ROME (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic reached the last 16 of the Italian Open on Sunday, May 14, after winning a battle with Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, while blistering Iga Swiatek thrashed Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0. *Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his third-round match against Bulgaria's Grigor...
ROME (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic fought his way into the third round of the Italian Open on Friday, May 12, beating Tomas Etcheverry 7-5 (7/6), 6-2 in a surprisingly tight encounter. *Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns to Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry during their second-round match at the Men's ATP Rome...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz beat Felix Auger-Aliassime for the first time in his career to book a semifinal clash with Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells on Thursday, March 16. *Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in the quarterfinals during...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz fended off tenacious Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Monday, March 13, to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells as he and women's top seed Iga Swiatek passed tough tests in the California desert. *Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in action against Tallon...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) — World number one Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a rare Indian Wells title repeat with a convincing 6-0, 6-1 second-round victory over 56th-ranked American Claire Liu on Saturday, March 11. Neither Liu nor the breezy conditions on Stadium Court troubled Swiatek, who is...
Coco Gauff of the US reacts on a point against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during their women's singles match on day seven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 22, 2023. (AFP) MELBOURNE (AFP) -- Top seed Iga Swiatek and a tearful Coco Gauff both crashed out in straight...
MELBOURNE (AFP) -- World number one Iga Swiatek and dangerous American Jessica Pegula led the charge into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday, Jan. 18, as wild weather again played havoc. Poland's Iga Swiatek hits a return against Colombia's Camila Osorio during their women's singles match...
Rafael Nadal was again forced to dig deep to reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday as women's top seed Iga Swiatek survived a stumble to win her 37th match on the spin. Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis during their men's singles tennis match on the fourth...
Spain's Rafael Nadal waves as he holds The Musketeers' Cup after his victory over Norway's Casper Ruud during their men's singles final match on day fifteen of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 5, 2022. (AFP) This year’s two weeks of French...
Iga Swiatek cruised to her second French Open title by dominating teenager Coco Gauff in the final on Saturday, as the world number one claimed her 35th successive victory. Poland's Iga Swiatek kisses the trophy after winning against US' Coco Gauff at the end of their women's single final match on...
Coco Gauff will face world number one Iga Swiatek for the French Open title after the teenager eased into her maiden Grand Slam final with a straight-sets victory over Martina Trevisan on Thursday. Iga Swiatek, left, and Coco Gauff (AFP) The 18-year-old American claimed a 6-3, 6-1 win in a nervous...
Poland’s Iga Swiatek poses with her trophy after winning the women’s single finals at the 2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on April 2, 2022. (AFP) Iga Swiatek's dream season continued as the incoming world number one scooped her third successive...
