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
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
Five players out of French Open qualifying due to coronavirus
The qualifiers for the French Open will begin later on Monday, with the main draw set to commence on September 27.
Sep 21, 2020, 15:36 PM IST
French Open to allow spectators amid COVID-19 pandemic
The French Open, which was originally scheduled to start in May, has been moved back to September 27-October 11 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 10, 2020, 12:20 PM IST
French Open 2020: 11,500 fans to be allowed between three showcourts per day
The announcement comes amidst the ongoing US Open 2020, which is being played behind closed doors.
Sep 08, 2020, 15:02 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
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
French Open: Stephens keen to end Konta run in quarter finals
Sloane Stephens is hopeful that the Roland Garros clay will prove to be the "neutraliser" when she faces Johanna Konta in the French Open quarter-finals on Tuesday seeking a first win over the Briton.
Jun 04, 2019, 11:03 AM IST
French Open: Alexander Zverev reaches fourth round after another five-set marathon
The German fifth seed threw away a two-set lead against Serbian Dusan Lajovic on Court Simonne Mathieu before setting up a meeting with Fabio Fognini.
Jun 02, 2019, 00:22 AM IST
Roger Federer cruises into French Open 4th round
The Swiss reeled the youngster back in, forcing the game to a tie-break where he squandered three match points before going on to win.
Jun 01, 2019, 00:23 AM IST
Rafael Nadal survives scare against David Goffin to reach French Open last-16
Nadal has reached the fourth round for the 14th time, a Roland Garros record he now shares with his likely semi-final opponent Roger Federer.
Jun 01, 2019, 00:00 AM IST
Serena Williams eases into third round of French Open
Serena will now lock horns with rising compatriot Sofia Kenin in an all-American third round of the women's singles event on Saturday.
May 30, 2019, 21:12 PM IST
Petra Kvitova withdraws from French Open with arm injury
Kvitova, a semi-finalist in Paris in 2012, made a strong start to the clay court season by winning the title in Stuttgart and reaching the quarter-finals in Madrid.
May 27, 2019, 19:02 PM IST
Roger Federer admits he's stepping into the unknown in Paris
The former world number one won his only Roland Garros title back in 2009, and he wanted to give it another go after skipping the last three editions of the claycourt major.
May 24, 2019, 22:03 PM IST
Roger Federer quashes retirement rumours ahead of French Open return
Third-seed Federer will begin his campaign at the French Open against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego on May 26.
May 24, 2019, 13:41 PM IST
Holder Simona Halep shrugs off expectations ahead of French Open
The 27-year-old Romanian enters Roland Garros as favourite for the title given the contrasting form of some of the top names, including Japan`s world number one Naomi Osaka.
May 21, 2019, 00:28 AM IST
