Tag: French Open

Djokovic, Nadal seeded to meet in French Open quarterfinals

In addition, as the sixth seed, talented Spanish player Carlos Alcaraz joins the two stalwarts in the top half and could face Djokovic or Nadal in the semifinals.

May 21, 2022

Barbora sets up fourth-round clash with world No. 1 Ashleigh

"At the end, when she missed the last ball, I was just extremely happy that it's over. I was really happy it's over."

July 4, 2021

Osaka episode

Osaka's unfulfilled departure from Paris is bad luck not only for her but for the French Open as well.

June 6, 2021

Maria, Coco move into French Open pre-quarterfinals

"I think it was one of my best matches I have played in a long time," Maria Sakkari said after beating Elise Mertens.

June 6, 2021

French Open: 2019 finalist Vondrousova reaches 4th round

World No.32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia upset No.3 seed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 to reach the pre-quarterfinals for the second time.

June 5, 2021

Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to lift French Open 2020 title; equals Roger Federer’s record

This is the first time since the 2014 French Open that Rafael Nadal managed to beat world number one Novak Djokovic in a Grand Slam final.

October 11, 2020

19-year-old Iga Swiatek beat Sofia Kemon to lift maiden French Open title

Iga Swiatek, who beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1, is the youngest French Open champion since Rafael Nadal in 2005, who was also aged 19.

October 11, 2020

French Open: Djokovic advances, Muguruza crashes out

On Saturday, Djokovic defeated Galan 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 to improve to 71-14 in French Open grand slam.

October 4, 2020

French Open director feels overconfidence led to Adria Open fiasco

Forget stated they would be following all necessary protocols put in place by the government for the safety of everyone involved in the tournament.

July 6, 2020

Novak Djokivic planning to skip US Open to prepare for French Open this year

Novak Djokovic stated that he would not risk his health given that the restrictions would be there in New York even during the weeks of the US Open.

June 10, 2020

ATP launches program to raise funds for coaches affected by COVID-19 pandemic

Meanwhile, the ATP had extended the suspension of its Tours till at least the end of July and thus, the list of cancelled tournaments exceeded 40.

June 9, 2020

Roland Garros will take place this year, says head of French tennis

The French Open was initially scheduled to take place from May 24 to June 7 but due to the outbreak of the virus, it was postponed till September 20.

June 3, 2020

Putting us in lockdown once a year will be ‘good for nature’: Tsitsipas

World number 6 was also quick to add that it has been a kind of a blessing in disguise for him as he is getting to spend some quality time with his family.

May 22, 2020

2020 French Open could be held behind closed doors

While the new start date was originally supposed to be September 20, Guidicelli said that this could be pushed back to September 27.

May 10, 2020

French Open organisers to refund all tickets

French Open has been postponed from this month until September because of the coronavirus pandemic

May 8, 2020

Fifteen years on, how maiden Monte Carlo win sparked Nadal breakthrough

Despite his maiden victory in Monte Carlo, however, Nadal wasn't sounding confident about his chances at Roland Garros later that season.

April 19, 2020

Wimbledon 2020 to announce its cancellation on Wednesday: Report

Earlier the French Open had pushed back this year's competition from May to September, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 30, 2020