Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal got off to a winning start at the French Open on Tuesday, moving past French wild card Quentin Halys 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second-round. Nadal picked up five break points on his nine chances, allowing him to dictate play in all three sets. “When I had the chance to…
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are the best tennis players in the world at the moment. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it. The two won the Australian Open and show no signs of slowing down any time soon. Djokovic is not only physically close to the top level he can bring to…
The sixth-ranked player in the world, Canada’s Milos Raonic, announced on Thursday that he is withdrawing from the French Open, the second major tournament of the year which begins on May 24. The 24-year-old underwent surgery on his right foot last week to fix Morton’s Neuroma, a condition that thickens the tissue around the nerves…
In 1983, Yannick Noah beat defending champion Mats Wilander 6-2, 7-5, 7-6(7-3) to win the French Open title, becoming the first Frenchman to win the title since Marcel Bernard in 1946. Since Noah’s title in ’83, a new streak has begun. No Frenchman has won the crown on their home soil in the 32 years…
American Madison Keys looked to be on her way to a blowout loss in the second round of the Internationaux de Strasbourg on Wednesday, before rallying back for a 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(0) victory over Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. Keys lost the break advantage in the first set, allowing Lucic-Baroni to take it 6-4 despite being broke…
Back in the spring of 2008, a 20-year-old from Serbia named Ana Ivanovic transformed from one of the WTA’s brightest young stars to a household name. Ivanovic had already reached two Grand Slam finals, the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open, but had yet to be crowned a champion at one of the…
World number one Novak Djokovic continued his dominance on the ATP Tour on Sunday, defeating Roger Federer 6-4, 6-3 in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia final in Rome. It is the fourth time he was won the Rome Masters and his fifth title of the season overall. “I was able to find my way through,” said…
World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Friday to reach the tournament’s semifinals. The Serb notched a break in the second game of the opening set and would go on to serve the rest of it out, capturing the first set. Nishikori responded nicely in…
Simona Halep made quick work of her compatriot Alexandra Dulgheru on Friday, beating the Romanian qualifier 6-1, 6-0 to reach the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Halep secured her first break in the fourth game of the first set and never looked back. She forced Dulgheru to chase down balls all across…
Rafael Nadal played some of his best tennis of the year on Thursday, as he defeated American John Isner 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. The 16th seed Isner entered the match with a streak of 84 consecutive service games with a hold, dating back to his third-round…