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Petkovic Opens Paris Stay With Win

PARIS, May 24, 2016 Andrea Petkovic made her way into the second round at Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Laura Robson. The 28th seed from Germany broke her opponent’s service six times to secure victory in one hour […]

Djokovic, Murray And Nadal Start Title Bid In Paris

PARIS, May 24, 2016 The top-seeds in the men’s draw found their way into the second round of the French Open on Tuesday. World number one Novak Djokovic eased past Yen-Hsun Lu, winning 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in one hour and […]

Coric Wins Battle Of The Teenagers In Paris

PARIS, May 24, 2016 Borna Coric emerged victorious from the battle of the young guns with Taylor Fritz in the opening round at Roland Garros. The 19-year-old Croat won 82% of his first service points, hitting five aces. Coric didn’t […]

Thiem Moves Into Second Round At Roland Garros

PARIS, May 24, 2016 Austrian youngster Dominic Thiem could be one of the dark horses at the 2016 French Open. The 22-year-old lifted the trophy in Nice last Saturday and opened his Roland Garros campaign with a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, […]

Bouchard With Flying Start At Roland Garros

PARIS, May 24, 2016 Some of the outdoor courts were really crowded on Tuesday morning at Roland Garros. One of them was No 16, where Eugenie Bouchard successfully opened her French Open campaign with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Laura […]

Kerber Falls In Opening Round At Roland Garros

PARIS, May 24, 2016 Reigning Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber was knocked out in the opening round in Paris, losing 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to Kiki Bertens. The 24-year-old Belgian arrived in the capital of France, having made a clean sweep […]

Edmund Makes Winning Start In Paris

PARIS, May 24, 2016 Kyle Edmund has returned to Roland Garros for the second time after he made his debut in Paris last year. The 21-year-old Brit, who already captured two ATP Challenger titles this season in Dallas and Rome, […]

Trungelliti Stuns Cilic, Murray On His Way To Fight Back

PARIS, May 23, 2016 Marco Trungelliti caused the upset of the day at Roland Garros downing Geneva Open runner-up and world number 11 Marin Cilic 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. The 26-year-old Argentine, who is currently ranked on a career high 167th […]

Four Men To Celebrate Grand Slam Main Draw Debut At Roland Garros

PARIS, May 20, 2016 Four men will celebrate their Grand Slam debut in the singles competition of Roland Garros: two Spaniards, one Austrian as well as one youngster from Serbia. Roberto Carballés-Baena, who defeated Marius Copil 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 and […]

Roland Garros Releases List Of Tournament Participants

PARIS, April 14, 2016 Among the 104 players entered directly into the draw for the men’s singles are the 97 best players in the ATP rankings as of 11th April 2016. Added to these are 7 players with a protected […]