WASHINGTON, October 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When 87th-ranked Paula Badosa of Spain was a junior player, she recalled how there were a lot of expectations placed upon her in her country, saying she needed to be “the next [Maria] Sharapova … […]
PARIS/STARNBERG, October 3, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic remained flawless in Paris after easing past Colombian qualifier Daniel Ehali Galan 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in just under two hours to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros. […]
PARIS/STARNBERG, October 3, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) Twenty-two-year-old German qualifier Daniel Altmaier continued his fairytale run at Roland Garros following a third-round win over No. 7 seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy, prevailing 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-4 in two hours and 15 […]
WASHINGTON, October 3, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The best revenge is massive success and that’s what World No. 2 and French Open top seed Simona Halep is enjoying at Roland Garros. On Friday, Halep delivered a knock-out punch to 2019 Roland […]
PARIS/STARNBERG, October 2, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) Rafael Nadal continues his quest for a 20th major singles title – aiming to match Roger Federer’s record – following a hazard-free 6-1, 6-4, 6-0 win over 28-year-old Italian Stefano Travaglia in just […]
WASHINGTON, October 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Women’s seventh seed Petra Kvitova achieved her 25th career match-win at Roland Garros on Thursday. Her quick and efficient, 84-minute 6-3, 6-3 victory over Italy’s 94th-ranked Jasmine Paolini in the first match of […]
WASHINGTON, October 1, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On any given week, expect the unexpected – especially at Roland Garros. Take for instance, 161st-ranked Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia. The oft-injured, former World No. 26 has put together back-to-back wins at […]
STARNBERG/PARIS, September 30, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) As reported earlier today, Wednesday’s Day 4 at Roland Garros was overshadowed by the withdrawal of 23-time major singles champion Serena Williams. The 39-year-old American was set to face Bulgarian veteran Tsvetana Pironkova in the second match on […]
STARNBERG/PARIS, September 30, 2020 Serena Williams has withdrawn from her second-round match at Roland Garros with Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria due to an Achilles injury. The 39-year-old US-American sustained the injury during her US Open semi-final defeat to Victoria Azarenka […]
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Ever since Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko lifted the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen after her improbable title run to win the 2017 French Open, there’s been the added pressure that goes with being a Grand Slam […]
