Tennis

French Open: Sharapova congratulates Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on reaching final

Paris [France], June 11 (ANI): Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova was quick to congratulate and recognise her fellow compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova after the latter booked a spot in her maiden Slam final on Saturday.

2021-06-11T07:05:24.413091+00:00 IST

French Open: Krejcikova remembers mentor Novotna after reaching maiden Grand Slam final

Paris [France], June 11 (ANI): Barbora Krejcikova remembered her mentor Jana Novotna after she booked a spot in the French Open final, where she will now face Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the No.31 seed. Unseeded Barbora ousted Maria Sakkari 7-5, 4-6, 9-7 in a nerve-wracking semi-final to reach her maiden Grand Slam singles final.

2021-06-11T06:14:29.569025+00:00 IST

French Open: I'm proud of my run here, but it hurts, says Maria Sakkari

Paris [France], June 11 (ANI): Tennis star Maria Sakkari is proud of her historic run in this year's French Open. In what turned out to be a rollercoaster of a semi-final, Barbora Krejcikova ousted No.17 seed Maria 7-5, 4-6, 9-7 to reach her maiden Grand Slam singles final.

2021-06-11T05:23:23.057209+00:00 IST

French Open: Krejcikova storms into women's finals, sets up summit clash against Pavlyuchenkova

Paris [France], June 10 (ANI): Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova on Thursday progressed to the finals of the ongoing French Open.

2021-06-10T18:41:10.378670+00:00 IST

French Open: Pavlyuchenkova defeats Zidansek to enter women's finals

Paris [France], June 10 (ANI): Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Thursday stormed into the finals of the ongoing French Open.

2021-06-10T15:22:41.469111+00:00 IST

French Open: Novak Djokovic to face Rafael Nadal in semi-finals

Paris [France], June 10 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic will lock horns with defending champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the ongoing French Open on Friday.

2021-06-10T02:29:17.894879+00:00 IST

French Open: Defending champion Nadal powers his way into semifinals

Paris [France], June 9 (ANI): Defending champion Rafael Nadal on Wednesday powered his way into the semifinals of the ongoing French Open.

2021-06-09T16:31:35.245679+00:00 IST

French Open: Just being here doesn't satisfy me, says Zverev after reaching semis

Paris [France], June 9 (ANI): Alexander Zverev is ready to go all the way as he made it into the maiden Roland-Garros semi-final of his career with a smooth 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 victory over world No.46 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

2021-06-09T06:53:46.391494+00:00 IST

French Open: Daniil Medvedev surprised by Tsitsipas' 'level'

Paris [France], June 9 (ANI): World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev was surprised by the level of tennis that Stefanos Tsitsipas played on Tuesday night on Court Phillipe-Chatrier to reach the semi-final of Roland Garros.

2021-06-09T06:22:59.494595+00:00 IST

French Open: Tsitsipas sees off Medvedev to set up semi-final clash with Zverev

Paris [France], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Fifth seed Stefano Tsitsipas reached the French Open semi-finals for the second consecutive year after beating second seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6(3), 7-5 on Tuesday night.

2021-06-09T04:17:16.002115+00:00 IST

French Open: Schwartzman wants to focus on own game and not on Nadal

Paris [France], June 8 (ANI): Diego Schwartzman who reached the Roland Garros quarter-finals on Monday is trying his best to not think about Rafael Nadal and the challenge he will face against the Spaniard.

2021-06-08T10:11:52.913394+00:00 IST

French Open: Defending champion Nadal enters quarterfinals

Paris [France], June 7 (ANI): Defending champion Rafael Nadal on Monday progressed to the quarterfinals of the ongoing French Open after winning his fourth-round match.

2021-06-07T17:53:34.075281+00:00 IST

French Open: Djokovic survives Musetti scare to enter quarterfinals

Paris [France], June 7 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic on Monday stormed into the quarterfinals of the ongoing French Open.

2021-06-07T15:10:04.790003+00:00 IST

French Open: She's powerful, but I was ready, says Rybakina after defeating Serena

Paris [France], June 7 (ANI): Kazakhstan tennis player, Elena Rybakina was all praise for Serena Williams after she defeated the 23-time Grand Slam champion 6-3, 7-5 in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday.

2021-06-07T09:29:47.324231+00:00 IST

French Open: I love the attention, says Tsitsipas after reaching quarters

Paris [France], June 7 (ANI): Greece tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas does not shy away from any attention or playing in front of people, in fact, he loves it.

2021-06-07T08:18:18.812818+00:00 IST

French Open: Andy Murray backs Roger Federer's decision to withdraw

Paris [France], June 7 (ANI): Former World No. 1 Andy Murray has backed Roger Federer's sensible decision to withdraw from the ongoing French Open to protect his body after two knee operations.

2021-06-07T07:43:46.375671+00:00 IST

Roger Federer withdraws from French Open

Paris [France], June 6 (ANI): Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer on Sunday withdrew himself from the ongoing French Open, tournament organisers confirmed.

2021-06-06T14:38:06.406146+00:00 IST

French Open: Pair of Rohan Bopanna, Franko Skugor reach quarterfinals in men's doubles

Paris [France], June 6 (ANI): India tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Croatian partner Franko Skugor on Sunday reached the quarterfinals of the ongoing French Open.

2021-06-06T14:14:21.395662+00:00 IST

Novak Djokovic pleased by comparison with Lewis Hamilton

Paris [France], June 6 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic was honoured and pleased by the comparisons between him and Mercedes Formula One championship driver Lewis Hamilton.

2021-06-06T11:47:52.534474+00:00 IST

'Feeling is mutual' says Roger Federer after Andy Murray calls his game 'inspirational'

Paris [France], June 6 (ANI): Tennis star Roger Federer responded to Andy Murray's words of admiration after the Swiss ace's third round win at the French Open 2021, pointing out that he also saw the British player as 'insprational'.

2021-06-06T10:47:50.133702+00:00 IST

French Open: Andy Murray calls Roger Federer late night battle 'inspirational'

Paris [France], June 6 (ANI): Former World Number 1 Andy Murray was all praise for Roger Federer after seeing his close third-round encounter against Dominik Koepfer at Roland Garros. Federer who battled late at night on Parisian clay ousted the German 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 7-5 in an empty main Court Philippe-Chatrier.

2021-06-06T08:03:01.062099+00:00 IST