Tennis

French Open: Halep defeats Muguruza, to play in third final

Paris [France], Jun 7 (ANI): World No. 1 and Romanian tennis ace Simona Halep on Thursday eased past third seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain, 6-1, 6-4, to book her place in the finals of French Open for the third time in four years, giving a chance for herself to win a Grand Slam title

2018-06-07T17:42:16.676828+00:00 IST

French Open: Del Potro sets up semi clash with Nadal

Paris [France], Jun 7 (ANI): World No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro outclassed Marin Cilic of Croatia, 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 6-3 7-5, to set up a fascinating semi-final clash of Roland Garros with top seed Rafael Nadal here on Thursday.

2018-06-07T14:29:33.317965+00:00 IST

Nadal fights back to reach French Open semis

Paris [France], June 7 (ANI): World number one Rafael Nadal continued his quest for 11th French Open title as he cemented his place in the semi-finals at the Roland Garros after struggling past Diego Schwartzma of Argentina here on Thursday.

2018-06-07T12:46:59.256305+00:00 IST

Halep faces Muguruza challenge for French Open final spot

Paris [France], June 7 (ANI): World number one Simona Halep will aim to book her place in the finals of the ongoing French Open when she crosses swords with Spanish-Venezuelan player Garbine Muguruza in their last-four clash here on Thursday.

2018-06-07T05:13:51.413499+00:00 IST

French Open: Muguruza defeats Sharapova in straight sets

Paris [France], Jun 6 (ANI): World No. 3 Garbine Muguruza of Spain outplayed Russia's Maria Sharapova in successive sets in the women's singles event of the French Open here on Wednesday.

2018-06-06T17:48:40.784598+00:00 IST

French Open: Nadal, Halep to play for semi-final berths

Paris [France], June 6 (ANI): World number one Rafael Nadal will continue his quest for record 11th French Open title, when he crosses swords with Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-finals of the men's singles event here on Wednesday.

2018-06-06T06:16:56.858660+00:00 IST

French Open: Marco Cecchinato stuns Novak Djokovic to reach semi-final

Paris [France], June 6 (ANI): It was not a lucky day for Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic, as he lost to his friend and training partner Marco Cecchinato in the Quarter-Final of the 2018 French Open in Paris.

2018-06-05T20:53:43.327432+00:00 IST

I don't consider myself the best: Messi

Barcelona [Spain], June 5 (ANI): Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi has refused to consider him as the world's best and dubbed himself as `just another player` as the Argentinean talisman prepares for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

2018-06-05T08:29:27.734493+00:00 IST

French Open: Bopanna-Vasselin to play for semi-final spot

Paris [France], Jun 5 (ANI): Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin will look to secure their place in the semi-finals of the French Open when they play their last-eight clash of the men's doubles event here on Tuesday.

2018-06-05T06:20:49.504133+00:00 IST

Muscle injury forces Serena Williams to withdraw from French Open

Paris, [France] June 4(ANI): Owing to an injury, American tennis ace Serena Williams was forced to withdraw ahead of a fourth-round French Open match against Maria Sharapova.

2018-06-04T15:49:08.557216+00:00 IST

French Open: Nadal faces Marterer for quarter-final spot

Paris [France], June 4 (ANI): World number one Rafael Nadal will aim to book his place in the quarter-finals of the ongoing French Open when he crosses swords with Maximilian Marterer of Germany in their last-16 clash here on Monday.

2018-06-04T07:17:31.860236+00:00 IST

French Open: Williams sisters crash out of women's doubles

Paris [France], Jun 4 (ANI): The American tennis stars, Serena Williams and Venus Williams were dumped out from the women's doubles event after they lost the deciding set to Slovenia's Andreja Klepac and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Italy in the French Open here on Sunday.

2018-06-03T23:43:14.503773+00:00 IST

French Open: Nadal, Halep eye pre-quarterfinal berths

Paris [France], June 2 (ANI): World number one Rafael Nadal will aim to book his place in the fourth round of the French Open when he locks horns with 29th seed Richard Gasquet in the last-32 of the men's singles event here on Saturday.

2018-06-02T06:00:53.568023+00:00 IST

French Open: Djokovic, Nishikori advance to fourth round

Paris [France], Jun 2 (ANI): Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic and Japan's Kei Nishikori continued their rich vein of form as they progressed to the last round of 16 of the French Open here on Friday.

2018-06-01T23:55:28.734014+00:00 IST

French Open: Djokovic, Nishikori in action today

Paris [France], June 1 (ANI): Former world number one and Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic will meet his toughest opponent in the ongoing French Open so far when he takes on 13th seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the last-32 clash of the men's singles event here on Friday.

2018-06-01T06:40:43.021116+00:00 IST

French Open: Bopanna, Bhambri to play for pre-quarterfinal berths

Paris [France], June 1 (ANI): Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Hungarian partner Timea Babos will look to seal a pre-quarterfinal berth in the ongoing French Open when they play their last-32 clash of the mixed doubles event here on Friday.

2018-06-01T05:42:50.192482+00:00 IST

French Open: Halep, Sharapova move to third round

Paris [France], Jun 1 (ANI): Top seed and Romanian tennis ace Simona Halep and Russia's Maria Sharapova comfortably beat their opponents and progressed to the third round of the French Open here on Thursday.

2018-06-01T01:24:39.076048+00:00 IST

French Open: Bopanna-Vasselin eye pre-quarters berth

Paris [France], May 31 (ANI): Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin will look to secure their place in the pre-quarterfinals of the French Open when they play their second round of the men's doubles event here on Thursday.

2018-05-31T10:00:50.760853+00:00 IST

French Open: Williams sisters stage comeback, advance to second round

Paris [France], May 31 (ANI): American tennis ace players Serena and Venus Williams staged a stunning comeback to win their first Grand Slam doubles match after almost two years, and advancing to the second round of the French Open here on Wednesday.

2018-05-30T19:26:45.993993+00:00 IST

Djokovic, Halep advance in French Open

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic on Wednesday overcame a resilient Jaume Munar in straight sets, while top-ranked Simona Halep also brushed off Alison Riske as the two tennis aces advanced to the next round of the Rolland Garros.

2018-05-30T15:58:27.794047+00:00 IST

I'm on right track: Serena post French Open return

Paris [France], May 30 (ANI): Just eight months after she "almost died" giving birth to her first child, former world number one and American tennis ace Serena Williams believes she is on right track after making a winning start at the French Open.

2018-05-30T11:57:38.303276+00:00 IST