Heather Watson slams LTA after a rapid Brexit from the French Open… no British singles player has made it to the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2013 Heather Watson is furious about the lack of younger talent coming through No British singles players made it through to the French … Read more
Novak Djokovic eases through to second round of the French Open in his first Grand Slam match since being disqualified from the US Open Novak Djokovic is through to the next round thanks to a straight sets victory He beat Sweden’s Mikael Ymer 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 in what was a straightforward match It was Djokovic’s … Read more
Serena Williams recovers from wobbly start to join Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem in the second round at the French Open Williams came through 7-6, 6-0 against American compatriot Kirstie Ahn Nadal made his entrance with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over Egor Gerasimov of Belarus Thiem overcame another former New York winner, Marin Cilic, in … Read more
British number-one Dan Evans suffers disappointing first-round exit from the French Open following a five-set marathon with Japan’s Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori advanced to the next round in a hard-fought match with Dan Evans Evans dominated the first set but Nishikori responded by claiming the second In a thrilling third set which could have gone … Read more
‘I’m not sitting here because I’m going to get frozen… I live in Florida, I’m used to hot weather!’: Former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka storms off the court on first day of the French Open as wet and windy weather causes havoc By Charlotte Daly For Mailonline Published: 11:03 BST, 27 September 2020 | … Read more
‘It doesn’t matter if she’s 14 or 40, she’s there for a reason’: Johanna Konta hopes to pop Coco Gauff’s aura during French Open first round clash By Mike Dickson for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:59 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 22:59 BST, 26 September 2020 At 16 Coco Gauff has already built … Read more
Serena Williams hoping to recover from Achilles issue in time to compete for 24th Grand Slam at Rolland Garros… but is complaining about the weather in Paris in rescheduled tournament Serena Williams is still chasing a 24th Grand Slam title ahead of the French Open The American is suffering from an Achilles injury picked up … Read more
‘They are dangerous as they could injure players’: Twelve-time champion Rafael Nadal hits out at use of ‘super heavy’ Wilson balls for French Open King of Roland Garros expressed his displeasure at the switch to a Wilson ball The Spaniard suggested that the choice of balls could lead to player injuries Nadal feels the ball … Read more
Serena Williams takes a break from tennis training to cuddle up with her daughter Alexis Olympia ahead of celebrating her 38th birthday By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 19:11 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 19:11 BST, 25 September 2020 Serena Williams has quite a weekend ahead of her. On Saturday, the tennis champ will … Read more
French Open forced to reduce number of fans allowed in to just 1,000 per day to comply with new rules as COVID-19 cases continue to soar in Paris By Press Association Reporter Published: 13:41 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 13:41 BST, 25 September 2020 The French Tennis Federation said it ‘deeply regrets these new … Read more
Brits handed tough opening round draws at French Open as Andy Murray faces Stan Wawrinka and Jo Konta takes on young star Coco Gauff British talent will face tough opponents in the first round of the French Open Andy Murray will play Stan Warwinka, who beat him in the 2017 semi-final Jo Konta will take … Read more
Novak Djokovic puts US Open defaulting behind him and makes history by winning Italian Open to prove what a threat he will be to favourite Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros Novak Djokovic took his 36th Masters 1000 title by winning in Rome on Monday The world No 1 overcame his US Open fiasco to ease … Read more
French Open forced to reduce number of fans allowed in by more than half to 5,000 per day as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Paris Initially 11,500 spectators a day were to be admitted under strict conditions But that has now been reduced to 5,000 as cases of Covid-19 continue to rise The fans … Read more