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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 26, 2016
Top-seeded Serena Williams made quick work of Teliana Pereira in the French Open on Thursday, ousting the Brazilian 6-2, 6-1 in a second-round match. The American needed just one hour and six minutes to advance to the third round, and she cemented her status as the clear favorite to win it all at Roland Garros. According to Bet365, the future Hall of Famer has been nothing short of dominant...
Published: May 26, 2016
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic‘s march toward a first career French Open title continued Thursday, as he took down the pesky Steve Darcis in a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 second-round victory at Roland Garros. According to the International Tennis Federation, Djokovic joined elite company with his 50th career French Open win: Djoker also furthered his Grand Slam winning streak to 23 consecutive matches...
Published: May 25, 2016
After narrowly escaping with a five-set victory in the first round of the French Open, No. 2-seeded Andy Murray pulled off another Houdini act in the second round on Wednesday by defeating Mathias Bourgue 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Murray’s first-round triumph over Radek Stepanek took two days to complete, which meant he entered Wednesday’s match on little rest. That may have factored...
Published: May 24, 2016
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic‘s pursuit of his first career French Open title began in ideal fashion on Tuesday, as he easily defeated Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in straight sets at Roland Garros. Djoker returned to his winning ways on the clay in Paris after a shocking loss to Stan Wawrinka in last year’s final, and his potential entry into elite company in tennis history is...
Published: May 24, 2016
Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal cruised into the second round at Roland Garros Tuesday with a convincing, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory over big-serving Sam Groth. After failing to win the French Open last year for the first time since 2009, the 29-year-old Spaniard established himself as a top contender in Paris once again by easily dispatching a talented and powerful opponent. Per...
Published: March 26, 2016
Rafael Nadal retired from his second-round Miami Open match against Damir Dzumhur because of illness, and it’s unclear when the world’s fifth-ranked player will return to action. Continue for updates. Latest on Nadal’s Illness Saturday, March 26 According to We Are Tennis, Nadal tapped out of his tilt with Dzumhur while trailing 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 and appeared to be in great...
Published: March 12, 2016
Days after former French Minister for Health and Sports Roselyne Bachelot accused tennis star Rafael Nadal of doping, Real Madrid football club released a statement in support of the Spaniard. According to AS, Bachelot said on Le Grand 8 that one of Rafa’s prolonged injury absences was due to a positive performance-enhancing drug test: “We know that the famous injury which kept Nadal out...
Published: October 11, 2015
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic’s dream season continued Sunday as he defeated third-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2 to win the China Open in Beijing for the fourth consecutive year and sixth time overall. Nole improved his career record against his Spanish foe to 22-23, and he has now won seven of the past eight meetings between them. As seen in this tweet courtesy of the China Open on Twitter,...
Published: September 10, 2015
Despite the chaos and unpredictability of the women’s singles draw at the 2015 U.S. Open, the top two seeds are still alive as No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 2 Simona Halep will both play Friday for a chance to reach the final. While few are surprised that Serena and Halep are still going strong, the same can’t necessarily be said for their opponents. Williams’ latest hurdle en...
Published: September 9, 2015
The remaining spots in the men’s and women’s singles semifinals will be on the line Wednesday at the U.S. Open with top stars and past Grand Slam winners such as Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Victoria Azarenka and Petra Kvitova vying for them. Tuesday saw the likes Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic triumph in hard-fought matches. The favored players figure to get strong pushes from game...