Whenever the Tennis world gears up for a Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova showdown, I can’t help but compare it to a Las Vegas title fight. The media and public love the hype so when these two queens of tennis … Continue reading
No hiccups for the Men’s Top 10 seeded players on Day 7
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Day 7 proved to be a good day for the Men’s Top 10 seeded players at this year’s French Open in Paris. South Africa’s Kevin Anderson (6), was pushed to four sets by Mischa Zverev of Germany for his 6-1 … Continue reading
Halep and Muguruza breeze through as Stephens battles past Giorgi
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The top seed, Simona Halep of Romania survived a tough first set against the German player, Andrea Petkovic before steamrolling her in the second set to advance to the fourth round, 7-5 6-0. Garbine Muguruza, the 3rd seed from Spain, … Continue reading
Kvitova and Pliskova in shock exits at the French Open
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There were more shock exits in the Ladies draw at the French Open yesterday. Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time champion at Roland Garros, stepped onto Court Philippe Chatrier for the first time in three years, to face the 6th … Continue reading
Court 1 not kind to the fourth seeds, Dimitrov and Svitolina
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Court 1 was not kind to Grigor Dimitrov and Elina Svitolina yesterday. In an unexpected turn of events, Fernando Verdasco of Spain gave the 4th seed, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria his marching orders, with a 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4 win. Dimitrov, … Continue reading
Serena Williams sees off Ashleigh Barty in a royal battle
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Serena Williams and Ashleigh Barty did not disappoint the tennis faithful with their much anticipated second round clash, which has just finished on Chatrier. Williams, a three-time singles champion here in Paris was a shaky starter against the 17th seeded … Continue reading
Another win for Kevin Anderson in Paris
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South African hopeful and the 6th seed, Kevin Anderson is in to the third round at the French Open after defeating Pablo Cuevas from Argentina, 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 on Court 7 today. Anderson needed 2h44 to advance and despite … Continue reading
Halep, Muguruza, Pliskova and Kerber all advance on Day 5
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There were plenty of second round matches played at the French Open in Paris today. The No. 1 seed, Simona Halep of Romania put up a much better performance during her second round match against Taylor Townsend from the USA … Continue reading
Five set victories for Dimitrov, Zverev and Nishikori
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There were plenty of long matches played in the Men’s draw of the French Open in Paris today. The fourth seed, Grigor Dimitrov found himself in a “royal battle” when he managed to survive a tough five set match against … Continue reading
Kvitova, Wozniacki and Svitolina in cruise control
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The eighth seed, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic was given a breather after her tough first round match, when she managed to see off Lara Arruabarrena of Spain in two sets, 6-0 6-4 on Court 1 at the French Open … Continue reading