Wish you were here? Reigning French Open champion Ash Barty pictured beer-in-hand watching Aussie Rules as Roland Garros Slam stumbles into second week amid terrible weather and surge in Covid-19 cases Barty was caught on camera enjoying a beer at the game in native Queensland She decided against defending her French Open title at Roland … Read more
British star Dan Evans involved in furious confrontation in French Open doubles match after being accused of cheating during first round victory Evans and Hurkacz were taking on Middelkoop and Demoline in doubles match Trouble flared in the deciding set of the first round tie on Wednesday night Demoliner and Middelkoop claimed the ball had … Read more
‘I have absolute belief in the performance strategy’: LTA chief executive Scott Lloyd takes swipe at Heather Watson over her criticism about lack of young British talent Heather Watson is furious about the lack of younger talent coming through No British singles players made it through to the French Open second round It’s the first … Read more
‘I don’t like when somebody is joking on you’: Furious Sara Errani accuses Kiki Bertens of faking injury after she left court in a wheelchair following French Open second-round win… and Italian even mocked her opponent during fiery Roland Garros contest Kiki Bertens scraped through her second-round contest against Sara Errani Bertens finally prevailed 7-6 7-6 (5) … Read more
Serena Williams WITHDRAWS from French Open due to achilles injury and admits she is struggling to even WALK Serena Williams was due to face Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round But the American has withdrawn from Roland Garros due to an achilles injury The 23-time major winner sustained the injury in the US Open three weeks … Read more
More Grand Slam controversy as Kristina Mladenovic loses a game, and then the entire match, after umpire allowed play to continue despite the ball clearly bouncing twice Kristina Mladenovic looked poised to take the first set before a wrong decision The ball bounced twice, but the umpire allowed play to continue in the game Laure … Read more
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
Andy Murray falls to heavy first-round defeat against old rival Stan Wawrinka at the French Open as the Scot wins just six games while Dan Evans loses in five sets to former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori Andy Murray was making his first appearance at Roland Garros for three years 2015 French Open winner Wawrinka … Read more
Andy Murray falls to emphatic first-round defeat by old rival Stan Wawrinka at the French Open Andy Murray was making his first appearance at Roland Garros for three years 2015 French Open winner Wawrinka hit 42 winners to Murray’s 10 in the match Murray’s defeat follows Dan Evans’ narrow loss to Kei Nishikori in a … 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