PARIS, June 5, 2018 World No. 72 Marco Cecchinato became the first Italian man in 40 years to reach a Grand Slam semi-final with a memorable 6-3, 7-6(4), 1-6, 7-6(11) victory over 2016 French Open champion Novak Djokovic after three […]
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Going into his French Open quarterfinal match against No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev Tuesday afternoon on Court Philippe Chatrier, Dominic Thiem summed up the feelings of many Austrians and Germans when he said during […]
PARIS, June 4, 2018 Juan Martín Del Potro has advanced to his first quarterfinal at Roland Garros since 2012. The Argentinian former US Open champion edged past John Isner 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in Monday’s third match on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Del Potro […]
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Shortly before she was due to face No. 28 seed Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of the French Open Monday afternoon, Serena Williams pulled out of Roland Garros with an arm injury. The 23-time […]
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Top-seeded Simona Halep dropped just three games during her 59-minute fourth-round route of Belgian Elise Mertens at the French Open on Monday afternoon. As she moves closer to achieving her first Grand Slam […]
PARIS, June 3, 2018 Novak Djokovic reached an Open Era record 12th quarterfinal at Roland Garros and equalled Roger Federer’s record of 9 straight appearances in the last 8 in Paris. The 31-year-old from Serbia defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in Sunday’s final […]
PARIS, June 3, 2018 Alexander Zverev reaches his maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal after a third consecutive five-set victory at Roland Garros. The No. 2 seed from Germany rallied past Russian young gun Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 on […]
PARIS, June 2, 2018 The ladies headlined Saturday’s French Open third round matches in the later afternoon. Three-time Roland Garros champion Serena Williams put together a commanding performance to see off 11th favourite Julia Görges 6-3, 6-4 and set up a fourth-round […]
PARIS, June 2, 2018 Maximilian Marterer becomes the 70th man to reach the round of 16 on their debut appearance in Roland Garros‘ Open Era. The 22-year-old German defeated Estonia’s Jurgen Zopp 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday. Marterer was in […]
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Andrea Petkovic is enjoying success on her own terms at the 2018 French Open. That means not only is she competing in the women’s singles draw, she’s also writing about her experiences – on deadline […]
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