Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:33:21 +0000
The 33-year-old Spaniard becomes the first player, man or woman, to win the same Slam 12 times after seeing off a brave challenge from a weary Thiem in a repeat of the 2018 final.
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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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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 08:45:19 +0000
“I never closed any doors, saying, ‘I’m never playing tennis again.’ For me, I needed time to step away, to live a normal life because this tennis life certainly isn’t normal. I think I needed time to grow as a person, to mature,” -Ashleigh Barty #FrenchOpen
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 15:30:44 +0000
Margaret Court was the last Australian woman to triumph in Paris in 1973 when she won her fifth and final title in the French capital after 1962, 1964, 1969 and 1970.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 15:00:38 +0000
Mix in a wild wind, and Federer, so great for so long, against anyone else and anywhere else, morphed into merely good. And good, even Federer’s brand of good, was not nearly enough Friday.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 19:00:36 +0000
Denise Bernardo, Julia Ignacio, Justine Maneja, and Alaine Obra brace for a spirited duel in the girls’ 18-and-under class while Loucas Fernandez, Marcus del Rosario, Daniel Estanislao III, and Jester Ocio banner the boys’ premier side of the Group I tournament which drew 32-player rosters in six age categories.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:00:27 +0000
“I don’t think it will sink in, at least not for today. Yeah, I mean, it’s crazy,” – Amanda Anisimova, #FrenchOpen
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:14:46 +0000
Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam site without a covered court; a retractable roof is expected to be added to the main stadium before next year’s tournament at the facility in western Paris. #FrenchOpen
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:00:57 +0000
Saldivar topped the boys’ 14-and-under play while Ramirez dominated the 10-unisex when the country’s longest, biggest talent-search made its first stop here last February for the Pres. R. Barrios Cup.
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