French Open

King And Queen March On In Paris

PARIS, May 31, 2018 Ten-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal dominated Guido Pella of Argentina for a spot in the third round at Roland Garros. The King of Clay sent down eight aces, hitting 37 winners and broke his opponent’s serve […]

Marterer Wins All-Lefty Affair With Shapovalov

PARIS, May 31, 2018 Maximilian Marterer extended his Roland Garros debut experience for at least another round by knocking out No. 24 seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada 5-7, 7-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Court 1 on Thursday afternoon. The 22-year-old German […]

Serena Is Back In Style! Williams Wins In Her 2018 French Open Debut

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) It didn’t matter whether unseeded Serena Williams won or lost in her first Grand Slam appearance since the Australian Open in 2017 – although, it seemed, most of the fans packed into Court Philippe Chatrier […]

A Different Kind Of Tour De France For Trungelliti

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) The best road show of the year got better by the hour as the luckiest loser of them all, Marco Trungelliti of Argentina, drove into the second round of the 2018 French Open after he […]

Nadal Leads Bolelli By Two Sets At French Open

PARIS, May 28, 2018 World No. 1 and 10-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal is leading 6-4, 6-3, 0-3 over Italian lucky loser Simone Bolelli on Court Philippe Chatrier before the match was suspended due to rain and postponed to Tuesday. […]

Wawrinka Falls In Roland Garros Opening Round

PARIS, May 28, 2018 After 2006 and 2014, Stan Wawrinka has lost in the opening round at Roland Garros for the third time. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez beat the Swiss in Paris four years ago, which saw Wawrinka become the first reigning Australian […]