WASHINGTON, October 11, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In the period of one Paris fortnight, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek went from being unseeded at Roland Garros to cracking the Top 20 after her remarkable French Open victory Saturday. During the short span […]
WASHINGTON, October 7, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In his 100th career French Open match, Rafael Nadal won for the 98th time on the red clay of Roland Garros and reached his 13th semifinal with a 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-1 victory […]
STARNBERG, October 5, 2020 Rafael Nadal began his French Open 2020 journey by winning against Egor Gerasimov of Belarus. He is on a mission to acquire his 13th French Open title to take his Grand Slam total to 20. For […]
PARIS/STARNBERG, October 2, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) Rafael Nadal continues his quest for a 20th major singles title – aiming to match Roger Federer’s record – following a hazard-free 6-1, 6-4, 6-0 win over 28-year-old Italian Stefano Travaglia in just […]
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 […]
STARNBERG, September 28, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) The start into Monday’s action at Roland Garros was delayed on the outside courts for two hours due to heavy rain. While most players were waiting for the official go of the organizers […]
WASHINGTON, September 26, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Friday was French Open Media Day at Stade Roland Garros. When it was time for 12-time champion Rafael Nadal to take center stage, the media listened up. The much-admired King of Clay had plenty […]
STARNBERG, September 18, 2020 Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal has secured his berth in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, his first tournament since February. The No. 2 seed dispatched Serb Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 6-3 in his third-round match under the […]
STARNBERG, September 16, 2020 Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal began his Internazionali BNL d’Italia title defence in Rome on Wednesday evening with a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 win over last week’s US Open semi-finalist Pablo Carreno Busta in his first clay-court match of […]
WASHINGTON, August 6, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) While men’s World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and women’s World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty are the highest-profile players to decline playing in the US Open because of their concerns about travel during the coronavirus pandemic, […]
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