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Six hours and five minutes: Giustino triumphs in second longest French Open match
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 04:13pm on September 29, 2020
Italian qualifier Lorenzo Giustino outlasted France's Corentin Moutet 0-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/3), 2-6, 18-16 on Monday in the second longest match in French Open...
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Nadal, Serena win openers as Thiem aces early test
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 12:43am on September 29, 2020
Rafael Nadal began his pursuit of a record-tying 20th men's Grand Slam title with a straight-sets victory at the French Open while Serena Williams made...
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Ridiculous' cold sparks French Open revolt as Wawrinka downs Murray
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 12:49am on September 28, 2020
Roland Garros got underway in the ‘ridiculous’ chill and damp of Paris on Sunday with Victoria Azarenka walking off court, complaining that it was ‘too...
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Azarenka wins Roland Garros opener in 'ridiculous' cold
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 06:25pm on September 27, 2020
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka reached the French Open second round Sunday despite being forced to ‘sit like a duck’ in the ‘ridiculous’ rain...
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Serena ‘not at 100pc’ in hunt for GS record
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 09:47pm on September 26, 2020
Serena Williams admitted she was still feeling the lingering effects of an Achilles problem Saturday but said it would not derail her protracted pursuit of...
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Djokovic braced for unhappy Nadal
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 09:44pm on September 26, 2020
Novak Djokovic will renew his love-hate relationship with Roland Garros in the knowledge that it is himself rather than seemingly unsettled 12-time champion Rafael Nadal...
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Rebooted Roland Garros struggles to escape shadow of coronavirus
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 03:58pm on September 22, 2020
Having been pushed back four months to September to escape the worst of the coronavirus, the French Open gets underway on Sunday still struggling to...
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Djokovic back on track with fifth Rome title
Agence France-Presse . Rome | Updated at 10:27am on September 22, 2020
Novak Djokovic picked up where he left off before his US Open default two weeks ago, winning a fifth Italian Open title on Monday, days...
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Tennis world No 1 Barty aces Aussie golf tournament
Agence France-Presse . Sydney | Updated at 06:25pm on September 21, 2020
Multi-talented Ashleigh Barty has conquered tennis, been a professional cricketer and has now added another string to her sporting bow by winning a golf tournament....
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Osaka withdraws from French Open with injury
Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 04:40pm on September 18, 2020
Freshly crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of the French Open with a sore hamstring on Thursday, in a fresh blow to the...
