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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 9, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The semifinal for the lower half of the French Open women’s draw is set between unseeded Tamara Zidansek and No. 31 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Huh? Who? At the start of this year’s Roland-Garros, […]
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