Has Heroic Hugo Hurt Thiem’s Title Hopes?
Roland Garros
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
Roland Garros
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
Roland Garros
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
Roland Garros
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
Roland Garros
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
Roland Garros
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
Roland Garros
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 […]
Amazing Coco Takes Down Konta, Murray Also Falls
Roland Garros
September 28, 2020
Coco Gauff just reminded us why we cheered for her so passionately at Wimbledon last year. Her spirit and ability to surprise is immensely entertaining and admirable – even when a British player is on the receiving end. The sixteen-year-old American took down Britain’s Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-3 at Roland Garros. Coco’s latest giant-killing feat […]
Murray And Konta In Magical Openers At Roland Garros
Roland Garros
September 25, 2020
There must have been a wry smile on Andy Murray’s face after he heard the Roland Garros draw. Only a few days ago, as he practised on the famous Parisian clay once more, Murray reflected on a pivotal moment in his career. Andy told his Instagram followers: ‘Been a long journey to get back on […]
Rafael Nadal Wins Twelfth Roland Garros
Roland Garros
June 9, 2019
Rafael Nadal made more history at Roland Garros with a record-breaking twelfth Grand Slam title there. Volleys from the tennis gods, an almost telepathic anticipation, unplayable service angles and a refusal to be denied. Rafa had it all. We are used to talking about Nadal’s brutal power and warrior spirit. But this was something more. […]