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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…
Italy start Euro 2020 campaign with 3-0 win over Turkey
Italy scored their biggest win in European football championship with a 3-0 win over Turkey in the tournament opener.The Euro 2020, which was postponed last year due to Covid-19 pandemic, is being played in 11 venues.The Italians, who have…
Ruturaj Gaikwad wants to pick Dravid’s brain in Sri Lanka
Opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was a surprise selection in the 20-member India squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, has been forced to follow 'early to bed-early to rise' routine due to lockdown in Pune, his hometown, over the last…
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…
Not making final in the past tough to deal with : Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who reached her first Grand Slam final in 52th attempt after she beat Tamara Zidansek 7-5, 6-3 in the French Open semi-finals, said she found it tough to deal with repeated failures to make the summit clash in the…