WTA Tour 2021: A Great Season for Ashleigh Barty
Even though injuries set in at some point in time which ruined her opportunity to rake more titles, the 2021 Wimbledon winner is having a nice WTA season and now she is at the final round of the Cincinnati Masters. What a success! Ash Barty with Wimbledon title
'Her career is in danger due to mental issues' Becker reacts after Osaka's French Open withdrawal
Consequent withdrawal of Naomi Osaka from the French Open, Boris Becker is one of the stakeholders that reacted, saying the 23-year old's career is in danger. The Japanese initially announced not assuming media duties at the Roland Garros due to mental issues, which caused an uproar and series of responses from the four Grand Slam's organisers, slamming her with an expulsion threat.
Halep withdraws from Roland Garros
Simona Halep will not be participating at this year’s edition of the French Open at Roland Garros. The 2018 French Open champion made the disclosure on Friday.Halep announced that her decision to withdraw from this year’s tournament was influenced by a calf injury sustained at the Rome open earlier this month.
Ash Barty survives Pera's scare at Roland Garros
Australian tennis player, Ashleigh Barty turned around her one set deficit , taking her winning streak to eight match in a difficult 6-4,3-6,6-2 past Bernarda Pera The 25-year-old Aussie want to hit the ground running, in determination to honour her golden anniversary to make her folks and mentor proud of her.
I don't see Serena's game developing in the last few years - Wilander
Former tennis player, Mats Wilander has charged Serena Williams to be more creative if she wants to lay her hands on a major event trophy. The 23 time Grand Slam winner will planning to clinch a record-breaking 24th major title ahead of the French Open but needs to up her game.
'The King of Clay' Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in Straight Sets to Win Roland Garros
Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in straight set in French open. Also known as the Roland Garros. The victory over Djokovic at Roland bring the number Major Grand Slam of Nadal to 20 lever with Roger Federer while Djokovic have 17 Grand Slam. This is the 13th time Rafa Nadal will be winning the his career , winning it in 2005,2006,2007,2008,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2017,2018,2019 and 2020. The 34 years old Spanish tennis player success at the clay court have make him be declared as ' the king of clay'. Screenshot
Nadal starts Roland Garros title defence on a winning note
Roland Garros third-seeded player, Rafael Nadal has started his title defence on a high note printing past Alex Popyrin in a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 tie. Nadal, who only won an ATP title, including Barcelona Open will be starting a chance to will his record-breaking 21st Grand Slam.
Rublev suffers an early defeat at Roland Garros
Russia's Andrey Rublev has suffered an early exit from the French Open as Jan- Lennard Struff, defeating the world number seven in a 6-3,7-6,4-6,3-6,6-4 game. The Rolex Monte Carlo was a bug drive making Rublev believe that he will win something big, but his hopes have been dashed by the world number 42 Struff
Andreescu explains her decision to withdraw from Strasbourg ahead of Roland Garros
2019 US Open champion, Bianca Andreescu announced her decision to withdraw from the Internationaux de Strasbourg following her second-round win over Maryna Zanevska. The Canadian explained that she felt some discomfort in her abdominal region and would not like to take any risks ahead of the Roland Garros tournament.
Roland Garros announces wild cards
Ahead of the French Open, the wildcards for the Grand Slam have been announced, which is for the final draw, the wheelchair tennis and the quad competition.A wild card is a player included in the main draw of a tennis event at the decision of the local organising committee, as which they may be available for them for both main draws or qualifying draws.
Djokovic reveals why winning the French Open is a long shot
Novak Djokovic has disclosed that he has a long shot to winning the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros because he may have to play Rafa Nadal if he hopes to claim the next Grand Slam title in Paris.The Serbian made this admission on Sunday after losing a fourth Italian Open final to Nadal.
Nadal advances to the quarter-finals of the French Open with a victory over Sinner.
Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarter-finals of the French Open for the 15th time on Monday, defeating Italy's Jannik Sinner in straight sets to keep his hopes alive for a 14th Roland Garros championship and a record-tying 21st Grand Slam. Third seed Nadal overcame 19-year-old Sinner 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 and will now face Diego Schwartzman of Argentina, whom he defeated in the semi-finals last year.
Happenings as Roland Garros continues to the main draw
Following the kick-off into another new stage of the 125th edition of the Roland Garros, there were people seen queuing on the line to in the morning sun in Paris. From the climatic condition, the weather has reached an exact figure of 20 degrees with hats and shades on which was different from the cold weather that occurred in the last edition of the Paris major title event.
Statue in honour of Rafael Nadal unveiled at Roland-Garros
The 13-time Roland-Garros champion took part in a ceremony on Thursday where the sculpture was revealed for the first time. This year, Roland-Garros wanted to pay tribute to the player responsible for an entire, and perhaps the most illustrious, page in its history books. Today, a statue of Rafael Nadal was unveiled.
Shapovalov exits Roland Garros
World number ten, Dennis Shapovalov has withdrawn from the French Open due to the shoulder injury he sustained in Switzerland. The 22-year-old player has featured in major events in tennis but his best outing was the 2020 edition of the U.S. Open, where he reached the final eight of the Grand Slam.
FTF erects Nadal's statue due to his clay dominance
A metal statue of 13 times Roland Garros champion, Rafael Nadal has been erected. The statue was erected due to his heroics of the Spaniard in the Roland Garros, at which its works have been approved since 2017. The statue was commissioned by the French Tennis Federation (FTF), stands six meters (20 feet) tall and was built in Paris
Osaka hopes for breakthrough at Madrid Open
Consequent to not getting a breakthrough on the clay court, Noami Osaka will be hoping to replicate her form in the Madrid Open this week.The four-time Grand Slam champion has never won a WTA title on the red soil, including the Roland Garros, which has not made it past the third round.
Roland Garros '21: Azarenka through to the second round at Paris
Belarus's Victoria Azarenka got her first win in months after breezing through Svetlana Kuznetsova at her opening match of the French Open. Recall that she sustained a back injury that took her out of play for a while, but. enjoyed the game against Kuznetsova, 6-4,2-6,6-3 to cement her place in the second round of the Paris event.
Thiem faces early upset at Roland Garros
Two time Roland Garros finalist, Dominic Thiem has ended his dream to bag his maiden Grand Slam on clay in Paris, facing an early upset form Pablo Andujar. Thiem fell short of victory at the first round of the clay event for the first time in his career after Andujar pulled up a stunning 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 upset against the fourth-seeded Austrian on Sunday.
Federer to auction off some of his kits
World number eight, Roger Federer is set to auction off some of the kits that have taken him to the peak in the world of tennis.Some clothing and racquets used in his iconic Roland Garros Final with Robin Soderling, the only title he won on French soil and his sweatshirt he wore in his tie with Andy Murray at the 2012 edition of the Wimbledon finals The Swiss's assets are being priced tag in the range of £3000 to £70,000 including the wears and the racquet he used against Spain's Rafael Nadal in the 2007 edition of the Wimbledon final which is expected to bring 30,000 to 50,000 pounds.