PARIS/STARNBERG, October 4 ,2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) Sunday, during the first match of the day on Court Philippe-Chatrier, 19-year-old Polish prospect Iga Swiatek produced one of her best career-performance so far, easing past No. 1 seed Simona Halep 6-1, 6-2 in just 68 minutes, which ended […]
WASHINGTON, October 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When 87th-ranked Paula Badosa of Spain was a junior player, she recalled how there were a lot of expectations placed upon her in her country, saying she needed to be “the next [Maria] Sharapova … […]
WASHINGTON, October 3, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The best revenge is massive success and that’s what World No. 2 and French Open top seed Simona Halep is enjoying at Roland Garros. On Friday, Halep delivered a knock-out punch to 2019 Roland […]
WASHINGTON, October 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Women’s seventh seed Petra Kvitova achieved her 25th career match-win at Roland Garros on Thursday. Her quick and efficient, 84-minute 6-3, 6-3 victory over Italy’s 94th-ranked Jasmine Paolini in the first match of […]
WASHINGTON, October 1, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On any given week, expect the unexpected – especially at Roland Garros. Take for instance, 161st-ranked Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia. The oft-injured, former World No. 26 has put together back-to-back wins at […]
STARNBERG/PARIS, September 30, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) As reported earlier today, Wednesday’s Day 4 at Roland Garros was overshadowed by the withdrawal of 23-time major singles champion Serena Williams. The 39-year-old American was set to face Bulgarian veteran Tsvetana Pironkova in the second match on […]
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Ever since Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko lifted the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen after her improbable title run to win the 2017 French Open, there’s been the added pressure that goes with being a Grand Slam […]
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Sixth seed Serena Williams is an incredible 75-1 in major first rounds following her 7-6 (2), 6-0 first-round win over 102nd-ranked American Kristie Ahn on Monday. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion’s only first-round Grand Slam […]
WASHINGTON, September 28, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) History was made as the later-than-usual pandemic edition of the French Open began against a backdrop of autumn – and with the lights turned on – amid a cold and rainy Sunday in Paris. The […]
WASHINGTON, September 27, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Simona Halep won the first of her two major titles at Roland Garros in 2018. This year, in the absence of last year’s champion, World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, and […]
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