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  French Open 2021 lookahead: Serena Williams in 2nd-round action

  June 02, 2021 8:02 IST

  Serena Williams will try to get back to the third round at Roland Garros a year after she withdrew from the tournament before her second match because of an injured left Achilles.

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  Novak Djokovic improves to 17-0 in French Open 1st Rd

  June 02, 2021 7:13 IST

  The No. 1-ranked Djokovic opened his quest for a 19th Grand Slam title and second in Paris by defeating Tennys Sandgren of the United States 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in just under two hours on Tuesday night.

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  Grand Slam leaders pledge to address Naomi Osaka's concerns

  June 02, 2021 6:49 IST

  The pledge came in a statement signed by the same four tennis administrators who threatened the possibility of disqualification or suspension for Osaka on Sunday if she continued to skip news conferences.

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  'Choked': Rafael Nadal's opponent flubs set points at French Open 2021

  June 02, 2021 6:31 IST

  Nadal began his bid for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title — and 14th at the French Open, adding to a mark he keeps adding to, year after year — with a, yes, straight-set victory over Popyrin.

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  Carla Suárez Navarro, 32, plays again at French Open after cancer

  June 02, 2021 6:21 IST

  Suárez Navarro returned to professional tennis following chemotherapy treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma and came close to victory before eventually being beaten 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 by 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens in a first-round match at Court Simonne Mathieu.

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  French Open 2021: Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty, Elina Svitolina move into 2nd round in Paris

  June 01, 2021 19:48 IST

  Barty played with her left thigh bandaged and struggled before getting medical treatment at the start of the deciding set. Barty improved and eventually made the most of Pera's lack of consistency to win 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. =

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  French Open chief hopes Naomi Osaka to return next season

  June 01, 2021 13:11 IST

  French Tennis Federation president Gilles Moretton said he is expecting Naomi Osaka to return to Roland Garros next year after Japanese world No. 2 player withdrew from the Grand Slam due to mental health.

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  King vs Queen: Defending French Open champs Nadal and Swiatek practice together

  June 01, 2021 10:47 IST

  The pre-tournament knock-about between the men and women's defending champions on red clay made a splash on social media. 

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  French Open 2021: Tennis stars, others lend support to Naomi Osaka

  June 01, 2021 9:11 IST

   Following Naomi's decision to quit the Grand Slam tournament, support followed her from former and current tennis stars including the likes of Serena Williams, Martina Navratilova among others.

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  Naomi Osaka quits French Open 2021 after media boycott row; cites anxiety

  June 01, 2021 8:30 IST

  A dramatic turn of events for a four-time Grand Slam champion who said she experiences 'huge waves of anxiety' before speaking to the media and revealed she has 'suffered long bouts of depression'.

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  Sofia Kenin breaks losing streak with French Open win

  May 31, 2021 23:22 IST

  Kenin is seeded fourth and was the runner-up last year to Iga Swiatek. The victory was Kenin’s first since announcing she’s no longer coached by her father, Alex.

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  Novak Djokovic planning to play at Tokyo Olympics

  May 31, 2021 23:09 IST

  Djokovic competed at three Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in singles back in 2008 in Beijing.

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  Le grand retour: Roger Federer wins return to Paris, Slam action

  May 31, 2021 23:04 IST

  This match bathed in sunshine Monday meant Federer finally was back at the French Open and back in Grand Slam action and he gave the excited fans what they wanted perhaps as much as he did: a victory.

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  Fifth time lucky: Daniil Medvedev posts maiden win at Roland Garros

  May 31, 2021 20:22 IST

  The second-seeded Russian, who lost in the first round on each of his four previous appearances on the Parisian red clay, claimed a maiden win at the Grand Slam event by defeating Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-3, 7-5.

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  French Open 2021: Jannik Sinner saves match point, advances in 5 sets

  May 31, 2021 19:30 IST

  The 18th-seeded teenager was on the verge of a shock exit at Roland Garros, a year after making it to the quarterfinals on his debut on the Parisian clay. 

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  French Open 2021: Birthday girl Iga Swiatek wins to start title defense

  May 31, 2021 18:08 IST

  Her best friend on the tennis circuit, Kaja Juvan, was the victim as Swiatek emphatically kicked off her campaign to become the first woman since Justine Henin in 2007 to defend the French Open title.

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  Serena Williams, Roger Federer roll back years on Day 2 of French Open 2021

  May 31, 2021 15:34 IST

  Federer, the oldest player in men's singles this year, is scheduled for the third match on Court Philippe Chatrier. It will the first Grand Slam match since the 2020 Australian Open

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  More fans, May weather: 2021 French Open is closer to normal

  May 30, 2021 22:51 IST

  Nearly 5,400 people per day are allowed on-site at the outset of the French Open, with expectations of even more allowed in at the tail end of the tournament

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  French Open 2021: Pablo Andujar overcomes two-set deficit to upset No.4 seed Dominic Thiem

  May 30, 2021 21:43 IST

  The fourth-seeded Austrian was beaten 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 by 68th-ranked Pablo Andujar in the first round.

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  Naomi Osaka fined $15,000 for not speaking at French Open

  May 30, 2021 20:53 IST

  Osaka announced Wednesday in a Twitter post that she would not be taking part in news conferences during the French Open

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  French Open 2021: Petra Kvitova saves match point to move into Round 2

  May 30, 2021 20:31 IST

  Kvitova, who reached the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2012 and last year, next faces either Elena Vesnina or Belarussian qualifier Olga Govortsova.

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  French Open 2021: After win, Naomi Osaka skips news conference in Paris, as promised

  May 30, 2021 20:19 IST

  Osaka returned to Roland Garros after skipping the trip last time, turning in a mistake-filled 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over 63rd-ranked Patricia Maria Tig at Court Philippe Chatrier on Day 1 of the Grand Slam tournament.

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  Coco Gauff, Venus Williams team up in doubles at French Open 2021

  May 30, 2021 19:12 IST

  The women's doubles draw was announced in Paris on Sunday and Gauff, 17, and Williams, 40, are a surprise entry.

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  Naomi Osaka wins opener at French Open 2021 and speaks briefly

  May 30, 2021 17:01 IST

  The No. 2-ranked Osaka has said she won't participate in news conferences at Roland Garros — and she did not do a pre-tournament session with the media.

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  French Open 2021: 3-time major champ Angelique Kerber suffers a third consecutive first-round loss

  May 30, 2021 16:38 IST

  The 26th-seeded Kerber was beaten 6-2, 6-4 to Anhelina Kalinina, a qualifier from Ukraine ranked 139th making her tournament debut.

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  French Open 2021, women's singles preview: Iga, Barty, Osaka strong title contenders

  May 29, 2021 22:01 IST

  Having never progressed beyond the fourth round of a women's major, 19-year-old Iga broke through for her maiden Grand Slam title last year, upstaging American Sofia Kenin at the French Open in Paris.

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  Novak Djokovic warms up for French Open with title in Belgrade

  May 29, 2021 21:17 IST

  Top-ranked Djokovic struggled on serve in the first set as he was broken three times by his Slovakian opponent.

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  French Open 2021, men's singles preview: Rafael Nadal favourite, chance for Next Gen to shine

  May 29, 2021 19:37 IST

  The inevitable question remains - can Nadal beat the odds, once again, to lift an unprecedented 14th on la terre battue?