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Play starts Sunday, and it won’t be an easy run into the deep stages for any of the Big Three – as they all look to improve upon their respective Grand Slam singles title tallies.
Continue reading “French Open 2021: Djokovic, Federer and defending champion Nadal in same half”
Former world number six Carla Suarez Navarro (#118) has today revealed she will make her comeback in the Roland Garros main draw next week – thus reversing the difficult decision to retire last year, having been diagnosed with early stage Hodgkin lymphoma in September. Continue reading “French Open 2021: Cancer-free, Carla Suarez Navarro to make unlikely return”
Alize Cornet, world no.59, criticised the decision to postpone this year’s Roland Garros tournament by a week – now starting on May 30 – given the impact it will then have on the rest of the tennis calendar: which includes shortening this summer’s grasscourt season by a week.
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Today features the start of 2021’s first WTA 500 event of the year from Abu Dhabi, with world number 15 Muguruza among those battling for the title as preparation for next month’s Australian Open. A beaten finalist in Melbourne last year, the Spaniard is excited at returning for the start of a new season, one where she’s reassured by health protocols and attention to detail. Continue reading “Garbine Muguruza: Excited for new tennis season, reassured of safety in Australia”
Thiem’s coach Nicolas Massu has heaped praise on the Austrian, after an unforgettable year where the 27-year-old won his first Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows in September – having fallen short eight months earlier in his maiden hard-court final at the Australian Open. Critics believe this is just the start as he establishes his pedigree, a sentiment Massu agrees with. Continue reading “Thiem’s coach Nicolas Massu: I see a bright future, he can win more Slams”
Daniil Medvedev recovered from a set down to beat US Open champion Dominic Thiem and win this year’s Nitto ATP Finals, making history in London on Sunday. Eleven years after his Russian compatriot Nikolay Davydenko won the first edition at The 02, the 24-year-old defiantly rose to the occasion in a way that sets him – and others – up brilliantly for a promising 2021 campaign. Continue reading “Daniil Medvedev’s historic ATP Finals win sets up a very promising 2021”
Jannik Sinner will wake up to see a career-high ranking upon his name on Monday, after becoming the youngest ATP champion in 12 years with a three-set win (6-4, 3-6, 7-6) over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil in the Sofia final earlier today. It wasn’t his best match, but he finishes the 2020 season on an unforgettable high that he’ll look to build upon in 2021 and beyond. Continue reading “Jannik Sinner beats Vasek Pospisil, becomes youngest ATP title-winner in 12 years”
Just minutes before she was scheduled to go on court in her second-round match against world no.132 Tsvetana Pironkova, three-time Roland Garros champion Serena Williams pulled out of the French Open today – revealing she’s been ordered to rest an Achilles injury that has worsened since sustaining it against Victoria Azarenka at the US Open earlier this month. Continue reading “French Open 2020: Serena Williams withdraws with Achilles heel injury”
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Ahead of his Grand Slam return to the playing surface he calls home, world number two Rafael Nadal discussed how colder weather at a delayed Roland Garros tournament will present the toughest conditions he has faced in Paris, where he’s a twelve-time champion. Continue reading “French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal voices concerns ahead of his Slam return”
Former WTA no.7 Barbara Schett, who is now a Eurosport pundit, has backed her Austrian compatriot to make an excellent return when the tour resumes.
Continue reading “Barbara Schett: Dominic Thiem will be in good shape once tennis resumes”
17-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic could benefit from this extended tennis break due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to 16-time GS doubles winner and current Australian pundit Todd Woodbridge.
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It’s been a month since Maria Sharapova announced her retirement from tennis. With the coronavirus pandemic taking precedence, there hasn’t been much time to truly analyse the four-time Grand Slam champ departing. So without further ado…
Continue reading “Maria Sharapova’s retirement: Her lasting legacy, memories and controversy”
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