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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 26, 2015
Tuesday at the French Open was quite the eventful day despite the tournament still being in first-round action. A number of superstars got their tournament underway, and a few huge upsets rocked the bracket. Coming into the day, the biggest story was Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams all opening up play. None disappointed though Jarkko Nieminen tested Djokovic before Djokovic eventually...
Published: May 26, 2015
Big first-round upsets at the 2015 French Open were saved for Tuesday’s final day of Round 1. While top-seeded names such as Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams had no trouble escaping their early opposition, the same couldn’t be said across the board. At least one top-10 seed was bounced in both the men’s and women’s brackets, headlined by 2014 semifinalist Eugenie Bouchard’s...
Published: May 26, 2015
First-round play at the 2015 French Open continued Tuesday at Roland Garros in Paris, and while many of the top stars in action managed to advance, there were a few surprises along the way as well. King of clay Rafael Nadal had no issue passing his first-round test, while No. 1 men’s player Novak Djokovic cruised as well. Top-seeded women’s player Serena Williams didn’t face...
Published: May 26, 2015
Serena Williams cruised through her opening match at the French Open, dismissing Andrea Hlavackova with little difficulty Tuesday, 6-2, 6-3, in what was her 15th Grand Slam victory in a row. It was business as usual for the top-ranked Williams. She completely controlled the match with her serve, winning 24 of 30 first-serve points and smashing three aces, per RolandGarros.com. She...
Published: May 26, 2015
Despite Jarkko Nieminen’s best efforts, particularly in the second set, Novak Djokovic advanced to the second round of the 2015 French Open with a 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 win. Djokovic appeared to be on cruise control in the first set, winning with ease, but Nieminen had the top seed on the ropes in the second set before a number of costly errors left the door wide open for Djokovic, who was...
Published: May 26, 2015
Rafael Nadal began his 2015 French Open campaign on Tuesday with a simple 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over 18-year-old Quentin Halys. The defending champion has won nine of the last 10 Roland Garros titles and rarely looked in trouble against the ambitious Halys, who failed to find consistency in front of his local crowd. The tournament’s Twitter account provided confirmation of Nadal’s...
Published: May 26, 2015
Day 3 of the French Open packs the opening round’s most star power. Both top seeds and the man who rules Roland Garros will begin their quest for the crown on Tuesday. With a quarterfinals showdown looming, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal both have a long way to go before setting up that awaited collision. Although Djokovic enters the No. 1 seed in search of his first French Open title, Nadal...
Published: May 26, 2015
If Ferrari had been a little bolder (and dare we say, a little smarter), Sebastian Vettel might have won last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. On Lap 30 of the 78-lap race, the German was, according to the FIA television feed, roughly a second adrift of second-placed Nico Rosberg as the pit-stop window approached, close enough to perfect the undercut technique. And Seb knew it. “I’m...
Published: May 26, 2015
In terms of pure sporting achievement, Nico Rosberg’s victory at the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix last weekend may not rank anywhere near Michael Jordan’s jump shot to beat Cleveland in 1989 or Liverpool’s Champions League comeback against AC Milan in 2005. The feelings elicited by these events, however—particularly for fans of the Cavaliers, the Rossoneri or Lewis Hamilton—are...
Published: May 26, 2015
The Aviva Premiership final will be a clash of styles after Bath and Saracens won their semi-finals to reach the Twickenham showpiece next weekend. Bath swaggered past Leicester in a seven-try romp that had their free-wheeling stamp all over it. Saracens’ scrapping signature was equally as evident in their 29-24 win over Northampton to give themselves a chance of shackling Mike Ford’s men...