Paes-Lipsky crash out of French Open
Paris, June 2 (IANS) Veteran Indian star Leander Paes and his American partner Scott Lipsky crashed out of the French Open following a straight sets loss in the second round of the men’s doubles event…
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Lopez upsets Ferrer to enter French Open 3rd round
Paris, June 2 (IANS) Feliciano Lopez marched to the third round of the French Open tennis tournament after his marathon win over David Ferrer. The 35-year-old victor beat world No. 33 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 4-6,…
Bopanna, Raja-Sharan advance at French Open
Paris, June 2 (IANS) India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski had a rollicking start to their French Open mixed doubles campaign by outclassing the Australian pair of Jessica Moore and Matt Reid…
Bopanna, Dabrowski advance in French Open mixed doubles
Paris, June 1 (IANS) India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski had a rollicking start to their French Open mixed doubles campaign by outclassing the Australian pair of Jessica Moore and Matt Reid…
Cilic reaches second round of French Open
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Marin Cilic, World No. 8, on Thursday advanced to the second round of the French Open after an easy victory over Russian Konstantin Kravchuk. The Croatian tennis star needed one hour…
Svitolina, Radwanska in third round of French Open
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Ukraine tennis player Elina Svitolina and ninth seed Agnieszka Radwanska rallied past their opponents in the second round of the French Open here on Thursday. Svitolina, placed sixth on the WTA…
Muguruza enters French Open 3rd round
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Fourth seed Garbi?e Muguruza of Spain reached the third round of the French Open tennis tournament after beating Estonian Anett Kontaveit in a hard-fought match. After conceding the first set, the…
Ostapenko enters French Open 3rd round
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko defeated Puerto Rican Monica Puig in straight sets to enter the third round of the French Open tennis tournament. The 19-year-old Ostapenko defeated Puig 6-3, 6-2 in one…
Dimitrov beats Robredo to advance at French Open
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Grigor Dimitrov, this year’s Australian Open semi-finalist, made his way to the third round of the French Open tennis tournament after defeating veteran Spanish player Tommy Robredo in straight sets. The…
Djokovic enters 3rd round of French Open
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Defending champion Novak Djokovic has defeated Joao Sousa of Portugal in straight sets to enter the third round of the French Open tennis tournament. The second seeded Serbian star defeated Sousa…
Nadal storms into French Open third round
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Rafael Nadal confidently moved one step closer to a potential 10th French Open title with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 second-round victory over Robin Haase. The Spaniard needed just an hour and…
Paes, Bopanna advance at French Open
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Indian stars Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna notched up contrasting wins in their respective matches to enter the second round of the men’s doubles competition at the French Open tennis tournament…
Bopanna advances at French Open
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Indian star Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas registered a straight sets win to enter the second round of the men’s doubles competition at the French Open tennis tournament…
Renzo Olivo shocks Tsonga to advance to second round of French Open
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Argentine Renzo Olivo ousted Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the world no. 11 and seeded 12, in the first round of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros here on Wednesday. The…
Ostapenko beats Puig, through to third round of French Open
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday defeated Puerto Rican Monica Puig to go through to the third round of the French Open tennis tournament. Ostapenko defeated Puig 6-3, 6-2 in a match…
Thiem, Goffin reach third round at French Open
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Austria’s Dominic Thiem, sixth seed, and Belgium’s David Goffin on Wednesday reached the third round at the French Open tennis tournament. The Austrian beat Italian Simone Bolelli 7-5, 6-1, 6-3 in…
Venus Williams enters third round of French Open
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Venus Williams eased into the third round of the French Open with a straight sets win over Japanese Kurumi Nara here on Wednesday. Williams, who is seeded 10th, won 6-3, 6-1…
Murray advances to second round of French Open
Paris, May 31 (IANS) British world No. 1 Andy Murray defeated Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 at the French Open to advance to the second round. Murray needed almost two and a half…
Zverev eliminated from interrupted first round at French Open
Paris, May 30 (IANS) Germany’s promising tennis star Alexander Zverev experienced a disappointing maiden French Open appearance as he lost to Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 2-6 in an interrupted men’s first round…
Wawrinka in second round of French Open
Paris, May 30 (IANS) Third seed Stan Wawrinka on Tuesday defeated Slovakian Jozef Kovalik to advance to the second round of the French Open here. The World No. 3 tennis star finished the game 6-2,…