Siegemund joins top eight seeds in quarters as final match delayed
UNSEEDED German Laura Siegemund has earned a place in his first ever Grand Slam quarter final alongside a couple of top eight seeds in Sofia Kenin and Petra Kvitova. The 32-year-old veteran produced an impressive performance to down Spaniard Paula Badosa in straight sets, 7-5 6-2. The match lasted an hour and 36 minutes with […]
Favourites advance into quarters easier than expected
ASIDE from one losing first set tiebreaker, the four quarter finalists through to the last thus far did not drop a set on their road to the next round at Roland Garros today. All the higher ranked players in each match-up got through, as top seed Novak Djokovic, fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, 13th seed Andrey […]
French Open debutants shine in promising show for the future
OUTSIDE of a couple of one-sided contest, there was a lot to like about the future of the ATP Tour at the Roland Garros, as the youngest remaining member in the men’s draw booked his spot in the quarter finals, and another went all the way with a top contender, only to fall short. Next […]
Berretini falls in surprise upset
WORLD number 186 Daniel Altmaier had the biggest win of his career on Saturday, taking down seventh seed Matteo Berrettini 6-2 7-6 6-4 to progress to the round of 16 at Roland Garros. Berrettini doubled Altmaier’s number of unforced errors (42-21) struggling to find any form of rhythm on court. “I was struggling to find […]
Jabeur continues Grand Slam form with Sabalenka upset
TUNISIA’S Ons Jabeur is through to the fourth round of the French Open after knocking out eighth seed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in three sets. The 30th seed reached the quarter finals of the Australian Open earlier this year, and could be in line to reach that feat again if she can overcome Danielle Collins in […]
Frenchman Hugo Gaston claims big upset win over Wawrinka
IT was a day of favourites progressing through to the Round of 16 at Roland Garros with the likes of Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev making no mistake against their unseeded opponents in their respective matches. Meanwhile, Dominic Thiem also inflicted pain against his Norwegian counterpart to edge himself closer to another title. Although the […]
Carballes Baena topples Shapovalov in five to clinch third round spot
ROBERTO Carballes Baena has won an epic battle over top 10 player and ninth seed, Denis Shapovalov to book his spot in the third round at Roland Garros. The Spanish world number 101 backed up his shellacking of Steve Johnson in the first round – dropping just two games – to overcome Shapovalov in a […]
Gaston last Frenchman standing at Roland Garros as Italians soar
IT was a great day at the French Open if you were an Italian, but not so much for the home nation as just one player remains from the 48 players left in the 2020 Roland Garros ATP draw. The first half of second round matches were completed today with just 20-year-old Hugo Gaston remaining […]
Hamburg finalists fight back from two-set deficits to stage remarkable first round wins
STEFANOS Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev are lucky to survive the first round of the French Open after slow starts almost cost the Hamburg European Open finalists. A tight turnaround between the ATP500 event and the Grand Slam meant some soreness for the talented top 15 players, but neither would have expected to go two sets […]
Medvedev headlines massive exits in Roland Garros first round
IT might only be the second day, but it was carnage at Roland Garros with four top 20 seeds bombing out, including two top eight seeds in a huge day of upsets. The biggest of the lot was fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, who faltered in his first match for the second consecutive tournament, losing to […]
