WASHINGTON, November 3, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Rafael Nadal pulled out of his Paris Rolex Masters quarterfinal Friday, just hours before he was scheduled to face qualifier Filip Krajinovic. In doing so, he forfeited an opportunity to go […]
PARIS, June 19, 2017 (FFT Press Release) An official partner and timekeeper of the Paris-based Masters 1000 since 2007, Rolex, the prestigious watch manufacturer, has Monday become the event’s naming partner. The tournament, run by the French Tennis Federation, will […]
PARIS, June 11, 2017 Rafael Nadal wins a 10th Roland Garros title having lost just 35 games and didn’t even drop a set all tournament. The 31-year-old Spaniard defeated Stan Wawrinka in Sunday’s final 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Nadal was in […]
PARIS, June 10, 2017 (USTA Press Release) 15-year old Whitney Osuigwe, of Bradenton, Florida, defeated fellow US-American Claire Liu, 17, of Thousand Oaks, California, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, in an all-US-American girls’ singles final at the French Open in Paris on […]
PARIS, June 10, 2017 Jelena Ostapenko rallies past Simona Halep in Saturday’s women’s final at Roland Garros, winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. The 20-year-old from Latvia hit 54 winners and broke serve eight times, thundering a backhand down the line to […]
PARIS, June 9, 2017 Rafael Nadal continues his attempt to clinch his 10th singles title at Roland Garros. The 31-year-old Spaniard beat Dominic Thiem on Friday 6-3, 6-4, 6-0. Nadal hit 23 winners and broke serve six times to advance […]
PARIS, June 8, 2017 On Thursday, Gabriela Dabrowski from Ottawa became the first Canadian woman to win a Grand Slam. The 25-year-old captured the mixed doubles title at Roland-Garros with her partner Rohan Bopanna of India. The pair defeated Germany’s Anna-Lena […]
PARIS, June 8, 2017 (ITF Press Release) Spanish duo Sergio Casal and Emilio Sanchez were presented with the ITF’s highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, at the 2017 ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday in Paris at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines. […]
PARIS, June 7, 2017 World No. 1 Andy Murray is through to his 21st Grand Slam semi-final, where he will meet Stan Wawrinka at Roland Garros on Friday. The 30-year-old Briton fought past eighth seed Kei Nishikori of Japan on Wednesday […]
PARIS, June 7, 2017 Dominic Thiem headlined Wednesday morning’s quarterfinal action at Roland-Garros, knocking defending champion Novak Djokovic on Court Suzanne Lenglen. The 23-year-old Austrian dominated the encounter, hitting 38 winners and broke serve six times. Thiem didn’t struggle and kept […]
