Could Tsitsipas Do Federer A Favour?
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October 8, 2020
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a wonderful chance to display his Grand Slam credentials at Roland Garros this weekend. The charismatic Greek is sometimes described as the future of tennis. Could this be his big breakthrough? Tsitsipas will play Novak Djokovic in what promises to be a scintillating semi-final on Friday. If Tsitsipas were to pull off […]
Is Rafael Nadal In Title-Winning Form?
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October 7, 2020
Rafael Nadal is on the charge – and the King of Clay has another great chance to reach the Roland Garros final. Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman provides his last big test before the French Open showpiece. Schwartzman downed US Open champion Dominic Thiem after more than five hours of scintillating rallies and breathtaking tie-breaks. As we […]
Could Polish Sensation Swiatek Win Roland Garros?
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Hands up who predicted a Roland Garros semi-final between Iga Swiatek and Nadia Podoroska? Don’t worry. No one in the entire world came up with that prediction but who’s complaining? It’s the glorious unpredictability of women’s tennis that makes it so fascinating. We’ll have an unknown Grand Slam finalist. We’ll also have a brand new […]
Has Heroic Hugo Hurt Thiem’s Title Hopes?
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October 5, 2020
Even Dominic Thiem applauded Hugo Gaston at times during their five-set epic. The French crowd gave their hero a standing ovation as he left the stage. They chanted ‘Hugo, Hugo,’ as though he had been the winner not Thiem. In a way it was true. Thiem was the one who progressed. But the moral victory […]
Top Seed Halep Is Downed By Swiatek
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October 4, 2020
Iga Swiatek is a name to remember for Wimbledon 2021 – and one that poor Simona Halep will never forget. The top seed had won seventeen matches in succession and was everyone’s hot favourite to take the Roland Garros title once more. Incredibly, Halep was never seriously in the match against Swiatek. Simona recently said […]
Garcia and Gaston Send French Fans Wild
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October 3, 2020
Caroline Garcia and Hugo Gaston had the fans in raptures with their inspirational displays at Roland Garros. They sparked a wonderful assault on the senses. The soundtrack to tennis has returned. There were memorable scenes on the show- courts as our sport enjoyed its noisiest few hours for many months. To have one patriotic eruption […]
Tsitsipas and Ostapenko Impress At Roland Garros
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October 2, 2020
Stefanos Tsitsipas is feeding off the crowd and playing his best tennis again at a Grand Slam. It’s so good to see one of our sport’s genuine new superstars adapt to the big stage once more. ‘I see a lot of people cheering for me and that makes me happy,’ Tsitsipas said after beating claycourt […]
Wawrinka Earns Standing Ovation At Roland Garros
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September 30, 2020
There’s no finer sight in tennis than Stan Wawrinka unleashing a backhand. The effortless single-handed swish, the unparalleled power, a timeless shot, pinged with such poise and balance. The fans on Suzanne-Lenglen couldn’t get enough of Wawrinka and his magic. We know it can’t last forever. But Stan rolled back the years on his favourite […]
Djokovic Joins In With Crowd’s Applause
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For Novak Djokovic, it was a fairly simple day at the office. And after what happened at the US Open, he could certainly appreciate one of those. But there was one very special moment for a variety of reasons First the basic facts. Djokovic beat Mikael Ymer in straight sets and only lost five games. […]
Nadal And Thiem Already On Collision Course
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September 29, 2020
Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem already seem destined for an epic semi-final clash at Roland Garros. But fourth seed Daniil Medvedev won’t be fulfilling any such potential this time round. The meltdown king smashed his racquet and was penalised the final point in a bad-tempered second-set tie-break. Hungarian Marton Fucsovics stayed calmer and came through […]