Grand Slam

Nadal Beats Federer To Reach Final At Roland Garros

PARIS, June 7, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) Spaniard Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer’s five-match winning streak against him, as he defeated the Swiss 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in two hours and 25 minutes in their semi-final at Roland Garros. Despite the […]

Thiem, Djokovic Advance To Semi-Finals At Roland Garros

PARIS, June 6, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) Ruthless. That is the only way to describe fourth-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem’s performance against Russian 10th seed, Karen Khachanov. Thiem dropped just eight games in his hour-and-47-minute long quarter-final, winning 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. […]

Stunning Upset: Anisimova Beats Reigning Roland Garros Champion

PARIS, June 6, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) A day after rain washed out both remaining women’s quarterfinal-round matches at Roland Garros, the Parisian skies were smiling on Thursday. Each of the four competitors – defending champion Simona Halep, teenager Amanda […]

Even In Defeat, Playing Halep Proved A Great Experience For Swiatek

PARIS, June 3, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) After reaching the second week of Roland Garros, 104th-ranked Polish teenager Iga Swiatek earned the unenviable task of facing defending champion and No. 3 seed Simona Halep. And guess what? Swiatek revealed during […]

Djokovic Reaches Roland Garros Quarterfinals For 10th Straight Year

PARIS, June 3, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) Continuing from where he had left off on Sunday, the seventh-seeded Kei Nishikori survived a determined surge from Benoit Paire to move into the quarter-finals at Roland Garros. The Japanese overcame the wasting […]

Keys, Barty Set Up Quarterfinal Showdown At Roland Garros

PARIS, June 3, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Madison Keys has defined consistency in Grand Slams – even if it doesn’t feel routine to her. Still, she’s reached the quarterfinals in six of her last eight majors. On Monday, in a light […]

Konta Books Quarterfinals Berth At Roland Garros

PARIS, June 2, 2019 Johanna Konta continued her great run of form at Roland Garros by reaching the quarterfinals in Paris. The 26th seed from Great Britain eased past No. 23 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday […]