French Open 2017: Headlines and sidelines from Day 1 at Roland Garros
Kerber became first top seed to lose opening round, even as Kvitova makes emotional winning return.
May 29, 2017, 00:52 AM IST
French Open 2017, Day 1: Top-seed Angelique Kerber in historic loss, tearful Petra Kvitova returns
Before this year, the earliest exits suffered by a top seed in Paris came in the second round -- Justine Henin in 2004 and Serena Williams in 2014.
May 28, 2017, 19:48 PM IST
French Open 2017: Petra Kvitova makes winning return to tennis after knife attack
Serena Williams may be missing from this year's French Open, but big sister Venus is still going strong and marks her Roland Garros 20th anniversary on Sunday.
May 28, 2017, 17:01 PM IST
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga warms up for Roland Garros with Lyon clay breakthrough
The 32-year-old Tsonga will open his campaign at Roland Garros -- where he twice reached the semi-finals -- against Argentine Renzo Olivo, a first round casualty in Lyon.
May 28, 2017, 00:29 AM IST
French Open 2017: Vannemreddy Abhimanyu grabs wild card for Roland Garros junior event
The 17-year-old Abhimanyu tamed the fighting Japanese 6-1 4-6 6-1 in two hours and 15 minutes at court number six of Roland Garros.
May 27, 2017, 22:55 PM IST
French Open 2017, Women's Singles Preview: Missing stars let Roland Garros pretenders dream
Simona Halep, the 2014 runner-up, established herself as arguably the leading challenger by winning the Madrid Open before reaching the Rome final, but an ankle injury has cast doubt over her status.
May 26, 2017, 00:19 AM IST
French Open 2017, Men's Singles Preview: Rafael Nadal targets 10th title at Roland Garros
The 30-year-old has already reached the magical 10 titles number this year at the claycourt events in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.
May 26, 2017, 00:01 AM IST
French Open organisers unfazed with absence of stars Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova
The champion in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, Nadal, now 30, was written off when he lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2015 quarter-finals, ending a 39-match win streak in Paris since his shock defeat to Robin Soderling in 2009.
May 24, 2017, 09:11 AM IST
No sign of an end to French men's title drought at Roland Garros
Since Noah beat Mats Wilander 34 years ago, only the mercurial Henri Leconte has reached the final of the claycourt grand slam, losing in straight sets to the same Swede in 1988.
May 22, 2017, 12:21 PM IST
French Open: Maria Sharapova denied wild card at Roland Garros by French Tennis Federation
The five-time Grand Slam champion was banned for two years for using meldonium, with the penalty later reduced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport which ruled she was not an intentional doper.
May 17, 2017, 09:09 AM IST
Roger Federer pulls out of French Open 2017 in order to prolong his career
Federer, who clinched his 18th Grand Slam title at Australian Open earlier this year, won his sole Roland Garros title in 2009.
May 16, 2017, 09:49 AM IST
Wimbledon might give Maria Sharapova wild card to get into qualifying, feels Andy Murray
Sharapova returned last month from a doping ban to reach the semi-finals at the Stuttgart Open, but did not earn enough points to qualify for Roland Garros and is reliant on a wildcard for the qualifying tournament.
May 03, 2017, 14:07 PM IST
Monte Carlo Masters: Novak Djokovic survives Gilles Simon scare to a sluggish clay season start
He was broken at 4-4 in the final set but then reeled off three straight games to snatch victory in the second-round encounter.
Apr 18, 2017, 23:32 PM IST
French Open reluctant to hand Maria Sharapova wild card despite doping ban return
The Russian superstar will return to the tour on April 26 in Stuttgart, the day that her 15-month ban for testing positive for the banned substance meldonium ends.
Mar 03, 2017, 10:34 AM IST
AUS Open, Men's singles final, PREVIEW: Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal, captivating but lopsided rivalry
The head-to-head record between the Swiss and the Spaniard is anything but even, with Nadal winning 23 matches out of 34.
Jan 28, 2017, 14:11 PM IST
Australian Open 2017: Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov - PREVIEW
The 2009 winner is 7-1 in his matches with Dimitrov, including a four-set quarter-final win at the Australian Open three years ago.
Jan 26, 2017, 14:23 PM IST
Tennis star Ana Ivanovic announces retirement at age of 29, says not fit enough for elite level
Ivanovic became the first Serbian woman to win a grand slam tournament when she beat Russian Dinara Safina in the 2008 French Open final,
Dec 29, 2016, 09:12 AM IST
French Open win tops Andy Murray`s wishlist
The British world number two has two Wimbledon titles and a US Open crown to his name but he said he`d dearly love to triumph at Roland Garros.
Oct 14, 2016, 23:20 PM IST
Roger Federer admits he was `never good enough` to beat Rafael Nadal at French Open
Federer described the Spaniard as his greatest rival.
Jun 20, 2016, 00:05 AM IST
Wimbledon 2016: Injured Rafael Nadal pulls out of the Championships
The former World No.1 confirmed the news on his Facebook page on Thursday.
Jun 09, 2016, 22:19 PM IST
