Professional Tennis
World number nine-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina set up a 2012 French Open quarterfinals match against third-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland by finishing off a 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 over Tomas Berdych on Monday in a match stopped the night before due to darkness after three sets. The seventh-seeded Berdych lost to del Potro at…
World number three-ranked Roger Federer defeated Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 to move into the Round of 16 of the 2012 French Open. Federer, the 2009 French Open champ, advances to the Roland Garros fourth round for the 10th time in 14 appearances, winning his 235th Grand Slam match in the process. Federer will…
In Friday action at the 2012 French Open, American teen Sloane Stephens reached the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Mathilde Johansson of France. The 19-year-old Stephens was the only one to reach the third round out of the eight teenagers in the draw. Next up for the unseeded Stephens is 2011 U.S. Open champion and…
The number two-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 in their second-round match at the 2012 French Open, and in the process, raised his win/loss total to 47-1 at Roland Garros. Nadal broke twice to clinch the first set before being forced to save two break points in the second set….
The USTA has announced the eight girls and seven boys who have been accepted into the main draw and the qualifying draw at the 2012 Roland Garros Junior French Championships. The main draw will be played June 3-10 at Roland Garros in Paris; qualifying will be played May 31-June 1. Among the group is Rockville…
Playing through back spasms which limited his ability, Great Britain’s Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the 2012 French Open with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win over Finalnd’s Jarkko Nieminen. In the opening set, Murray had his serve broken three times. He called for a trainer after losing the first four games. Murray was…
Day Four of the 2012 French Open resulted in six of the nine remaining American women being eliminated from the event. Vania King lost to the number 15 seed, Dominika Cibulkova, 6-0, 6-2. Sloane Stephens defeated fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands easily by a score of 6-1, 6-1. Stephens will next face Mathilde Johansson of France….
Both top-seeds on the men’s and women’s sides of the draw had early starts at the 2012 French Open on Wednesday, as world number ones Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka made it to the third round without a problem. Djokovic was first up on Court Suzanne Lenglen, a 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 winner over Blaz Kavcic,…
World number two-ranked Roger Federer dropped a set before earning his record-breaking 234th Grand Slam match victory to reach the third round of the 2102 French Open. Federer eliminated 92nd-ranked Adrian Ungur of Romania, 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3 Wednesday to break a tie with Jimmy Connors for most career wins at major tournaments in the…
With the French Open in full swing, Day Three marked the first big upset of the tournament on the women’s side. Serena Williams has never before lost in the first round of any Grand Slam event, and she came into the 2012 French Open as the heavy favorite to win the title, having won the…