Paris

Third Doubles Major Is History-Making For Krejcikova

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) A day after she lifted the Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen trophy in honor of winning her first Grand Slam singles title at the French Open, Barbora Krejcikova returned to the Paris center stage for an […]

Paris Fortnight Comes Down To Men’s Final

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) What began a fortnight ago with 128 players – including the Big Three of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all in the upper half of the draw – the French Open […]

Emotional Doubles Victory For Herbert, Mahut

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the home favorites at this year’s French Open. Throughout the Paris fortnight, their matches were wildly popular attractions at Stade Roland Garros. On Saturday evening, on Court […]

Krejcikova Perseveres, Wins Roland-Garros Title

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 12, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Women’s tennis crowned a first-time Grand Slam champion at the French Open in Paris Saturday afternoon. In a battle of late bloomers between the Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, […]

Krejcikova Eyes Rare Roland-Garros Double

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 12, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Barbora Krejcikova will begin her quest for a French Open rare double, sweeping both the singles and doubles titles, when she walks out on Court Philippe-Chatrier Saturday afternoon to face No. 31 seed […]

Djokovic Breaks Nadal’s Roland-Garros Reign

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) There’s plenty of shared history between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Enough to fill an encyclopedia. The two future Hall of Famers have combined to create the most prolific rivalry in men’s tennis […]

Winning Roland Garros Semifinal An Adventure For Tsitsipas

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Stefanos Tsitsipas reached his first career Grand Slam final – and sealed it with an emphatic ace to beat Alexander Zverev in the first Roland-Garros men’s semifinal Friday afternoon. The 22-year-old Greek rose […]

Roland Garros Women’s Semifinal Day Will Long Be Remembered

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Looking back, Thursday’s women’s semifinals day at Roland-Garros will long be remembered for a number of positive reasons. Among them, there was the right amount of drama, entertainment and excitement. When it ended, […]

Pavlyuchenkova, Krejcikova To Play Roland Garros Final

PARIS, June 10, 2021 (by Alessandro Boroch) In her 52nd major main draw appearance, 29-year-old Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova came through her Roland Garros semi-final against Tamara Zidansek in straight sets to move into her career-first Grand Slam final. The No. 31 seed […]

Krejcikova, Sakkari Breaking New Ground At Roland Garros

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 10, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The last four of the French Open women’s singles draw is set. With Barbora Krejcikova, Maria Sakkari, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Tamara Zidansek set to do battle in Thursday’s semifinal round, it marks the […]