French Open: Nadal to face Thiem for title!
PARIS: Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal reached his 11th French Open final on Friday when he demolished Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets, setting up a title showdown with Dominic Thiem, the…
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PARIS: Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal reached his 11th French Open final on Friday when he demolished Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets, setting up a title showdown with Dominic Thiem, the…
PARIS: World number 72 Marco Cecchinato said he had "amazed" himself by becoming the first Italian man in 40 years to reach a Grand Slam semi-final with a breathtaking 6-3,…
BRUSSELS: Belgian police has held 13 people today in an investigation into match-fixing in tennis, prosecutors said, barely a month after a major independent report warned of a "tsunami" of…
PARIS: Serena Williams announced her shock withdrawal from the French Open through injury on Monday just minutes before her scheduled fourth-round clash against long-time bitter rival and fellow Grand Slam…
PARIS: Serena and Venus Williams were dumped out of the women's doubles at the French Open today by third seeds Andreja Klepac and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. Slovenian Klepa and Spain's Martinez…
PARIS: Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem reached his third successive French Open quarter-final on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 win over Japan's Kei Nishikori. Thiem, the only man to defeat…
PARIS: Serena Williams set up a mouth-watering French Open showdown against bitter rival Maria Sharapova on Saturday as Rafael Nadal kept his bid for the 11th title on track with a 16th…
PARIS: Maria Sharapova set up a potential last-16 clash with Serena Williams by crushing sixth seed Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 6-1 in the French Open third round today. The five-time Grand…
PARIS: Serena Williams battles back from a set and break down to defeat Australia's Ashleigh Barty 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the French Open third round on Thursday. The three-time champion…
PARIS: Two-time champion Maria Sharapova edged closer to a possible French Open last-16 duel with Serena Williams by seeing off Croatia's Donna Vekic 7-5, 6-4 in the second round today. Former…
Rafael Nadal stormed into the French Open third round today as he continued his bid for an 11th title by sweeping aside Argentinian Guido Pella 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. The top seed had…
PARIS: Top seed Simona Halep reached the French Open third round today with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Taylor Townsend of the United States. Halep, twice a runner-up in Paris,…
PARIS: Former champion Novak Djokovic reached the French Open third round for the 13th consecutive year by beating Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 6-4 today, while second seed…
PARIS: Serena Williams made a winning return to Grand Slam tennis which was as memorable as her body-hugging black catsuit when she reached the Roland Garros second round today. The 36-year-old…
PARIS: Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka continued to struggle with form and fitness as he was dumped out in the first round by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez today, a defeat which…
PARIS: Fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov reached the French Open second round today, even if he wasn't exactly sure who he was facing on the other side of the net. Dimitrov had…
ROME: Elina Svitolina underlined her status as a top favorite for the French Open by sweeping Simona Halep aside 6-0, 6-4 to successfully defend her Italian Open crown today. In…
ROME: Rafael Nadal closed in on an eighth Rome Masters title as he dismissed old rival Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final for a record-extending 10th time.…
ROME: Defending champion Elina Svitolina moved one win away from her second title at the Italian Open on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Anett Kontaveit. Fourth-ranked Svitolina is aiming for…
ROME: Rafael Nadal brushed aside the challenge of Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov with a 6-4, 6-1 victory to reach the Italian Open quarter-finals today. The 31-year-old will face Italian Fabio…
MADRID: Maria Sharapova reached the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Wednesday with an impressive 6-3, 6-4 demolition of France's Kristina Mladenovic. Former world number one Sharapova fired 30 winners and nine aces in…
MADRID: Maria Sharapova won for the first time since the Australian Open as she beat Mihaela Buzarnescu, 6-4, 6-1, on Sunday in the Madrid Open. Sharapova rediscovers winning form The Russian five-time Grand…
BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal racked up the 400th clay court victory of his career on Saturday as he swept past Belgium's David Goffin 6-4, 6-0 to reach the Barcelona final and stand…
BARCELONA: Ten-time Barcelona champion Nadal took his clay-court streak to 42 consecutive sets won when he battled to 6-0, 7-5 triumph over Martin Klizan here today, also moving just one win…