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World No. 1 Rafael Nadal continued his assault on the 2014 French Open field en route to a potential fifth straight Roland Garros title as he defeated Leonardo Mayer 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 in the third round Saturday. The routine win was the latest example of Nadal’s dominance at Roland Garros, and it extended his impressive winning streak: Although Mayer challenged Nadal at certain points throughout...
Published: May 30, 2014
Ernests Gulbis is arguably playing the best tennis of his career after reaching the fourth round of the 2014 French Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 win over Radek Stepanek. But he’s making headlines for his off-court comments. According to Mike Dawes of the Daily Mail, Gulbis balked at the idea of his sisters possibly following in his footsteps and becoming professional tennis players. The...
Published: May 30, 2014
In a tournament that has been ruled by upsets, seventh-seeded Maria Sharapova emphatically proved to be the French Open favorite Friday by whitewashing Paula Ormaechea 6-0, 6-0 in the third round at Roland Garros. According to Chris Skelton of Tennis View Magazine, this was the fifth time that Sharapova won without dropping a game at a Grand Slam: Ormaechea is no stranger to clay as a native...
Published: May 30, 2014
Fourth-seeded Roger Federer faced his first true test of the 2014 French Open Friday, but he ultimately passed with flying colors by defeating No. 31 Dmitry Tursunov 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the third round at Roland Garros. With the win, Federer continued his incredible run of success in Paris, according to ATP World Tour on Twitter: After beating a pair of little-known players in the first two rounds,...
Published: May 27, 2014
Although Day 3 of the 2014 French Open was somewhat short on star power with most of the top players in both draws enjoying a day off, a few surprising results made for a very interesting slate of tennis. The rain that plagued the first couple days of play at Roland Garros was not a factor Tuesday, but the big upset reared its ugly head on a few occasions. Nobody was bitten harder...
Published: May 27, 2014
The women’s draw at the 2014 French Open seemingly contains a small handful of top contenders, but what little depth there was took a major hit Tuesday when No. 2 seed Li Na was upset by Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 in the first round. Li’s defeat was shocking on several fronts, considering she won the Australian Open earlier this year and won the French Open back in 2011. The...
Published: May 23, 2014
The official draws for the 2014 French Open have likely been met with great approval from stars like Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, but not everyone was lucky enough to get a dream path at Roland Garros. Some of the very best players on both the men’s and women’s tours will have their work cut out for them if they intend to conquer the clay. That doesn’t necessarily mean that they...
Published: May 15, 2014
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal endured some nervous moments in his third-round match against No. 14-seeded Mikhail Youzhny Thursday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, but Rafa ultimately survived 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-1 in a three-set thriller. Not only does the hard-fought victory place Nadal in the Rome Masters quarterfinals, but it also sets up a clash with Andy Murray for the...
Published: May 14, 2014
Roger Federer seemed poised to cruise to victory over Jeremy Chardy in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia Wednesday after jumping out to a big lead, but the world No. 4 shockingly dropped a three-set thriller 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6), as Christopher Clarey of The New York Times shares: Not only does the surprising loss send the three-time Rome Masters finalist home early, but...
Published: May 13, 2014
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic enjoyed a successful return to the court Tuesday as he knocked off Czech challenger Radek Stepanek 6-3, 7-5 in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, according to ATP World Tour on Twitter: Djoker had a big advantage over Stepanek on paper with a career 9-1 mark against him, including eight consecutive victories, per ATPWorldTour.com. It wasn’t...