The Journey Back Was Suárez Navarro’s Reward

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The journey back to play Roland Garros one last time was Carla Suárez Navarro‘s reward. Win or lose, it didn’t really matter. But, oh, did the 32-year-old Spaniard born in the Canary Islands, […]

Nadal Starts Roland Garros Title Quest

PARIS/STARNBERG, June 1, 2021 Rafael Nadal began his campaign for a record-extending 14th Roland Garros title on Tuesday, with the No. 3 seed from Spain winning 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(3) over World No. 63 Alexei Popyrin on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Nadal had […]

Swiatek Finding Right Balance On, Off The Court

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The second day of the Roland Garros fortnight started with defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland celebrating her 20th birthday by playing her best friend, Kaja Juvan of Slovenia, and winning 6-0, 7-5. […]

Osaka Pulls Out Of Roland Garros

STARNBERG/PARIS, May 31, 2021 Naomi Osaka withdrew from Roland Garros on Monday evening. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion from Japan was fined $15,000 after she did not conduct a post-match press conference following her first-round win against Romanian Patricia […]

Kohlschreiber Receives Wild Card Into Halle Main Draw

HALLE/WESTPHALIA, May 31, 2021 Philipp Kohlschreiber received a wild card into the main draw of the 28th edition of the NOVENTI Open in Halle, Westphalia, Germany. This was announced by the organizers of the ATP 500 grass-court event, which will […]

Collins: Surgery Changed Her Mindset

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) When Danielle Collins stepped out on Stade Roland-Garros Court 12 to play her first-round match against 145th-ranked Chinese qualifier Wang Xiyu on Sunday at the French Open, the 50th-ranked American had a different […]

Kvitova Survives, Thiem Falls On Opening Day At Roland Garros

PARIS, May 30, 2021 (by Alessandro Boroch) No. 11 seed Petra Kvitova overcame a huge scare in her opening round at Roland Garros on Sunday against qualifier Greet Minnen, having saved one match point down 6-7(3), 5-6 to eventually complete […]

Elias Earns Oeiras Open Challenger Title

OEIRAS, May 30, 2021 Gastao Elias clinched his first ATP Challenger Tour title since 2017 Campinas, Brazil, by winning the €31,440 Oeiras Open 4 held at the Complexo Desportivo Nacional do Jamor in Oeiras, Portugal. The 30-year-old Portuguese rallied from […]