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Jack Sock, the last American male standing at the 2015 French Open, is finally ready to become the USA’s leading man. Sock has a chance to advance to the fourth round, the deepest he’s ever gone in a Grand Slam. He can also replace John Isner as America’s best hope to win its first Slam since Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open in 2003. Sock, ranked No. 37, has plenty work to do before...
Published: May 29, 2015
The top stars on the courts Friday at the 2015 French Open breezed to victory and etched their names in the Round 4 draw, but Day 6 action at Roland Garros offered plenty of watchability from the neutral perspective as well. Marquee names like Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova took care of business without much issue, but far from every other superior seed followed suit Friday. There weren’t...
Published: May 29, 2015
There’s a six-way tie atop the Irish Open leaderboard after Day 2, as the County Down continued to push some of the world’s finest golfers. Tyrrell Hatton is one of those players at the summit, and the Englishman shot the low round of the day—a five-under 66—to move to three under par for the tournament. Alongside him are Bernd Wiesberger, Richie Ramsay, Soren Kjeldsen,...
Published: May 29, 2015
International superstars Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova highlighted Friday’s play at the 2015 French Open, but there was no shortage of intriguing action throughout the day as players attempted to advance to the fourth round in the men’s and women’s draws. Fed is in search of his second career title at Roland Garros, while Sharapova is hoping to win her second in a row and...
Published: May 29, 2015
Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova, the No. 2 seeds in their respective draws, advanced to the fourth round of the 2015 French Open with straight-sets victories on Friday. They highlighted a day of action that didn’t feature any major upsets. Most of the notable early exits have come on the women’s side, with Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki and Eugenie Bouchard sent packing over...
Published: May 29, 2015
The 2015 French Open has gotten off to an exciting start, featuring upsets and signature performances from some of tennis’ brightest stars. The slate of third-round matchups for Saturday will showcase some interesting pairings, headlined by a few of the biggest names on the men’s and women’s sides such as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams. Let’s take a...
Published: May 29, 2015
Following an awful first-round score of 80 at the Irish Open Thursday, Rory McIlroy was far better Friday as he fired an even-par 71 in the second round at Royal County Down Golf Course in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. Despite the obvious improvements the world’s No. 1 player made in the second round, though, he missed the cut set at plus-five after putting himself behind the eight...
Published: May 29, 2015
Cue the overreaction, vitriol and a fresh look at unfair comparisons between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. Woods is the gold standard McIlroy always has to live up to. Two consecutive missed cuts only give McIlroy’s critics more fuel, and that’s what the current world No. 1 is facing after falling short of the weekend at the 2015 Irish Open, per ESPN.com’s Bob Harig. An opening...
Published: May 29, 2015
Maria Sharapova continued her quest to repeat as French Open champion with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Sam Stosur on Friday. She will face Lucie Safarova in the fourth round. Sharapova and Stosur also faced off at Roland Garros last year. It was one of the Russian star’s toughest tests of the tournament, as she lost the first set and was on the ropes in the second before fighting back to take...
Published: May 29, 2015
Friday’s French Open action featured many of the top players in the world, as No. 2 Roger Federer and No. 2 Maria Sharapova sought to continue their runs toward another championship at Roland Garros. As we move closer to the weekend, the competition is heating up as contenders and pretenders continue to be separated by the caroms off the French red clay. Some of Friday’s matches are already...