French Open 2020
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French Open: Qualifier Sebastian Korda upsets fellow American John Isner
Tennis | Sep 30, 2020, 08:14 PM ISTAfter eliminating Andreas Seppi in his opening main draw match, the 20-year-old American qualifier takes out 21st-seeded Isner in the second round with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win.
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US Open 2020 runner-up Victoria Azarenka loses at French Open
Tennis | Sep 30, 2020, 07:24 PM ISTThe 10th-seeded Azarenka lost to 161st-ranked Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2, 6-2.
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French Open 2020 | Ball-maker hoping Rafael Nadal wins in Paris to prove himself wrong
Tennis | Sep 30, 2020, 07:15 PM ISTThat, according to their manufacturer, is the almost infinitesimal weight difference between the old French Open ball that Rafael Nadal happily bashed in winning his 12th title last year and the new one riling him in his chase for No. 13 at Roland Garros.
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Tennis players at French Open rattled by sonic boom
Tennis | Sep 30, 2020, 05:52 PM ISTA tennis player at the French Open was visibly startled by a sonic boom Wednesday just as he was about to serve a ball.
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Serena Williams out of French Open 2020 with Achilles injury
Tennis | Sep 30, 2020, 05:14 PM ISTThe 23-time Grand Slam champion said she had a short warmup and decided she couldn't continue. She had been scheduled to play Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round at Roland Garros.
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French Open: Kristina Mladenovic collapses again but blames umpire
Tennis | Sep 29, 2020, 10:34 PM ISTMladenovic vents anger at chair umpire Eva Asderaki for not spotting a double bounce on set point as she lost to Laura Siegemund of Germany5-7, 3-6 after serving for the first set at 5-1.
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French Open: Novak Djokovic drops only 5 games in first round victory
Tennis | Sep 29, 2020, 10:23 PM ISTThe French Open's No. 1 seed is hardly pushed at all in a 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 victory over 80th-ranked Mikael Ymer of Sweden under a closed roof at Court Philippe Chatrier.
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French Open 2020 Glance: Novak Djokovic opens bid for 18th Slam title
Tennis | Sep 29, 2020, 06:35 AM ISTNovak Djokovic looks to start a new Grand Slam winning streak, playing his first match at a major tournament since being defaulted in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
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French Open 2020 | Defending champion Rafael Nadal reaches 2nd round
Tennis | Sep 28, 2020, 11:42 PM ISTNadal 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
Tennis | Sep 28, 2020, 09:41 PM ISTThe 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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Rain disrupts French Open 2020, except under new roof
Tennis | Sep 28, 2020, 04:09 PM ISTThe 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
Tennis | Sep 28, 2020, 09:48 AM ISTGauff 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
Tennis | Sep 27, 2020, 11:11 PM ISTIn 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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French Open 2020: Former champion Simona Halep in 2nd round, Venus Williams out
Tennis | Sep 27, 2020, 10:07 PM ISTWearing 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
Tennis | Sep 27, 2020, 05:55 PM ISTThe 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
Tennis | Sep 27, 2020, 04:36 PM ISTThe 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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French Open 2020: Serena Williams wants more; Novak Djokovic under scrutiny
Tennis | Sep 27, 2020, 03:31 PM ISTNovak 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
Tennis | Sep 26, 2020, 03:24 PM ISTAmid 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
Tennis | Sep 25, 2020, 01:28 PM ISTIf 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
Tennis | Sep 25, 2020, 01:21 PM ISTAs 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.