 PM IST

Clay season can help Andy Murray says his former coach

Former world number one Andy Murray who missed out Australian Open due to pelvic injury should use the European clay-court season to build up his fitness for The Wimbledon says his former coach  Alex Corretja.

Feb 04, 2020, 12:43 PM IST

Shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty settle for silver at French Open

In August, the Indian duo had bagged their maiden BWF Super 500 title at the Thailand Open. 

Oct 28, 2019, 11:31 AM IST

European Open: Andy Murray battles past Romania's Marius Copil to reach semi-final

British tennis maestro Andy Murray survived a scare against Marius Copil of Romania in a three-set thriller to book his place in the semi-final of the ongoing European Open in Antwerp on Saturday. 

Oct 19, 2019, 12:34 PM IST

Roger Federer set to play French Open in 2020

20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has confirmed his partipation in the next year's French Open at Roland Garros in Paris. 

Oct 17, 2019, 18:08 PM IST

Every weapon at hand for Serena Williams in US Open final, says coach

The American is also seeking a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title in her highly anticipated final against Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu, the number 15 seed, after injuries affected her form in some tournaments this year.

Sep 07, 2019, 17:04 PM IST

Petra Kvitova marches into third round of Wimbledon

Petra Kvitova`s decision to give her shoes an almighty whack with her racket turned out to be a masterstroke as the Czech`s legs finally started to move more freely, and she eked out a 7-5 6-2 win over Kristina Mladenovic at Wimbledon on Thursday.

Jul 05, 2019, 18:27 PM IST

French Open champion Ashleigh Barty looking forward to fresh start on grass

Against most people`s predictions the 23-year-old Australian notched up her first Grand Slam title on Parisian clay rather than the lawns to which her all-court game is most suited.

Jun 15, 2019, 00:39 AM IST

Ashleigh Barty recalls her 'amazing' cricket stint after maiden French Open title

The 23-year-old Australian became the first woman from her country in 46 years to clinch the French Open singles title when she swept aside Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-3 in the summit showdown of the Roland Garros on Saturday.  

Jun 10, 2019, 19:14 PM IST

Rafael Nadal will not play before Wimbledon

The 33-year-old will now head back home to Mallorca to recharge his batteries before heading to Wimbledon at the end of the month.

Jun 10, 2019, 13:12 PM IST

Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to claim record-stretching 12th French Open title

The Spaniard, who now has 18 majors to his name, also becomes the first player to win the same Grand Slam title 12 times, going past Margaret Court`s 11 Australian Open titles.

Jun 09, 2019, 21:54 PM IST

Ashleigh Barty wins French Open to claim maiden Grand Slam title

Eighth seed Barty joins 1969, 1970 and 1973 champion Margaret Court and 1971 winner Evonne Goolagong-Cawley on the list of Australian women who have lifted the trophy in the professional era.

Jun 08, 2019, 21:49 PM IST

Dominic Thiem sees off Novak Djokovic to reach French Open final

Thiem, the fourth seed, was leading 3-1 in the third set on Friday when the semi-final was interrupted by rain and then surprisingly abandoned for the day.

Jun 08, 2019, 19:55 PM IST

Novak Djokovic vs Dominic Thiem French Open semi-final to resume on Saturday

Thiem was leading 6-2 3-6 3-1 when rain stopped play for the second time at 1740 local time (1540GMT).

Jun 07, 2019, 23:06 PM IST

Rafael Nadal reaches French Open final after defeating Roger Federer in straight sets

Nadal recorded a straight sets win over Federer in the semi-final match that was played on Court Phillippe-Chatrier. 

Jun 07, 2019, 20:17 PM IST

French Open organisers move to defuse WTA row

After a Wednesday washout, organisers scheduled both semi-finals, originally scheduled for Thursday, for Friday, with British number one Jo Konta`s contest against Czech Marketa Vondrousova moved to Court Simonne Mathieu, the newly-built third show court.

Jun 07, 2019, 17:21 PM IST

Teenager Marketa Vondrousova beats Johanna Konta to reach French Open final

Unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova became the first teenager to reach a Grand Slam final for 10 years as she beat Johanna Konta 7-5 7-6(2) at the French Open on Friday.

Jun 07, 2019, 17:09 PM IST

Ashleigh Barty ends Amanda Anisimova's run to reach French Open final

The eighth-seeded Barty, the first Australian woman to play a final here since Sam Stosur in 2010, will take on Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday.

Jun 07, 2019, 16:58 PM IST

Weather gives French Open organisers scheduling headache

Defending champion Simona Halep's quarter-final against Amanda Anisimova and Australian Ashleigh Barty's clash with Madison Keys will now be played on Thursday.

Jun 06, 2019, 10:00 AM IST