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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 26, 2016
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal easily booked their spot in the third round of the 2016 French Open on Thursday, beating Steve Darcis and Facundo Bagnis in straight sets, respectively. Borna Coric knocked out Bernard Tomic, while Tomas Berdych needed four sets to get past Malek Jaziri. In the women’s draw, Serena Williams wasted little time getting past Teliana Pereira, and Ana Ivanovic booked...
Published: May 23, 2016
Defending French Open champion Stan Wawrinka avoided a major upset during his first-round clash with Lukas Rosol on Monday, completing a comeback win in five sets. As shared by MailOnline’s Stuart Fraser, Wawrinka came dangerously close to making the kind of history no player wants to make: Kei Nishikori cruised to a win against Simone Bolelli, while Andy Murray trails Radek Stepanek midway...
Published: May 23, 2016
Andy Murray survived an early onslaught from Radek Stepanek in his first-round clash of the 2016 French Open, losing the first two sets before bouncing back to win 3-6, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 7-5. Murray dropped the first two sets before finding his best form, winning six games in a row to take the third. With the light fading quickly, play continued into the fourth set, where Murray pressed his advantage and...
Published: May 14, 2016
Saracens finished their undefeated 2015-16 European Champions Cup campaign with a 21-9 win over Racing 92 during the final on Sunday, winning their first-ever European title. Owen Farrell took care of all the scoring with his boot, as Sunday’s clash in Lyon was an ugly, tactical affair that suited Saracens’ physical style of play perfectly. Racing lost a couple of key contributors during...
Published: May 10, 2016
Serena Williams wasted little time in her first match of the 2016 Italian Open, beating Germany’s Anna-Lena Friedsam in two sets to advance to the next round of the Rome Masters. In her first clay match of the season, the World No. 1 won 6-4, 6-3. Kei Nishikori avoided a major upset loss, recovering from an apparent illness in time to beat Viktor Troicki. The in-form clay specialist qualified...
Published: May 8, 2016
Novak Djokovic beat last year’s champion, Andy Murray, in the final of the 2016 Madrid Open on Sunday, bouncing back from his disappointing showing at the Monte Carlo Open to win his first title of the clay season. The final set scores were 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Djokovic dominated the first set and appeared to be cruising to an easy win, but Murray turned things around in the second, forcing a decider...
Published: May 7, 2016
Chris Hanson leads the pack after Round 3 of the 2016 Trophee Hassan II on Saturday, shooting a round of five under to grab a one-shot lead over compatriot David Dixon. Hanson and Dixon both shot five under, the top marks on Saturday, while Clement Berardo had to settle for a share of second place after a round of four under. Here’s a look at the leaderboard after moving day: For...
Published: May 3, 2016
Rafael Nadal cruised to the third round of the 2016 Madrid Open on Tuesday, wasting little energy in getting past Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov. The Spaniard dominated with his serve and patiently waited for his chances in the return game, booking a meeting with the winner of the match between Lucas Pouille and Sam Querrey in the next round with the win. Later in the day, Andy Murray struggled against Radek...
Published: May 2, 2016
Roger Federer dropped out of the 2016 Madrid Open with an injury on Monday, and another top seed, Ana Ivanovic, was forced to pack her bags as well, losing to qualifier Louisa Chirico in an upset. Ivanovic played sloppy, error-prone tennis from the second set onward, and while she kept things relatively close in the third, Chirico’s win was thoroughly deserved. Victoria Azarenka...
Published: May 1, 2016
Diego Schwartzman won the first major title of his career on Sunday, beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-0 in the final of the 2016 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open. The two served up a sloppy but entertaining contest that features plenty of breaks and drama, but an injury to Dimitrov took the sting out of the final set. Dimitrov was the clear favourite to win the title entering...