Sindhu enters quarters, Praneeth bows out of French Open
India ace P V Sindhu advanced to the quarterfinals with a straight-game win over Japan's Sayaka Sato but B Sai Praneeth crashed out of the French Open BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament here.
India ace P V Sindhu advanced to the quarterfinals with a straight-game win over Japan's Sayaka Sato but B Sai Praneeth crashed out of the French Open BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament here.
Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth entered the quarter-finals, defeating their respective opponents in the Denmark Open here on Thursday.
Tai Tzu and Kento Momota, who won in Denmark, will be title favourites again.
The King of Clay defeats Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
Halep had lost her three previous major finals
The 32-year-old Spaniard, with 16 majors to his name, will play his 24th Grand Slam final at Roland Garros against Dominic Thiem who is in his first.
"For me staying calm is the most important thing," added Stephens, who called herself a "real fighter" after the US Open.
In his 24th Grand Slam final, Nadal will face Thiem who ended Marco Cecchinato's French Open fairytale.
Halep, the runner-up in 2014 and 2017, enjoyed a 6-1 6-4 victory over 2016 champion and third seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain.