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Stefanos Tsitsipas shatters Medvedev’s world No. 1 dream, enters semis
Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, to enter semi-finals of the French Open here in a late match on Tuesday.This was Greek Tsitsipas's only second win over the Russian…
After initial hiccups, Alexander Zverev enters maiden French Open semis
World No.6 Alexander Zverev brushed aside the challenge of Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 to secure a spot in the French Open semi-finals for the first time here on Tuesday.Zverev will take on the winner of the…
Anastasia sets up French Open semi-final clash against Tamara
Russian 29-year-old Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova finally made it to a Grand Slam semi-final, on her sixth attempt, outlasting Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina 6-7(2), 6-2, 9-7 in a French Open quarter-final match on Tuesday.Anastasia, who had made…
India’s Chhetri now 3 short of Pele’s 77 international goals
Ace forward Sunil Chhetri has become the world's second most prolific goal scorer amongst the active players -- his tally of 74 is second only to Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo's 103 -- but the India captain is not counting them as yet. In…
Would rather be in Nadal, Djokovic’s shoes now: Federer
Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer conceded after his French Open third-round win that he would prefer to be in world No. 1 Novak Djokovic or world No. 3 Rafael Nadal's shoes right now where they are playing really well and winning their…
Federer books pre-quarterfinal berth, to take on Berrettini
Former World No. 1, Switzerland's Roger Federer came through a nerve-wracking third-round match against 27-year-old German Dominik Koepfer 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 7-5 to seal a spot in the French Open pre-quarterfinals. In the late-evening…
Looking forward to how India play Kiwi swing bowlers: Hesson
Former New Zealand cricket coach Mike Hesson feels that both India and the Kiwis are evenly matched in the World Test Championship (WTC) final which starts at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on June 18. Hesson says he is keenly looking…
French Open: 2019 finalist Vondrousova reaches 4th round
Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic, who reached the 2019 French Open final, defeated Polona Hercog in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, to enter fourth round of French Open late on Friday even as seeded players continued to fall at Roland…
French Open: Defending champion Iga Swiatek advances to 3rd round
On a day when women's section of French Open tennis was highlighted by pullout of Ashleigh Barty, defending champion Iga Swiatek and fourth-seeded Sofia Kenin resumed normal course by winning their second round matches to cruise into third…
French Open: Rafael Nadal thrashes Gasquet for 17th time, enters 3rd round
Rafael Nadal defeated Richard Gasquet 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 on his 35th birthday to reach third round of French Open here late on Thursday.The world No. 3, playing his first night match at the Roland Garros, took his head-to-head to 17-0 against…