Spaniard shocks Wimbledon defending champion
IN ONE of the biggest upsets in some time at Wimbledon, and certainly the largest shock of day two, world number 83 Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro knocked out defending champion and sixth seed Marketa Vondrousova in the first round of the Grand Slam event. Vondrousova was one of the favourites to take out the title […]
Raducanu returns to roll Renata
BRITISH wildcard Emma Raducanu has returned to the scene where he career exploded three years earlier, winning in straight set in the first round of Wimbledon. In front of a passionate home crowd, the nation’s talented young gun who rose to fame in 2021 after reaching a fourth round at the All-England club then remarkable […]
Alex slays Demons to reach Roland Garros quarters
AN AUSSIE is into the Roland Garros men’s singles quarter finals in Paris for the first time in two decades after Alex de Minaur defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev in a come-from-behind win overnight. After dropping the first set, de Minaur only dropped six more games for the rest of the match as he crushed the […]
Paolini powers in Roland Garros quarters
ITALIAN 12th seed Jasmine Paolini strung six consecutive games together twice across two sets to produce a near-perfect domination after dropping the first set to Russian Elina Avanesyan to reach the Roland Garros quarter finals. The hard-hitting Russian raced out to a 4-0 lead in the opening set, and while she did butcher a few […]
Sinner to Saint, Jannik ousts Moutet after slow start
WORLD number two Jannik Sinner made his ay through to the last eight of Roland Garros, but not without a struggle, coming from a set down to knock off Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the Round of 16. The second seed – who will reach world number one if Novak Djokovic does not make the final […]
Swiatek double bagels Potapova in 40 minutes
IT had to be seen to be believed, but world number one Iga Swiatek played like she had somewhere to be during her fourth round win over Anastasia Potapova, smashing the Russian 6-0 6-0 in just four minutes at Roland Garros. Swiatek’s double bagel in the Round of 16 was her shortest match in history, […]
Djoker shrugs off Spaniard to reach third round
WORLD number one Novak Djokovic needs to reach the 2024 Roland Garros final in order to retain top spot, and so far, so good for the Serbian star after her rolled Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets. In a one-sided match, Djokovic had a challenge early in the first set, but won 14 of […]
Tsitsipas holds out Altmaier to reach French Open third round
FORMER finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas forced his way past German Daniel Altmaier in the first match on a rain-affected day at Roland Garros overnight. The Greek star had to battle through four sets before eventually taking the win in two hours and 43 minutes, 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-4. Tsitsipas was dominant early, dropping just six points […]
Swiatek ousts Osaka at rainy Roland Garros
CURRENT world number one Iga Swiatek was forced to save a match point in order to defeat former world numbers one Naomi Osaka at Roland Garros and reach the third round overnight. On a day severely impacted by rain, just a handful of matches were completed on the Paris clay, with all the outdoor contests […]
Demon dashes into Roland Garros second round
AUSSIE hope Alex de Minaur has stormed into the second round of Roland Garros after a dominant performance against young American, Alex Michelsen. After waiting a few hours due to a rain delay, it was the 11th seed who unloaded on the Next Gen talent, only dropping three games en route to the Round of […]
