Tag: French Open Tennis Championships
Serena Williams loses in straight sets to Siniakova in Parma
PARMA, Italy — Serena Williams’ disappointing return to tennis continued when she lost in straight sets to 68th-ranked Katerina Siniakova in the second round...
Serena Williams posts 1st victory in more than 3 months
PARMA, Italy — Serena Williams earned her first victory in more than three months by beating 17-year-old qualifier Lisa Pigato 6-3, 6-2 Monday in...
Federer to face Andujar in clay-court comeback in Geneva
GENEVA — Pablo Andujar set up a second-round meeting with Roger Federer at the Geneva Open by beating Jordan Thompson 6-0, 6-4 on Monday.
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‘A fluke’: Opelka reaches 1st Masters semifinal in Rome
ROME — Big-serving American Reilly Opelka called it “a fluke” after reaching his first Masters semifinal with a 7-5, 7-6 (2) win over Argentine...
Serena Williams accepts wild card to play in Parma
PARMA, Italy — Serena Williams has accepted a wild-card invitation to play at the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma starting this weekend.
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French Open players to get 1 hour of daily freedom in Paris
Players at the French Open will be allowed a daily one-hour window outside their social-distancing bubble, tournament organizers said Wednesday.
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Italy’s new group of male tennis stars are all-court players
ROME — Jannik Sinner is just as comfortable on the hard courts of Miami as he is on the red clay of Rome, where...
Serena Williams returning after ‘very intense’ training
ROME — Forget all that speculation about Serena Williams considering retirement after her emotional hand-to-heart gesture upon her Australian Open exit three months ago.
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No US men in Top 30 for 1st time in computer tennis rankings
There are no American men in the ATP's Top 30 for the first time in the nearly half-century of computerized tennis rankings.
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Italian teen Sinner sets up match with Nadal in Rome
ROME — Seven months ago, Jannik Sinner twice had chances to accomplish something few tennis players have been capable of: taking a set from...