• 

  French Open: Sofia Kenin eyes 2nd Grand Slam of year, Iga Swiatek 1st of career

  October 09, 2020 17:35 IST

  Kenin, a 21-year-old from Florida, and Swiatek, a 19-year-old from Poland, will face each other Saturday in the French Open women's final.

• 

  French Open 2020 Glance: Nadal to face Schwartzman, Djokovic up against Tsitsipas in semis

  October 09, 2020 7:21 IST

  Rafael Nadal will be playing in his 34th Grand Slam semifinal as he pursues a record-tying 20th major championship, 13th at the French Open.

• 

  Sofia Kenin, 21, will face unseeded Iag Swiatek, 19, in French Open 2020 final

  October 09, 2020 7:10 IST

  Already the owner of a major trophy from this year’s Australian Open, the No. 4-seeded Kenin moved into the title match in Paris by beating No. 7 Petra Kvitova 6-4, 7-5 on Thursday.

• 

  Teen Iga Swiatek is lowest-ranked French Open women's finalist

  October 08, 2020 21:37 IST

  Polish teenager Iga Swiatek becomes the seventh unseeded player to reach the French Open final in the Open era after beating Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska 6-2, 6-1.

• 

  French Open: Polish teen Iga Swiatek reaches women's final

  October 08, 2020 20:15 IST

  Swiatek becomes the seventh unseeded player to reach the final in the Open era after beating Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska 6-2, 6-1.

• 

  French Open: Pavic and Soares into men's doubles final

  October 08, 2020 20:03 IST

  The seventh seed duo beats top-seeded Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 7-6 (4), 7-5 in the semis; will meet the eighth-seeded pair of Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies in final.

• 

  Paris Masters to go ahead as planned amid COVID-19 pandemic

  October 08, 2020 15:14 IST

  1,000 spectators will be allowed per day to comply with the current restrictions applicable in Paris amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the tournament organisers said in a statement on their official Twitter handle.

• 

  French Open 2020: Novak Djokovic reaches 10th semifinal with win over Pablo Carrena Busta

  October 08, 2020 10:01 IST

  Novak Djokovic defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 to make it to his 10th semi-final at the Roland Garros.

• 

  Polish teenager Iga Swiatek makes it to French Open semifinals in both singles and doubles

  October 07, 2020 21:04 IST

  Swiatek and American partner Nicole Melichar beat the American pair of Asia Muhammad and Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last four of the doubles competition.

• 

  French Open 2020 | Sofia Kenin beats Danielle Collins to reach semis

  October 07, 2020 19:56 IST

  Kenin’s semifinal opponent will be two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. She has not dropped a set in her five matches at this year's tournament.

• 

  French Open | Kvitova beats Siegemund to reach her first semifinal at Roland Garros since 2012

  October 07, 2020 19:12 IST

  Kvitova normally dictates play with her big serve and forehand but she double-faulted multiple times when she was broken twice in the second set.

• 

  French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal beats Jannik Sinner to enter semifinals

  October 07, 2020 8:00 IST

  Rafael Nadal hasn't lost a set in the tournament and will take on Diego Schwartzman in the semifinal, against whom he holds a 9-1 head-to-head edge.

• 

  French Open: Very awkward deja vu, says Novak Djokovic on hitting line judge

  October 06, 2020 20:56 IST

  World No.1 says that he had a "very awkward deja vu" when he accidentally hit a ball at the head of a line judge at during his win over Karen Khachanov.

• 

  Nadia Podoroska becomes first female qualifier to reach French Open semis

  October 06, 2020 18:51 IST

  The 131st-ranked Argentine tossed her racket high into the air after beating third-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4.

• 

  AITA won't let UTR tournaments in India unless they are routed through them

  October 06, 2020 18:32 IST

  Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is an independent rating system where players' previous 30 eligible match-scores from the last 12 months are taken into account for their rating on a scale of 1-16.

• 

  ATP, WTA tournaments set for Auckland in January cancelled due to pandemic

  October 06, 2020 11:32 IST

  ASB Classic tournament director Karl Budge announced the decision Tuesday, saying work on hosting the tennis tournaments had been well advanced but logistical and safety issues had taken precedence.

• 

  Carreño Busta sets up rematch against Djokovic, reaches second French Open quarterfinal

  October 06, 2020 6:57 IST

  Carreño Busta was visited by a doctor after the second set but continued to play well and beat 186th-ranked qualifier Daniel Altmaier 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 at Court Philippe Chatrier.

• 

  French Open | Coach? Motivator? Kenin's dad switches seats in stands, Roland Garros match changes

  October 06, 2020 6:51 IST

  Whether the elder Kenin’s move, so noticeable in the sea of empty beige seats at Court Philippe Chatrier, actually influenced the outcome can’t be known with any certainty — the chair umpire did give a warning for coaching, which isn’t allowed during Grand Slam matches

• 

  French Open 2020 Glance: Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem try to set up semifinal meeting

  October 06, 2020 6:42 IST

  Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem can set up yet another French Open meeting with victories on Tuesday, only this time they would face each other in the semifinals instead of the final

• 

  Novak Djokovic reaches record 11th consecutive quarterfinal at French Open

  October 05, 2020 22:32 IST

  The top-seeded Djokovic faced his toughest challenge yet this year at Roland Garros but still won rather easily against No. 15 seed Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at Court Philippe Chatrier, taking the last four games.

• 

  French Open 2020 | Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev reach last eight at Roland Garros for first tim

  October 05, 2020 21:42 IST

  Tsitsipas won 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-2 against No. 18-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and Rublev beat unseeded Marton Fucsovics 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

• 

  French Open 2020 | Petra Kvitova reaches 1st quarterfinal at Roland Garros since 2012

  October 05, 2020 17:08 IST

  The seventh-seeded Czech player lost her only semifinal match at Roland Garros in 2012.

• 

  Star-struck Sebastian Korda asks Rafael Nadal for autograph after Paris rout

  October 05, 2020 15:42 IST

  Sebastian Korda, the 20-year-old American qualifier who lost to Rafael Nadal by the above scoreline in the French Open’s fourth round Sunday, still was beaming afterward.

• 

  Domestic tennis circuit to resume from November 16

  October 05, 2020 15:07 IST

  The tournaments will initially begin in the age categories of U-12, U-14 and U-16 only. The duration of the tournaments would remain restricted to three days, with a maximum draw of 32 allowed.

• 

  French Open 2020 | Sinner outs No.6 seed Zverev to set up quarterfinal clash against Nadal

  October 04, 2020 20:35 IST

  Pulling the No. 6 seed this way and that with his precision groundstrokes, the 75th-ranked Sinner is the first debutant to reach the men's quarterfinals since Rafael Nadal, who'll be his next opponent.

• 

  Winds of change blow on day of upsets at French Open

  October 04, 2020 20:11 IST

  A young generation is making its mark at this French Open pushed back by the coronavirus from its usual May-June spot, especially in the women's draw.

• 

  French Open 2020 | Purr-fect Nadal sees off cat-loving qualifier to reach quarters

  October 04, 2020 18:41 IST

  Against a player who loves him so much that he named his cat after him, Nadal showed no mercy with Sebastian Korda, seeing off the 20-year-old qualifier with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 thumping on Court Philippe Chatrier to reach the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the 14th time.

• 

  French Open 2020 | In day of upsets, qualifier Trevisan stuns Bertens to reach quarterfinal

  October 04, 2020 17:00 IST

  Playing in her first French Open and only her second Grand Slam tournament, Trevisan's reward for ousting her Dutch opponent is a quarterfinal against Polish teenager Iga Swiatek