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Roland Garros: King Of Clay Nadal Lives To Fight Another Day

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 29, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal isn’t the King of Clay for nothing. On Sunday, inside an electric atmosphere of Court Philippe-Chatrier at Stade Roland Garros, Nadal, a 13-time winner of the French Open, put on a […]

Roland Garros: Can Anyone Stop Swiatek?

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 28, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) About the only thing that No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek struggled with during her third-round match at the French Open happened after she had secured a 6-3, 7-5 win over No. 95 Danka […]

Schwartzman Loves Paris And It Loves Him Back

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 27, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Diego Schwartzman has often played at his best in the French capital city of Paris. He was a semifinalist at Roland Garros two years ago and a quarterfinalist last year. He arrived at […]

Roland Garros: Could This Be The Year Kerber Finally Wins It?

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 25, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Two nights ago, former World No. 1 Angelique Kerber of Germany survived a thrilling three-set drama with Poland’s Magdalena Frech, saving two match points to win and advance to the second round. For […]

Merci Jo: Roland Garros Fans Bid Adieu To Tsonga

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 25, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Sometimes, the final score doesn’t always tell the entire story. Take Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for instance. The 37-year-old standard bearer of a current-but-aging generation of French players that includes Gaël Monfils, Gilles Simon, Richard […]

Roland Garros: Motivated Medvedev Earns First Clay Win Of 2022

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 24, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev earned his first victory on clay this season with a clean and efficient 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over 103rd-ranked Facundo Bagnis at the French Open Tuesday afternoon as […]

Parry Stuns Defending Roland Garros Champ Krejcikova

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 23, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Ninety minutes before French teenager Diane Parry sent shockwaves through Stade Roland Garros Monday afternoon by stunning defending French Open champion and current World No. 2 Barbora Krejcikova with a three-set, first-round upset […]