The Australian Open women’s draw has been flipped on its head in the space of just 18 hours, with World No.2 Iga Swiatek joining No.3 Coco Gauff in crashing out in the quarter-finals. Gauff was bundled out in under an hour on Tuesday night, losing 1-6 2-6 to 12th seed Elina Svitolina. And less than … Read more
Coco Gauff has set up what promises to be a blockbuster French Open final against Aryna Sabalenka. The World number one defeated Iga Swiatek to reach the championship match, while Gauff swiftly defeated Lois Boisson 6-1, 6-2 to make her second Roland Garros final. Gauff and Sabalenka are the WTA‘s top two-ranked players. Saturday’s championship … Read more
Coco Gauff is into another French Open final, with the American having just knocked out home favourite Lois Boisson. French Open wildcard Boisson was playing her third consecutive WTA top 10 opponent, in what was her first Grand Slam main draw appearance. She knocked out both Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva at Roland Garros, but … Read more
Novak Djokovic took one big step towards a 25th Grand Slam title with his win over Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals. The Serbian star hadn’t dropped a set in his opening four matches at the tournament, breezing past Mackenzie McDonald, Corentin Moutet, Filip Misolic, and Cameron Norrie on his way to the quarterfinals. There, he … Read more
Madison Keys’ unlikely Calendar Grand Slam campaign came to an end in the French Open quarterfinals. This year’s Australian Open champion, Madison Keys, returned to Grand Slam tennis in Paris with a strong run through to the quarterfinals. Keys took down Daria Saville, Katie Boulter, Sofia Kenin, and Hailey Baptiste to set up an all-American … Read more
Iga Swiatek is on a mission to win a fourth successive French Open title at Roland Garros this weekend. Her form at the tournament so far has been largely sensational, and next she will come up against the world number one, Aryna Sabalenka. The pair have a relatively healthy rivalry but have only met once … Read more
Cameron Norrie was unable to end his winless run against Novak Djokovic at the French Open. Norrie was beaten by Djokovic for the second time in as many tournaments, having also faced the Serbian in the semi-finals of the Geneva Open. This was a significant win for Djokovic, who made French Open history after reaching … Read more
Aryna Sabalenka will face Iga Swiatek in the semifinals (Image via ANI) The Times of India at Roland Garros: The only thing louder than Aryna Sabalenka’s grunt – “aaahhhhrrrrrhhhhaaaa” – that rises in decibels with the velocity of her shot, is her explosive game. The 5 ft 11’ Belarusian, arguably the most powerful player the … Read more
Qinwen Zheng was looking to win her second-straight match against the world number one. The 22-year-old produced one of the best performances of her career last month when Zheng beat Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open. Facing off in the quarterfinals of this year’s French Open, the Chinese star was no doubt … Read more
Mumbai: One of the biggest takeaways from when the French Open draws were made was that Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek were put in the same half of the women’s singles event. Here we had the reigning world No.1 Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam champion on a collision course with the three-time defending champion and … Read more