Inside Wimbledon’s clubhouse the trophies bearing the names of tennis royalty are enshrined, winners of an event that dates back to 1877. To tennis aficionados, it is hallowed ground, but to others it might still seem a hidebound relic ensconced behind ivy-covered walls. With tennis’ most prestigious tournament coming up in a few weeks, 60…
Maria Sharapova survived a scare and rallied to defeat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Tuesday, moving into the semifinals at Roland Garros for the fourth straight year. Sharapova opened up the match by double faulting on her first serve, giving Muguruza an early beak that allowed her to dictate the first set. The…
The last American left on either the men’s or women’s side of the French Open is no longer, as Sloane Stephens fell to Simona Halep in the fourth round at Roland Garros on Monday. The fourth-seeded Romanian cruised to the 6-4, 6-3 victory over the 15th seeded Stephens, who was the last American left in…
Roger Federer was bounced from the French Open on Sunday, falling to Latvian Ernests Gulbis in a long five-set match 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Gulbis moves into the quarterfinals, the first time he has reached the quarters of a Grand Slam since the 2008 French open. After winning a tough first set, Federer was…
Add Agnieszka Radwanska to the list of top seeded women ousted in week one of the 2014 French Open. Radwanska, seeded third at Roland Garros, fell to Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4, 6-4 on Friday, joining the top-seeded Serena Williams and second seeded Li Na on the sidelines. Coming into 2014, Radwanska had never been beyond the…
Roger Federer was victorious at Roland Garros on Friday, reaching the fourth round of the French Open for the 12th time, a 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-4 win over Dmitry Tursunov in just over three hours. It was the 197th win by Federer on clay, as he remained a perfect 5-0 lifetime over Tursunov. Up next…
While the biggest surprise on the women’s side of the French Open up to this point was Serena William’s second-round exit yesterday, 18-year old American Taylor Townsend has caught a number of people by surprise. Townsend defeated France’s Alize Conert on Wednesday to move into the third round at Roland Garros, an already remarkable run…
Four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the French Open on Thursday as he defeated 20-year old Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. The top-seeded Spaniard continued his dominance at Roland Garros and improved his record to 61-1 at the French Open. Although he did not smash any…
Roger Federer recorded his 60th career win at Roland Garros on Wednesday as he defeated Diego Sebastian Schwartzman to move into the third round of the French Open. The Switzerland native won in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 against the Argentinean who was making his major debut. Federer used a powerful serve, converting 70 percent…
A few hours after second-seeded Li Na was upset by Kristina Mladenovic in the first-round at Roland Garros, thirteenth seeded Caroline Wozniacki was bounced by Yanina Wickmayer 7-6, 4-6, 6-2. It is the earliest exit at the French Open for the former world number one since her debut in 2007, and comes on the heels…