Cameron Norrie saves the blushes of British tennis and cruises through to the second round of the French Open with straight-sets win over American Bjorn Fratangelo Cameron Norrie took a 7-5, 7-6, 6-2 victory over American Bjorn Fratangelo He will face the winner of South Africa’s Lloyd Harris and Italian Lorenzo Sonego The 25-year-old could … Read more
Naomi Osaka, 23, on Sunday at Roland Garros. She refused to take part in the press conference afterwards, saying she didn’t want to ‘subject’ herself to journalists because they ‘doubt’ her and she wanted to protect her mental health Tennis veterans Patrick McEnroe and Billie Jean King weighed into the row over Naomi Osaka‘s decision … Read more
Tennis icon Billie Jean King says she is ‘torn’ over Naomi Osaka‘s decision not to speak to the press during the French Open. The world No 2 announced before the Grand Slam that she was not going to be talking to the media to protect her mental health and, following her first round win on … Read more
Last Wednesday on social media that she would not participate in the mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros 2021. Following this announcement, the Roland-Garros teams asked her to reconsider her position and tried unsuccessfully to speak with her to check on her well-being, understand the specifics of her issue and what might be done to address it … Read more
MIKE DICKSON: I sympathise with Naomi Osaka’s plight, but talking is part of the deal – nobody is bigger than the game and the Grand Slams are right to reassert that principle Sharing your thoughts is a key part of the grand bargain of professional sports There is a reason every player who reaches the … Read more
Last Wednesday on social media that she would not participate in the mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros 2021. Following this announcement, the Roland-Garros teams asked her to reconsider her position and tried unsuccessfully to speak with her to check on her well-being, understand the specifics of her issue and what might be done to address it … Read more
Andy Murray ‘has an INCREDIBLE chance’ of doing well in this summer’s grasscourt season, says close confidant Mark Petchey… despite Scot choosing to miss French Open due to concerns of hip ‘soreness’ Murray will miss the clay court event starting at Roland Garros this weekend He is instead preparing to come back next week at … Read more
Dan Evans STUNNED in first round of French Open by Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic in three-hour epic… leaving British No 1 without a win at Roland Garros in TWO years Dan Evans was knocked out of the French Open by Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia World No 48 Kecmanovic prevailed with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory in Paris … Read more
Novak Djokovic clinches his 83rd ranking title with victory in Belgrade as he completes his preparations and sets sights on winning the French Open for the first time in five years Novak Djokovic secured the Belgrade Open with victory over Alex Molcan The Serbian now sets his sights on next week’s French Open at Roland … Read more
Rafael Nadal questions Naomi Osaka’s press boycott at the French Open… with world No 2 warning rivals that ‘we will not be the athletes that we are today’ WITHOUT the media Rafael Nadal says he respects Naomi Osaka’s decision but doesn’t agree with it The 23-year-old revealed her decision via a social media post earlier … Read more
As someone who began facing very large press conferences at the age of seventeen I can understand why they might make Naomi Osaka uneasy. Yet I cannot agree with her refusing to speak to the media at the forthcoming French Open, as she announced this week. When I heard about it my first thought is … Read more
Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer are ALL placed on the same side of the draw for French Open as repeat of 2020 final is ruled out with Serb and Spaniard due to meet in the semis Both men’s and women’s draw has been made for the 2021 French Open Last year’s men’s finalists … Read more
Roger Federer loses latest comeback match in Geneva, while top seed Serena Williams suffers another early exit on clay in Parma Federer lost his first clay-court match in almost two years on Tuesday The 39-year-old was playing for the first time since losing in Doha in March Serena Williams’s preparations for the French Open suffered … Read more