Alexander Zverev, Caroline Wozniacki headline day six at Roland Garros
Second seed Alexander Zverev will resume his quest for a maiden Grand Slam title against Bosnian Damir Dzumhur in the third round of the French Open on Friday.
Jun 01, 2018, 10:31 AM IST
French Open: Rafael Nadal on a roll, Richard Gasquet next in the firing line
Rafael Nadal had expected to be spending his days fishing off his home island of Mallorca by the time he reached the age of 32 and his good friend Richard Gasquet probably wishes he was.
Jun 01, 2018, 09:02 AM IST
French Open: Nadal too hot for Pella as he rolls into third round
The Spanish world number one has now won his last 27 sets at Roland Garros, having captured a 10th title last year without dropping a set.
May 31, 2018, 22:05 PM IST
French Open 2018: Serena Williams back in business as Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova survive scares
Rafael Nadal on Tuesday racked up his 80th win in Paris by seeing off Italian lucky loser Simone Bolelli 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (11/9).
May 30, 2018, 00:08 AM IST
Rafael Nadal says French Open title just as sweet even with Roger Federer absent
Defending champion Rafael Nadal says he could not care less whether great rival Roger Federer is at the French Open or not and is simply focussed on winning an 11th title in Paris.
May 25, 2018, 19:58 PM IST
After two decades, Roland Garros conquers greenhouse effect
After almost two decades of growing pains, Roland Garros, the historic but claustrophobic home of the French Open, can finally breathe easy -- thanks to the 'greenhouse effect'.
May 24, 2018, 12:34 PM IST
Rafael Nadal back at number one ahead of bid for 11th French Open crown
Rafa Nadal returned to the top of the world rankings on Monday after winning his eighth Italian Open title at the weekend to confirm once more his status as the king of the clay court.
May 21, 2018, 14:46 PM IST
Rafael Nadal edges Alexander Zverev to win Italian Open in rainy Rome
Rafael Nadal made the best of a rain delay to come from behind in the deciding set and beat defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3 in the Italian Open final on Sunday.
May 21, 2018, 13:51 PM IST
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic, sets up Zverev clash in Rome final
Rafael Nadal closed in on an eighth Rome Masters title as he dismissed old rival Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4) 6-3 to reach the final for a record-extending 10th time.
May 20, 2018, 16:34 PM IST
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic to meet for 51st time in Rome
Novak Djokovic set up an Italian Open semi-final blockbuster against old rival Rafael Nadal after both former world number one players battled back in thrilling last-eight clashes.
May 19, 2018, 16:07 PM IST
Rafael Nadal bounces back from slow start to reach Rome semis
Rafael Nadal continued his clay domination on Friday, rallying from a set down to reach the Italian Open semi-finals with a 4-6 6-1 6-2 victory over Fabio Fognini.
May 18, 2018, 22:58 PM IST
Nadal eases past Shapovalov, Djokovic back challenging in Rome
The 31-year-old Nadal will face Italian Fabio Fognini in the last eight as he looks to retake the world number one ranking from Roger Federer by winning an eighth Rome title this week.
May 18, 2018, 15:31 PM IST
Alexander Zverev crushes Dominic Thiem to win Madrid Open title
Germany's Alexander Zverev looked every bit a serious French Open title contender as he crushed claycourt specialist Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Open final on Sunday.
May 14, 2018, 18:03 PM IST
Roger Federer replaces Rafael Nadal as number one, Novak Djokovic on the slide
Rafael Nadal's surprise quarter-final exit at the Madrid Masters has seen the Spaniard replaced as world number one by Roger Federer in the latest ATP rankings published on Monday.
May 14, 2018, 16:35 PM IST
Dominic Thiem to face Alexander Zverev for Madrid Masters title
Dominic Thiem followed up his sensational victory over world number one Rafael Nadal by easing past Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Madrid Masters final.
May 13, 2018, 21:24 PM IST
Rafael Nadal's magical clay court streak ended by Thiem in Madrid Masters
Rafael Nadal suffered his first clay-court defeat in almost a year when the world number one was shocked 7-5, 6-3 by Austria's Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Masters quarter-finals.
May 12, 2018, 15:49 PM IST
Rafael Nadal breaks John McEnroe's record to reach Madrid Open quarters
Nadal will face Austrian Dominic Thiem in the last eight on Friday in pursuit of a sixth Madrid Open title after beginning the claycourt season by winning an 11th Monte Carlo Masters and lifting the Barcelona Open trophy for the 11th time.
May 11, 2018, 12:03 PM IST
Rafael Nadal looks to seal last-eight spot at Madrid Open
Having received a bye in the opening round of the tournament, the Spaniard tennis maestro had yesterday kick-started his campaign in Madrid Arena with a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over French player Gael Monfils in a one-sided second-round clash that lasted one hour and 13 minutes.
May 10, 2018, 13:06 PM IST
Nadal continues to lead ATP rankings ahead of Federer, Dimitrov 4th
Spain`s Rafael Nadal remained in the number one spot in the men`s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,770 points while Bulgaria`s Grigor Dimitrov jumped to the fourth spot.
May 07, 2018, 15:37 PM IST
Rafael Nadal storms past teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 11th Barcelona title
World number one Rafael Nadal made light work of Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the Barcelona Open final 6-2 6-1 on Sunday, lifting the trophy for a record-extending 11th time.
Apr 29, 2018, 22:01 PM IST
