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  French Open champion Rafael Nadal reaches 3rd round on empty court

  Tennis | June 04, 2021 7:57 IST

  Nadal won 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 against Gasquet to improve to 17-0 for his career against the Frenchman since they first met in 2004. 

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  Slowing down? Roger Federer says no as he advances at French Open

  Tennis | June 03, 2021 23:13 IST

  When the 39-year-old Federer drew a time violation Thursday at the French Open for not playing fast enough, he protested to the chair umpire and to his opponent, Marin Cilic.

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  Top-ranked Ash Barty withdraws from French Open with injury

  Tennis | June 03, 2021 17:31 IST

  The 2019 champion trailed 6-1, 2-2 when she returned to her chair and signalled she was not able to continue against Polish rival Magda Linette on Court Philippe Chatrier.

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  French Open 2021: Men's doubles team positive for COVID

  Tennis | June 03, 2021 10:34 IST

  French Open organizers say two members of a men's doubles team have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been dropped from the tournament.  

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  French Open 2021 Day 5: Federer, Nadal, Djokovic in action

  Tennis | June 03, 2021 7:02 IST

  Roger Federer will face Marin Cilic in 2nd Round, followed by tournament favaourite Nadal against Richard Gasquet; World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will take on Pablo Cuevas.

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  French Open 2021: Medvedev tops Paul to make 3rd round debut in Paris

  Tennis | June 03, 2021 6:50 IST

  The Russian reached the third round in Paris for the first time by coming back from a poor start to eliminate Tommy Paul by a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 win.

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  French Open 2021: Serena Williams survives scare to reach 3rd round

  Tennis | June 03, 2021 6:38 IST

  Williams got back to the third round at Roland Garros by pulling away to beat 174th-ranked Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.

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  French Open: Kei Nishikori grinds out another 5-set win

  Tennis | June 03, 2021 0:01 IST

  Nishikori improved to 9-2 in five-set matches at Roland Garros and 26-7 in his career. He’s won 10 of his last 11 five-setters.

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  Sharan and Delbonis bow out of French Open

  Tennis | June 02, 2021 23:17 IST

  The Indo-Argentine pair lost 6-3 6-7 (13) 4-6 to Matt and Alex in a thrilling contest that clocked two hours and eight minutes here.

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  Alexander Zverev keeps it short, advances to 3rd round at French Open

  Tennis | June 02, 2021 19:33 IST

  Zverev has been in excellent form in the buildup to the clay-court major. He is among the top contenders in Paris following his title in Madrid, where he beat Rafael Nadal.

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  French Open 2021: 10th seed Bencic knocked out in 2nd round at French Open

  Tennis | June 02, 2021 16:45 IST

  Bencic struggled with her serve throughout and was broken four times by her Russian rival in 2-6, 2-6 loss.

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  Naomi Osaka steps out of French Open and onto sport's third rail

  Tennis | June 02, 2021 12:55 IST

  Other athletes, notably Olympian Michael Phelps, spoke candidly about mental-health issues before but none of them sparked a conversation this wide.

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  Kvitova pulls out of French Open after injuring herself during press conference

  Tennis | June 02, 2021 9:02 IST

  The two-time Wimbledon champion injured her ankle due to a freak fall during a post-match media press conference on Sunday.

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

  Tennis | 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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  Women's cricket needs media support: Mithali Raj on Naomi Osaka's French Open withdrawal

  Cricket | June 02, 2021 7:40 IST

  Osaka had decided to boycott press conferences during the ongoing Grand Slam - a move that had drawn flak - as he felt that the nature of questioning was often damaging to her mental health. 

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

  Tennis | 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

  Tennis | 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

  Tennis | 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

  Tennis | 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.