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  French Open 2019: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal register easy victories to enter next round

  May 29, 2019 22:35 IST

   Federer returned to the French Open's third round with a predictably straightforward 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory over 144th-ranked Oscar Otte.  

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  French Open: Osaka avoids major upset, Simona advances

  May 29, 2019 10:00 IST

  Five times just two points from defeat in a swirling wind, Osaka held it together enough to overcome all of those miscues and stretch her winning streak at majors to 15 matches by beating Schmiedlova.

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  French Open 2019: Bopanna and Copil upset sixth seeds to advance to second round

  May 28, 2019 23:40 IST

  Rohan Bopanna and Marius Copil beat sixth-seeded Michael Venus and Raven Klaasen in straight sets to advance to the second round at Roland Garros.

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  French Open 2019: Djokovic cruises to second round, Serena Williams survives early scare

  May 27, 2019 23:38 IST

  Serena Williams came back from one-set down to defeat 83rd seed Vitalia Diatchenko. Petra Kvitova, however, had to pull out of the tournament with an injury.

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  French Open 2019: Rafael Nadal storms into second round, Wozniacki suffers shock loss

  May 27, 2019 21:11 IST

  Rafael Nadal entered the second round at Roland Garros, but former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki was stunned by 68th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova.

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  French Open 2019: Venus Williams loses in straight sets, Roger Federer enters second round

  May 26, 2019 23:38 IST

  Venus lost her opening match at Roland Garros for the second year in a row, beaten 6-3, 6-3 by ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina in 1 hour, 13 minutes.

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  French Open 2019: Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber loses opener in Paris

  May 26, 2019 17:31 IST

  Angelique Kerber lost 6-4, 6-2 to an 18-year-old Roland Garros beginner, Russian Anastasia Potapova, on Court Philippe Chatrier.  

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  Geneva Open: Alexander Zverev beats Nicolas Jarry to win first title this season

  May 26, 2019 11:52 IST

  Fifth-ranked Alexander Zverev clinched when Nicolas Jarry sent a forehand long after more than two and a half hours on court and almost six hours after play began.

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  Rafael Nadal opens bid for 12th French Open title against qualifier

  May 24, 2019 21:08 IST

  The defending champion was handed what looked like quite an easy draw on Thursday at Roland Garros stadium, where the Spanish player attended the ceremony and said he was happy with his form.

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  French Open 2019: Nick Kyrgios pulls out two days before 1st round

  May 24, 2019 18:46 IST

  Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the tournament, but no official reason has been given by the player yet.

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  French Open 2019: Rafael Nadal, Simona Halep to defend titles

  May 26, 2019 11:47 IST

  Roger Federer returns to the French Open for the first time since 2015. He missed the 2016 tournament because of back issues, ending his record streak of 65 consecutive appearances at major tournaments.

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  ATP Rankings: Novak Djokovic remains on top despite loss in Rome

  May 20, 2019 20:25 IST

  Djokovic has 12,355 points ranking first, followed by Spain's Rafael Nadal (7,945) and Roger Federer of Switzerland (5,950).

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  Karolina Pliskova beats Johanna Konta to win 2019 Italian Open title

  May 19, 2019 22:42 IST

  Pliskova needed one hour and 25 minutes to defeat Konta 6-3, 6-4 and win her first ever trophy at the Foro Italico.

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  King of Clay: Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic for 9th Italian Open title

  May 19, 2019 22:45 IST

  It marked the first time in an Open Era-record 54 meetings, and in their 142nd set against each other, that Nadal won a set against Djokovic without conceding a game — otherwise known as a bagel.

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  Italian Open: Nadal gets his revenge over Tsitsipas, renews rivalry with Djokovic in finals

  May 19, 2019 13:38 IST

  It will be the 54th career meeting between Djokovic and Nadal, with Djokovic leading the series 28-25. The pair has split the four Italian Open finals they've played.

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  Italian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to enter final

  May 18, 2019 23:56 IST

  Rafael Nadal took his revenge on Tsitsipas he beat the Greek 6-3 6-4 to enter the final of the Italian Open.

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  Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka withdraw from Rome quarters with injuries

  May 17, 2019 18:52 IST

  Federer reported a right leg injury ahead of his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, while Osaka said her right hand was injured before she was to play Kiki Bertens.

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  Watch: Nick Kyrgios slams racket and throws chair during Italian Open match, gets suspended

  May 17, 2019 16:24 IST

  The latest incident occurred on an outer court at the Foro Italico, with Nick Kyrgios losing 6-3, 6-7 (5), 2-1 against Casper Ruud.

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  Italian Open: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic ease into quarters at Rome

  May 17, 2019 9:04 IST

  Rafael Nadal defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 6-0 while Novak Djokovic got the better of Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-0 to move into the quarterfinals of Italian Open.

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  Arantxa Sanchez picks Rafael Nadal, Simona Halep as favourites to win French Open

  May 16, 2019 20:10 IST

  Asked who would end up winning most number of titles in men's singles, Sanchez said it is difficult for her to pick one because Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are great players and equally competent.

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  Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka win on busy day at Italian Open

  May 16, 2019 18:45 IST

  Federer saved all seven break points he faced to beat Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-3, then was to play Borna Coric for a spot in the quarterfinals.

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  Maria Sharapova pulls out of French Open with shoulder injury

  May 16, 2019 11:44 IST

  Sharapova, who won the French title in 2012 and 2014, returned to the tour in April 2017 after serving a 15-month ban for taking the banned drug meldonium.

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  US tennis pro Nicole Gibbs to miss French Open due to cancer diagnosis

  May 14, 2019 13:00 IST

  The 26-year-old Gibbs wrote on Twitter that the procedure is scheduled for Friday and her goal is to return for Wimbledon qualifying in late June.

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  Serena Williams wins clay opener, faces sister Venus next in Rome

  May 14, 2019 10:02 IST

  The Williams sisters' last match on red clay came in the 2002 French Open final won by Serena and in their last match in Rome, Venus won their second career meeting way back in the 1998 quarterfinals.

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  Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his 3rd Madrid Open title

  May 13, 2019 8:22 IST

  The top-ranked Djokovic earned a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to join Nadal as the most successful players in Masters 1000 tournaments.

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  Rafael Nadal loses to Stefanos Tsitsipas in Madrid Open as clay slump continues

  May 12, 2019 12:02 IST

  Nadal's slump on clay continued on Saturday at the Madrid Open with a third consecutive semifinal elimination, adding to his worst start to the clay-court swing since 2015.

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  Roger Federer loses to Dominic Thiem in Madrid Open quarterfinals

  May 11, 2019 11:12 IST

  A day after saving two match points at the Madrid Open, Federer squandered two match points himself in the quarterfinals against Dominic Thiem on Friday, losing 3-6, 7-6 (11), 6-4.

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  Rafael Nadal overcomes stomach virus to advance in Madrid Open

  May 11, 2019 11:02 IST

  Nadal cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 win over Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the third round in the Spanish capital.