June 1, 2023
Taylor Fritz endured the ferocity of the French crowd and overcame his underdog opponent amid ugly scenes at Roland Garros. Spectators cheered every Fritz fault. And when the umpire tried to silence them, the crowd produced a prolonged “sshhhh” of their own to try and put the American off even more. At the moment of […]
May 30, 2023
Daniil Medvedev can turn his thoughts to grass earlier than expected after his embarrassment at Roland Garros. The stunned Russian came off worst in a five-set fight with an underdog qualifier. And Medvedev had no answer when it really mattered. Thiago Seyboth Wild is the name on everyone’s lips in Paris right now. The Brazilian […]
Cameron Norrie fought back to win a five-set thriller and maintain a British presence at Roland Garros. There were times when everything seemed to be against him. That’s when the courageous Norrie reminded himself it was better to be out there battling than on the plane home early. Cameron Norrie will doubtless show similar fighting […]
May 28, 2023
Jessica Pegula defeated her friend and compatriot Danielle Collins in the opening round at Roland Garros. But she’ll have to work on her serve if she’s going to live up to her third-seed billing. Pegula’s second serve was picked off mercilessly by Collins at times. And all too often the first serve wasn’t firing well […]
June 5, 2022
Nadal is the name that must now be spoken when we speak about the greatest player of all time. Yes, Rafael Nadal has put daylight between himself and his fellow giants, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. He defeated Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 and only looked troubled once. Ruud broke to lead 3-1 in the […]
June 4, 2022
Iga Swiatek defeated Coco Gauff and ran straight to her team and family to embrace them. Meanwhile Coco sat with tears rolling down her cheeks, wondering what might have been. Yet there was little she could have done to prevent a second Roland Garros triumph for her formidable adversary. The much-loved young American will come […]
Rafael Nadal will play his 14th French Open final after an incredible first set against Alexander Zverev. The German was 6-2 ahead in the tie-break but Nadal simply wouldn’t be beaten. The Spaniard produced some superhuman retrievals and breath-taking winners when it really mattered. Against all odds he edged the opener 10-8 in that extraordinary […]
June 3, 2022
Iga Swiatek will play Coco Gauff in the French Open final and tennis fans will regard this as the perfect showpiece. The Polish player stands on the brink of history and seems unbeatable right now. But the American has set up a fairytale showpiece at the tender age of 18. No one can forget Emma […]
June 1, 2022
Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in one of the most extraordinary performances of his entire career. The match began in May and ended in June, as though one month alone wasn’t enough to contain such drama. The Spaniard played sensational tennis to overcome top-ranked Novak and reach the semi-finals. Coco Gauff was also supreme as […]
May 30, 2022
Rafael Nadal will play Novak Djokovic in the Roland Garros quarter-finals on Tuesday. It’s the 59th time the greatest players in the world will meet. Novak edges the head-to-head 30-28 and will start favourite. But you just never know when these two titans go toe-to-toe. Rafael Nadal against Novak Djokovic is just the kind of […]