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  French Open 2020 | Defending champion Rafael Nadal reaches 2nd round

  September 28, 2020 23:42 IST

  Nadal is looking for a record-extending 13th title at Roland Garros and a 20th major overall to equal Roger Federer's men's record.

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  French Open | Serena, Kvitova advances to second round; 2019 runner-up Vondrousova out

  September 28, 2020 21:41 IST

  The sixth-seeded Williams served for the match at 40-0 but Ahn saved three match points. An ace gave her a fourth opportunity to win but she hit a shot into the net.

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  French Open 2020 | Dominic Thiem defeats Marin Cilic to reach second round

  September 28, 2020 19:33 IST

  The third-seeded Austrian won his first major tournament at Flushing Meadows two weeks ago and is among the favorites again at Roland Garros after losing the past two finals to Rafael Nadal.

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  Went through rigorous physical and mental transformation for 1996 Olympics, says Paes

  September 28, 2020 17:24 IST

  Paes was first drawn against a not so easy opponent in Pete Sampras, but the latter pulled out of the tournament due to an injury and the Indian was pitted against Richey Reneberg in the first round.

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  Rain disrupts French Open 2020, except under new roof

  September 28, 2020 16:09 IST

  The court is hosting the only play as rain thwarted the start of all other matches at Roland Garros.

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  French Open 2020: Coco Gauff beats Johanna Konta; Simona Halep advances

  September 28, 2020 9:48 IST

  Gauff on Sunday defeated the 2019 semifinalist Konta 6-3, 6-3 in a match that lasted an hour and 41 minutes.

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  Stan Wawrinka beats Andy Murray in French Open 2020's 1st round

  September 27, 2020 23:11 IST

  In the first matchup of Grand Slam champions in the first round of any major tournament since 2012, Wawrinka beat Murray 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in a little more than 1 1/2 hours at Court Philippe Chatrier.

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  Andrey Rublev beats Stefanos Tsitsipas in Hamburg for third title of 2020

  September 27, 2020 21:42 IST

  The Russian took the win 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 after Tsitsipas double-faulted on match point — his sixth double-fault of the match. 

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  French Open 2020: Former champion Simona Halep in 2nd round, Venus Williams out

  September 27, 2020 22:07 IST

  Wearing thick black leggings and a long-sleeved pink jersey to combat the chilly conditions on Court Philippe Chatrier, the 2018 champion made a series of unforced errors and trailed 4-2.

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  David Goffin becomes first seeded player to be knocked out of French Open 2020

  September 27, 2020 17:55 IST

  The 11th-seeded Belgian lost 7-5, 6-0, 6-3 to 19-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner, who beat Goffin for the second time this year after winning on hard courts at Rotterdam in February.

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  Victoria Azarenka frustrated by cold, damp at French Open 2020

  September 27, 2020 16:36 IST

  The No. 10 seeded Azarenka fumed when match officials didn’t immediately send her and first-round opponent Danka Kovinic back to the locker-room during a rain interruption Sunday on the Suzanne Lenglen court.

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  Stefanos Tsitsipas to play Andrey Rublev in Hamburg Open final

  September 27, 2020 15:44 IST

  Tsitsipas' run to the Hamburg final has seen him recover from his third-round exit at the U.S. Open and a first-round elimination in Rome last week in his first clay tournament of the year.

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  French Open 2020: Serena Williams wants more; Novak Djokovic under scrutiny

  September 27, 2020 15:31 IST

  Novak Djokovic already would have been closely watched in Paris — he is, after all, ranked No. 1 and seeded No. 1 and won five of seven Grand Slam tournaments to raise his total to 17 major titles, closing the gap with Roger Federer (20) and Rafael Nadal (19). 

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  Perfect prep: Simona Halep takes 14-match win streak to French Open

  September 26, 2020 15:24 IST

  Amid all the tumult of the coronavirus pandemic, Simona Halep might very well have found the perfect formula to prepare for the French Open.

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  French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal can tie Roger Federer's 20 Slams with lucky No. 13 in Paris

  September 25, 2020 13:28 IST

  If Nadal manages to claim a 13th French Open championship — extending his own record for the most singles trophies won by anyone at any major tennis tournament

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  Coronavirus again slashes French Open crowd sizes; now just 1,000

  September 25, 2020 13:21 IST

  As virus cases have climbed, organizers have repeatedly had to scale back their ambitions. They had been planning, just three weeks ago, to have 11,500 spectators per day, split between three show courts.

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  French Open organisers still hope for 5,000 fans each day

  September 25, 2020 6:39 IST

  French Health Minister Olivier Veran said Wednesday that a new limit of 1,000 people will be imposed at big events in big cities like Paris amid growing coronavirus concerns. 

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  French Open 2020 draw: Nadal handed tough draw, Murray to face Wawrinka in first round

  September 25, 2020 6:34 IST

  Rafael Nadal will begin his bid for a record-extending 13th French Open title against Egor Gerasimov in the first round

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  Ankita Raina bows out of French Open qualifiers

  September 24, 2020 17:23 IST

  Ankita, India's top singles player, lost the second round contest 3-6, 2-6 in one hour and 21 minutes.

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  'Sat on the bench for hours after losing Olympic 1992 quarterfinals': Leander Paes

  September 24, 2020 14:24 IST

  One of the greatest doubles players in the sport, Paes said after that defeat, he specifically practised for the singles competition.

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  Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out in second round of French Open 2020 qualifiers

  September 23, 2020 21:25 IST

  Prajnesh, India's second-highest ranked singles player who got the better of Turkey's Cem Ilkel in the opening round, lost 4-6 6-7(4) against Vukic to bow out of the event.

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  French Open 2020: Managing quick continent, surface switch

  September 23, 2020 20:22 IST

  Naomi Osaka won the U.S. Open and is sitting out the French Open, which starts its 15 days of main-draw action Sunday after being postponed in May because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Benoit Paire says he tested COVID-19 positive before playing in Hamburg

  September 23, 2020 18:11 IST

  The French tennis player retired from his opening-round match while trailing Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-0 on Wednesday, but it was unclear why.

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  WTA not bothered by tiny difference in Rome prize money

  September 23, 2020 16:14 IST

  This time, Halep and Djokovic each collected a winner’s check of about $240,000, but Djokovic got slightly more than she did.  

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  French Open 2020: Bianca Andreescu pulls out of tournament to focus on health, training

  September 23, 2020 12:51 IST

  Andreescu has joined Naomi Osaka and Ashleigh Barty in the list of women's players who have pulled out of French Open 2020.

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  French Open 2020: Ankita Raina enters second round of qualifiers

  September 23, 2020 11:42 IST

  Indian tennis player Ankita Raina entered the second round of 2020 French Open qualifiers with a win over Jovana Jovic.

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  Novak Djokovic completes 286th week as No.1, pips Pete Sampras

  September 22, 2020 13:54 IST

  Sampras, who was ranked number one for the first time on April 12, 1993, spent a total of 11 stints in top spot, with his longest run of 102 weeks between April 15, 1996 and March 29, 1998.

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  Novak Djokovic wins fifth Italian Open title: 'I moved on' after US Open default

  September 22, 2020 6:24 IST

  Dropping only one set all week, Djokovic won his fifth Italian Open title on Monday after beating Diego Schwartzman 7-5, 6-3 in the final, and restored his confidence heading into Roland Garros, which starts in six days.