The boy from Tori Gaon in Amreli district of Gujarat had not even held a tennis racquet till he was 13. He would probably have never played the sport had his parents not taken the tough decision of sending him to a boarding school to ensure he gets a better education.
With this win Andy Murray upped his preparation for Wimbledon 2022, beginning later in June, by wonderfully using his backhand slices to control the sets and outplayed Tsitsipas by 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Rafael Nadal has climbed to No. 4 spot in the ATP Rankings after he captured a historic 14th French Open title and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam trophy in Paris last week.
Poland's Iga Swiatek expanded her lead at the top of the WTA rankings released on Monday after her French Open triumph in Paris over American Coco Gauff.
French Open men's singles runner-up Casper Ruud said he had no answers when Nadal stepped up his game midway in the second set of the summit clash on Sunday
Apart from clinching a record-extending French Open crown, Rafael Nadal indicated that he is not going to retire anytime soon, rubbishing the rumours as he kept speaking about his chronic foot injury problem during the campaign in Paris.
After Rafael Nadal's 14th French Open win, former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Ravi Shastri, and footballer David de Gea congratulated the 36-year-old tennis great for his historic 22nd Grand Slam win.
Despite suffering a defeat in his maiden Grand Slam final, Ruud remained optimistic about his campaign, stressing how playing Rafael Nadal in a French Open final will remain one of the most memorable and remarkable events of his career.
Rafael Nadal registered a thumping straight set victory over Casper Ruud to win the final of French Open 2022. The Spaniard with his 14th French Open crown once again shows why he is called King of clay and he also extended his grand slam title tally to 22 going ahea
Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic of France on Sunday ended their French Open women's double campaign with a title win over 8th-seeded Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula by 2-6 6-3 6-2.
After claiming her 35th successive match victory and sixth consecutive title on Saturday against Coco Gauff in Paris, the Polish star Iga Swiatek said that watching how Rafael Nadal has met success and failure had helped to shape her own path to the highs and lows of li
2016 champions Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic came back from a set down for the third time to win their home major, overcoming Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula in the Roland Garros women's doubles final.