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‘New Covid wave in France may accelerate in coming weeks’
Paris : The new fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France, which started last month, will accelerate in the coming weeks, a top official has warned.Jean-Francois Delfraissy, head of the scientific council that advises the government on…
Told at 4 he was in main draw, Dominik Koepfer ousts Murray in three-hour slugfest
Paris : Germany's Dominik Koepfer made the most of his second chance at the Rolex Paris Masters, saving seven match points in a display of grit and gumption to defeat Great Britain's Andy Murray 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(9) here.Despite winning just…
French Open : PV Sindhu enters semis; Lakshya Sen bows out
Paris : Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu cruised into the semi-finals of the womens singles at the French Open 2021 after defeating Thailands Busanan Ongbamrungphan, here on Friday.The two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will take on world No…
Break after first two sets helped me bury self-doubts : Novak Djokovic
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic attributed his comeback in French Open final from two sets down to winning the title to a small break that helped him bury self-doubts.After losing the first two sets 6-7(6), 2-6, the Serb left the Court…
Novak Djokovic rallies to win French Open; his 19th Grand Slam title
World No.1 Novak Djokovic on Sunday made an astonishing comeback from being two sets down to beat fifth seed Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in four hours and 11 minutes and win the French Open title.It was the top seed…
Barbora-Katerina clinch French Open women’s doubles title
No.2 seeded Czech pair Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova on Sunday clinched their second French Open women's doubles title, beating No.14 seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the USA and Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-4, 6-2 in the final here.…
Herbert, Mahut clinch doubles title, create history for France
The French doubles pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut fought back from a set and a break down at 4-5 to overcome Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik and Andrey Golubev 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4 and clinch their second French Open title. In a…
No excuse for the loss, made mistakes : Rafael Nadal
World No. 3 Rafael Nadal, whose unbeaten streak at French Open spread over last six years was broken in Friday's semi-finals, said world No. 1 Novak Djokovic got used to cooler Paris conditions at night better even as he himself could not…
The best and most beautiful match in Paris : Novak Djokovic
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic called Friday's semi-final, in which he consigned 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal to only his third defeat in 108 matches at Roland Garros, the best and the most beautiful game he has played in Paris."It…
French Open: Novak Djokovic shakes the order, beats Rafael Nadal to enter final
Novak Djokovic dashed Rafael Nadal's hopes of winning a record 21st Grand Slam title and his 14th French Open after the world No. 1 overcame the Spaniard 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-2 in a four-hour-22-minute semi-final that was replete with…