Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:01:53 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Rafael Nadal won a 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday to become the oldest male champion at Roland Garros and then revealed he will undergo more treatment to cure a potentially career-ending foot injury. In a disappointing final, 36-year-old Nadal routed Casper Ruud, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0, with […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 03:45:39 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Iga Swiatek romped into her second French Open final on Thursday and will face Coco Gauff for the title after the teenager became the youngest Grand Slam finalist since 2004. World number one Swiatek, the 2020 Roland Garros champion, cruised to a dominant 6-2, 6-1 semi-final victory over Russian Daria Kasatkina after […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 23:38:06 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semifinal. The 13-time Roland Garros champion won the pair’s 59th career meeting 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) after a four-hour-and-12-minute quarter-final on a raucous Court Philippe […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 04:15:16 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Novak Djokovic renews his 16-year rivalry with Rafael Nadal at the French Open on Tuesday with a semifinal spot at stake and where victory for the world number one could end the 13-time champion’s Roland Garros career. Nadal, who turns 36 on Friday, puts his record of 109 wins and just […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 03:50:31 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Rafael Nadal set up a blockbuster French Open quarterfinal against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on Sunday when he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set fourth round epic and pledged to “fight until the end”. Nadal, the 13-time champion at Roland Garros and holder of a record 21 Grand Slam titles, triumphed […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 May 2022 03:05:14 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was the only top 10 women’s seed left standing at the French Open on Saturday as Casper Ruud and Holger Rune gave Roland Garros a rare Nordic twist with landmark performances. Swiatek, the 2020 champion, dropped serve three times against 95th-ranked Danka Kovinic of Montenegro before […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 07:56:57 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal closed in Friday on a blockbuster clash at the French Open as both reached the last 16, while 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to make the second week in Paris since 2006. Reigning champion Djokovic and 13-time winner Nadal are on course to meet in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:25:52 +0000
SYDNEY (AFP) – World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty stunned the tennis world Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport at the age of just 25. Barty dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home-grown champion of the Australian Open in 44 years, joining tennis royalty’s most exclusive club with a Grand Slam […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:30:10 +0000
Barty’s 6-1, 6-3 thrashing of Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in the Roland Garros final propelled her to number two in the world and Laver said she had all the attributes to win on grass, a surface she favours over clay.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 11:30:37 +0000
Nadal beat Thiem in straight sets in last year’s final. But Thiem showed against Djokovic that he has the power and poise to deal with the top players. Also, Thiem beat Nadal in straight sets in the Barcelona Open semifinals on clay in April.
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