German Open grass-court tournament confirms Naomi Osaka won’t take part next week following the 23-year-old’s withdrawal from the French Open due to mental health concerns… with Wimbledon just three weeks away The tournament organisers wished Naomi Osaka the best for the rest of 2021 The German Open starts on 14 June – just two weeks … Read more
Novak Djokovic battles back from two sets down in the French Open fourth round after being stunned by 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti as world No 1 wins 16 out of the last 17 games before rival retires Novak Djokovic is into the quarter finals of the French Open but was tested Lorenzo Musetti won the first … Read more
Serena Williams suffers shock straight sets defeat to Elena Rybakina fourth-round of the French Open as wait for a 24th grand slam singles title goes on Serena Williams was beaten by Elena Rybakina in fourth round of French Open Williams looked solid in her first three matches but suffered a shock defeat Rybakina prevailed with … Read more
Johanna Konta to head into the grass-court season without a coach as British No 1 splits from Dimitri Zavialoff for a second time after disappointing first-round French Open loss Johanna Konta has split from her coach Dimitri Zavialoff for the second time The British No 1 announced that they parted ways after her French Open … Read more
Roger Federer PULLS OUT of the French Open due to fitness concerns and tells fans ‘it’s important that I listen to my body’ less than 24 hours after defeating Dominik Koepfer Roger Federer, 39, has withdrawn from the French Open in the fourth round On Saturday night the Swiss pulled off victory over German Dominik Koepfer … Read more
Roger Federer’s epic third-round victory over Dominik Koepfer marred by German striding over to Swiss ace’s side of the net and SPITTING on the ball mark after losing crucial point at the French Open Koepfer lost his cool after a marginal call at 30-40 in the fourth set He strode over to Federer’s side of … Read more
Novak Djokovic powers into French Open fourth round via straight sets victory over Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis without facing a single break point… and world No 1 will face Italian surprise package Lorenzo Musetti next Novak Djokovic beat Ricardas Berankis in his French Open third round clash The world No 1 won 6-1 6-4 6-1 and didn’t face … Read more
Stan Wawrinka RULED-OUT of Wimbledon as foot injury continues to plague the three-time Grand Slam champion… who hasn’t taken to the court since March Stan Wawrinka has been struggling with a foot injury since March this year The Swiss star underwent surgery on his left foot and still cannot take part Wawrinka was forced to … Read more
Serena Williams powers into fourth round at French Open with straight-sets victory over Danielle Collins as the draw opens up for the 23-time Grand Slam champion The 39-year-old is one of just four top 10 seeds left in the women’s draw The American seventh seed will now face Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina She is bidding to equal Margaret … Read more
‘I was thrown into the pit… we need to be more supporting’: Lewis Hamilton wades into the Naomi Osaka row and calls French Open organisers ‘not cool’ for fining her £10,500 over media boycott – and says he struggled with the same pressures Naomi Osaka was fined £10,500 by French Open chiefs after her first-round … Read more
Roger Federer digs deep to edge out Marin Cilic in two hours and 35 minutes to reach the French Open third round The Swiss superstar had a heated debate with the Umpire over a time violation Roger Federer won a decisive third set tie break to swing the game in his favour Federer beat Marin Cilic … Read more
Novak Djokovic through to the third round of the French Open after beating Pablo Cuevas in straight sets Novak Djokovic produced a clinical display to beat Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 Djokovic will now face Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis in the third round Berankis beat Australian James Duckworth 7-5 2-6 7-6(4) 6-0 to set up the clash By … Read more
World No 1 Ashleigh Barty QUITS French Open mid-way through second-round clash with Magda Linette as 2019 champion’s hip injury flares up again World No 1 Ashleigh Barty is out of the French Open after a hip injury The heavy favourite was losing 6-1 2-2 to Magda Linette before calling it a day Barty barely … Read more