PARIS (AP) — Alizé Cornet was given a standing ovation and a farewell trophy after playing the final match of her long tennis career, a 6-2, 6-1 loss to No. 7 seed Zheng Qinwen in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday, May 28. France's Alize Cornet waves to spectators after her first...
PARIS (AP) — Ignore the straight-set score: Novak Djokovic was not quite at his impervious best in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday night, May 28, and his 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert was not enough to alter the defending champion’s “low expectations” at...
PARIS (AP) — The noise was loud and relentless, a chorus of thousands of belting out “ Ra-fa! Ra-fa! ” whenever their guy found the occasional moment of brilliance of the sort he has conjured up so often at the French Open and elsewhere through the years. Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball...
PARIS (AP) — After Stan Wawrinka ended Andy Murray’s stay at the French Open yet again — and this time, it was perhaps Murray’s last singles appearance at Roland Garros — the two long-time opponents, both in their late 30s, met at the net for a handshake, an embrace and a lengthy chat....
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic has yet to win a title this season. Hasn’t even reached a final. His schedule has been lighter than usual, and so has his record, which is just 14-6 entering the French Open. Serbia's Novak Djokovic listen to a question during a press conference ahead his first round...
GENEVA (AP) — Novak Djokovic will defend his French Open title in Paris still without a trophy this season after losing in the Geneva Open semifinals on Friday, May 24. Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a ball to Tomas Machac, of the Czech Republic, during their semi-final match, at the ATP 250...
PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field, after all, and Thursday’s draw set up the 14-time champion for a challenging first-round matchup against No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev. Rafael Nadal, right, and Alexander Zverev (AP/File photo) “That’s going to be hard, but he is a...
Birthday girl Alex Eala fell short of reaching the main draw of the 2024 Roland Garros after suffering a painful 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 4-6 defeat at the hands of Julia Riera of Argentina on Thursday night, May 23. Alex Eala Instagram The Filipinas tennis ace, who was hopeful as she was celebrating...
PARIS (AP) — Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray and Daniel Evans have been granted a wild card to play together in doubles at the French Open, organizers said on Wednesday, May 22. Britain's Andy Murray (AP/File photo) They are the first non-French pair to be awarded a wild card into the...
A subsidiary of Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. is joining the league of players that are out to dismantle the incumbency and dominance of franchised power utilities, as it also secured a license to offer supply and service as a retail electricity supplier (RES) in the restructured...
Alex Eala is giving everything she could to achieve her immediate goal of making it to the main draw at the 2024 Roland Garros. The 18-year-old trailblazer took that first step on Monday, May 20, after dominating China’s Ma Ye-Xin, 6-1, 6-1, in the first round of the qualifiers. Alex Eala gets...
ROME (AP) — If Iga Swiatek can keep up her form, it’s hard to imagine anyone preventing her from winning a fourth French Open title. Iga Swiatek, of Poland, poses with her trophy after defeating Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, in the Italian Open tennis tournament final match at Rome's Foro...
