French Open | The Asian Age

Friday, Apr 26, 2024 | Last Update : 09:41 PM IST

French Open Page-2

Defending champion Rafael Nadal was equally impressive during a 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 win over Argentine debutant Juan Ignacio Londero, reaching his 38th Grand Slam quarter-final. (Photo: AP)

French Open: Wawrinka defeats Stefan Tsitsipas by 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 8-6

Third seed Federer, bidding to emulate his 2009 French Open title, was sublime in the dazzling sunshine, waltzing past Mayer 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.

03 Jun 2019 9:03 AM

After beating Yannick Hanfmann for the loss off six games in round one, Nadal conceded seven against Yannick Maden in a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win on Court Suzanne Lenglen, crunching 43 winners in the process. Federer, wearing pale brown shorts, turned the screw just enough, breaking serve at a crucial juncture of each set for a clinical, yet still eye-catching 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory. (Photo:AP)

French Open: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer makes smooth progress

Defending champion Rafael Nadal continued to chomp his way through as Roger Federer also maintained his smooth progress into the 3rd round.

30 May 2019 10:10 AM

Naomi Osaka’s quest for a third consecutive Grand Slam title almost came to an abrupt end on Tuesday as a number of top players struggled to book their spots in the second round of the French Open. (Photo: AFP)

French Open: Naomi Osaka earns a hard fought 0-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 victory vs Schmiedlova

Defending champion Simona Halep, Osaka’s potential semi-final opponent, lost her way in the second set against Australian Ajla Tomljanovic.

29 May 2019 9:23 AM

Serena Williams’s haul started at the US Open 20 years ago but she has not won a major since she beat her older sister Venus in the Australian Open final in 2017. (Photo: AFP)

French Open: Serena Williams turns her slow start to beat Diatchenko by 2-6, 6-1, 6-0

Serena Williams, chasing a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title, overcame a wobbly start to reach the second round.

28 May 2019 9:39 AM

Nadal will next meet another qualifier, German Yannick Maden. (Photo: AFP)

French Open: Nadal shows who's the boss, grabs an easy 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 win vs Hanfmann

11-times champ, Nadal wasted little time in despatching Hanfmann after he said in the run up to the match that he could do ‘some damage’.

28 May 2019 9:18 AM

The 20-time Grand Slam champion, back on the Paris clay 10 years after his only title here, swept aside Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. (Photo: AP/PTI)

French Open: Federer returns with bang, sweeps rival aside with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 win

Top favourites Rafa Nadal, the 11-time champion, and world number one Novak Djokovic will be in first-round action on Monday.

27 May 2019 9:32 AM

Later Sunday, Federer returns to the new look Roland Garros, admitting he'll be an underdog in his attempt to claim a 21st Grand Slam title. (Photo: AFP)

French Open: Angelique Kerber crashes out while Roger Federer returns after 4 years

Fifth-seeded Wimbledon champion Kerber slumped to a 6-4, 6-2 defeat to 18-year-old Potapova who was making her French Open debut.

27 May 2019 8:34 AM

Federer’s last match at Roland Garros was a quarter-final loss to fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in 2015. (Photo: AP)

Anticipation grows ahead of Roger Federer's return to Paris

Federer will step into a new look Roland Garros this year and admits it has been hard to be away.

23 May 2019 3:51 PM

Having clinched the 2018 Wimbledon and US Open titles and then a seventh Australian Open crown in January this year, the Serb is tantalisingly close to another 'Djoko Slam'. (Photo: AFP)

Federer, Nadal aim to stop Djokovic from lifting all 4 grand slams titles twice

World number one Djokovic completed his first private stranglehold of all four Slams with victory at Roland Garros in 2016.

23 May 2019 10:33 AM

The French Open starts in Paris on May 26. (Photo:File)

French Open: Sharapova withdraws from French Open due to shoulder injury

The 32-year-old, who has won five Grand Slam titles, has not played since the end of January.

16 May 2019 9:12 AM

Serena too chic for the French?

While the entire world is slamming the the French Open for banning her catsuit, ace tennis star Serena Williams just shrugged off the controversy.

27 Aug 2018 12:00 AM

Spain’s Rafael Nadal lifts the trophy as he celebrates winning the men’s singles final of the French Open tennis tournament against Austria’s Dominic Thiem in three sets — 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 — at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. (Photo: AP)

King ‘Rafa’ triumphs again

Nadal’s semi-final opponent Del Potro may have given the game away, saying “Rafa” is unbeatable on clay as he has added deadly power to his backhand.

12 Jun 2018 12:59 AM

French Open final: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem, wins 11th Rolland Garros title

Rafael Nadal successfully defended the Roland Garros crown as he beat Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the summit clash.

10 Jun 2018 6:23 PM

U.S. Open champion Stephens used her powerful game to full effect to take the first set but then ran out of steam as Romania’s Halep completed a memorable victory.(Photo: AP)

French Open 2018: Thrilling fightback earns Simona Halep first Grand Slam

The popular Romanian showed signs of nerves at first but recovered to outclass her 10th-seeded opponent.

09 Jun 2018 9:27 PM

French Open: Serena Williams pulls out of 4th round clash vs Maria Sharapova

Williams' voice quivered as she said she can't serve because of a problem with her tight pectoral muscle.

04 Jun 2018 7:23 PM

Sania Mirza (right) at a promotional event in Greater Noida on Sunday.

Still hungry for medals, says Sania Mirza

Sania’s doubles ranking has dipped to 14 from 10, but she is happy with her performance in 2017.

05 Feb 2018 1:23 AM

After his grand French Open win, the 24-year-old Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian and only the fourth male shuttler in the history to lift four Super Series titles in a calendar year. (Photo: AP)

Kidambi Srikanth rises to career-best 2nd rank post stellar season

Kidambi Srikanth created history as he became only the first Indian male badminton player to achieve this rank.

02 Nov 2017 9:25 PM

Sports minister Vijay Goel presents a memento to Rohan Bopanna. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Paris win bolstered my belief, says Rohan Bopanna

The winner of 16 ATP titles, Bopanna is regarded as a late bloomer but he prefers to live by the adage “better late than never”.

15 Jun 2017 3:56 AM

Rohan Bopanna thanked Vijay Goel for taking out his time and said, "It was really nice that he took out some time to meet me.I am really happy that he is encouraging sports a lot." (Photo: Twitter / Vijay Goel)

Vijay Goel meets Rohan Bopanna, discusses about promoting tennis

The All India Tennis Association has also declared that they will recommend Rohan Bopanna for this year's Arjuna Award.

14 Jun 2017 4:04 PM

This title, an unprecedented 10th at a single grand slam in the professional era, was arguably the most impressive of his 15 though as it arrived three injury-plagued years after the last one, without dropping a set and conceding only 35 games in seven matches.(Photo: AP)

Rafael Nadal reclaims French Open throne by defeating Stanislas Wawrinka

The Spaniard defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-3 6-1 in the final.

11 Jun 2017 10:02 PM

2 of 3

Columns

Sunil Gatade