French Open 2020
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Rafael Nadal reaches 13th French Open final
Tennis | Oct 09, 2020, 10:11 PM ISTDefending champion Rafael Nadal is through to a 13th French Open final after beating Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (0).
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French Open: Sofia Kenin eyes 2nd Grand Slam of year, Iga Swiatek 1st of career
Tennis | Oct 09, 2020, 05:35 PM ISTKenin, 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.
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French Open 2020 Glance: Nadal to face Schwartzman, Djokovic up against Tsitsipas in semis
Tennis | Oct 09, 2020, 07:21 AM ISTRafael Nadal will be playing in his 34th Grand Slam semifinal as he pursues a record-tying 20th major championship, 13th at the French Open.
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Sofia Kenin, 21, will face unseeded Iag Swiatek, 19, in French Open 2020 final
Tennis | Oct 09, 2020, 07:10 AM ISTAlready 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.
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Teen Iga Swiatek is lowest-ranked French Open women's finalist
Tennis | Oct 08, 2020, 09:37 PM ISTPolish 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.
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French Open: Polish teen Iga Swiatek reaches women's final
Tennis | Oct 08, 2020, 08:15 PM ISTSwiatek becomes the seventh unseeded player to reach the final in the Open era after beating Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska 6-2, 6-1.
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French Open: Pavic and Soares into men's doubles final
Tennis | Oct 08, 2020, 08:03 PM ISTThe 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.
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Paris Masters to go ahead as planned amid COVID-19 pandemic
Tennis | Oct 08, 2020, 03:14 PM IST1,000 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.
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French Open 2020: Novak Djokovic reaches 10th semifinal with win over Pablo Carrena Busta
Tennis | Oct 08, 2020, 10:01 AM ISTNovak 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.
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French Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas into his first semi-final in Paris
Cricket | Oct 07, 2020, 10:05 PM ISTThe fifth-seeded Greek player beats 13th-seeded Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 to avenge a loss in the Hamburg final less than two weeks ago.
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Polish teenager Iga Swiatek makes it to French Open semifinals in both singles and doubles
Tennis | Oct 07, 2020, 09:04 PM ISTSwiatek 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.
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French Open 2020 | Sofia Kenin beats Danielle Collins to reach semis
Tennis | Oct 07, 2020, 07:56 PM ISTKenin’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.
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French Open | Kvitova beats Siegemund to reach her first semifinal at Roland Garros since 2012
Tennis | Oct 07, 2020, 07:12 PM ISTKvitova normally dictates play with her big serve and forehand but she double-faulted multiple times when she was broken twice in the second set.
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French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal beats Jannik Sinner to enter semifinals
Tennis | Oct 07, 2020, 08:00 AM ISTRafael 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.
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Nadia Podoroska becomes first female qualifier to reach French Open semis
Tennis | Oct 06, 2020, 06:51 PM ISTThe 131st-ranked Argentine tossed her racket high into the air after beating third-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4.
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Carreño Busta sets up rematch against Djokovic, reaches second French Open quarterfinal
Tennis | Oct 06, 2020, 06:57 AM ISTCarreño 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.
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French Open | Coach? Motivator? Kenin's dad switches seats in stands, Roland Garros match changes
Tennis | Oct 06, 2020, 06:51 AM ISTWhether 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
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French Open 2020 Glance: Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem try to set up semifinal meeting
Tennis | Oct 06, 2020, 06:42 AM ISTRafael 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
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Novak Djokovic reaches record 11th consecutive quarterfinal at French Open
Tennis | Oct 05, 2020, 10:32 PM ISTThe 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.
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French Open 2020 | Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev reach last eight at Roland Garros for first tim
Tennis | Oct 05, 2020, 09:42 PM ISTTsitsipas 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).