Johanna Konta hopes to pop Coco Gauff’s aura during French Open first round clash 

‘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 to compete for 24th Grand Slam at French Open

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

Twelve-time champion Nadal hits out at use of ‘super heavy’ Wilson balls for French Open 

‘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

French Open forced to reduce number of fans to just 1,000 per day to comply with new rules

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

Novak Djokovic’s Italian Open win showed what a threat he is to French Open favourite Rafael Nadal

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 reduce number of fans to 5,000 per day as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Paris 

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

Novak Djokovic calls for support for US Open line judge targeted by trolls for his disqualification

‘She’s done NOTHING wrong at all’: Novak Djokovic urges his fans to leave the line judge involved in his US Open disqualification alone after she is bombarded with threats by trolls mocking her son’s death By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 08:35 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 08:37 BST, 8 September 2020 Disgraced Novak … Read more

US Open 2020: John McEnroe says Novak Djokovic will be the bad guy after hitting ball at line judge

‘He’s going to be the bad guy for the rest of his career’: John McEnroe says ‘bone-headed’ Novak Djokovic’s disqualification from US Open is ‘a stain he won’t be able to erase’ after hitting ball at a line judge’s throat By Oli Gamp For Mailonline Published: 06:48 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 08:02 BST, … Read more

Serena Williams leads charge of the super mums at US Open as she chases 24th Grand Slam title

Serena Williams leads charge of the Super Mums at the US Open as former world No 1 chases Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slams – with Victoria Azarenka and Tsvetana Pironkova also in contention Serena Williams is one of three mothers to reach last 16 of this year’s US Open She admits she has … Read more

Andy Murray gets furious in crazy golf ‘relaxing zone’ at US Open

Turning the air blue! Andy Murray’s X-rated rants caught on camera when he misses crazy golf shots and cornhole tosses in the US Open’s ‘relaxing zone’ for players Andy Murray has been testing the new ‘relaxing zone’ for players at the US Open  The area includes a crazy golf course, a section for cornhole tosses … Read more

Novak Djokovic survives early scare to beat Britain’s Kyle Edmund in US Open second round

Kyle Edmund is a quiet man with a loud forehand, but he could not make it roar for long enough on Wednesday night to seriously disrupt Novak Djokovic at the US Open. The British No 2 performed creditably enough, but failed to sustain his early charge against a man who has almost forgotten how to … Read more