Djokovic, Bautista qualify for French Open 3rd round
Paris, May 30 (IANS) Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia on Wednesday won in the second round of the French Open with a 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Spain’s Jaume Munar. It took…
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Kvitova books place in French Open 3rd round
Paris, May 30 (IANS) Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, eighth seed, advanced to the third round of the French Open on Wednesday after beating Spain’s Lara Arruabarrena 6-0, 6-4. Kvitova knocked out her world No….
Carre?o Busta advances to French Open 3rd round
Paris, May 30 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Pablo Carre?o Busta, tenth-seeded, advanced to the third round of the French Open on Wednesday after defeating Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-4. In a…
Halep wins challenging first round match at French Open
Paris, May 30 (IANS) Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world No. 1, advanced to the second round of the French Open on Wednesday despite a spirited challenge from the United States’ Alison Riske 2-6, 6-1,…
Cilic powers past Duckworth into French Open 2nd round
Paris, May 29 (IANS) Croatian Marin Cilic, third-seeded, on Tuesday beat Australia’s James Duckworth 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) to advance to the second round of the French Open. Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion, blasted…
Muguruza beats Kuznetsova after rain delay, heads to French Open 2nd round
Paris, May 29 (IANS) Spain’s Garbi?e Muguruza, third seeded, prevailed on Tuesday over Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 in the first round of the French Open, after the match was suspended for around half…
Nadal leads 2-0 before rain interruption, Wawrinka crashes out
Paris, May 29 (IANS) Rafael Nadal was one set away from victory before rain interrupted his match against Italy’s Simone Bolelli in the men’s singles first round of the French Open. The same day witnessed…
Munar fights his way past Ferrer in French Open 1st round
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar on Monday beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 3-6, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 in an epic first-round match at the French Open, a Grand Slam event…
Bautista Agut battles to reach French Open 2nd round
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain fought hard on Monday to defeat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in the first round of the French Open 6-2, 6-7 (3), 1-6, 6-4, 6-4. After a…
Thiem kicks off French Open run on auspicious note
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Austria’s Dominc Thiem on Monday started his quest for his first Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 win over Ilya Ivashka of Belarus in the opening round of the…
Djokovic advances to French Open 2nd round at Dutra Silva’s expense
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Serbia’s Novak Djokovic on Monday defeated Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the French Open, the second Grand Slam tennis event of the season,…
Arruabarrena upsets Babos, heads to French Open second round
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Lara Arruabarrena Vecino, world No. 91, advanced to the second round of the French Open on Monday after pulling off an upset victory over world No. 37 Timea…
Garcia Lopez stuns Wawrinka in 1st round of French Open
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Spain’s Guillermo Garcia Lopez on Monday pulled off a big upset, stunning the 2017 French Open finalist Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the opening round…
Kvitova qualifies for French Open 2nd round
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic on Monday beat Paraguay’s Veronica Cepede Royg 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 to advance to the second round of the French Open. In their first career encounter,…
Suarez Navarro sails through French Open 1st round
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro, world No. 23, on Monday sailed through the first round of the French Open with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Croatia’s Ana Konjuh in just…
Kozlova upsets holder Ostapenko in French Open 1st round
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Ukraine’s Kateryna Kozlova has knocked out defending champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the French Open, a Grand Slam clay court tennis event. Ostapenko committed…
French Open: China’s Wang beats Venus Williams in first round
Paris, May 27 (IANS) China’s Wang Qiang avenged her two previous losses to Venus Williams by beating the American veteran 6-4, 7-5 in the women’s first round of the French Open on Sunday. Wang lost…
Carre?o Busta advances to 2nd round of French Open
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Spain’s Pablo Carre?o Busta, the 10th seed, on Sunday rallied from a set down to defeat qualifier Jozef Kovalik of Slovakia 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) in the first round of…
Kyrgios pulls out of French Open due to injury
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios was forced to withdraw from the French Open on Sunday after failing to recover from an elbow injury. The 23-year-old, seeded 21st at Roland Garros, was…
Svitolina beats Tomljanovic in French Open round 1
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Fourth seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine defeated Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday in the first round of the French Open. The two-time French Open quarterfinalist needed one hour and…