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Second seed Andy Murray earned a berth in the 2016 French Open final with a four-set victory (6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2) Friday over No. 3 seed and defending champion Stan Wawrinka. Murray, who was pushed to five sets in each of his first two tournament matches, rebounded and put together one of his best performances of the year in the semifinals. His serving was nothing short of outstanding and, aside from...
Published: June 2, 2016
Although Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were forced to withdraw from the 2016 French Open because of injuries, there’s no shortage of star power in the semifinals as Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka all reached the tournament’s penultimate round. They are joined by a lesser known commodity in Dominic Thiem. The 22-year-old Austria native isn’t a household name quite yet,...
Published: May 28, 2016
Serena and Venus Williams took another step toward a possible semifinal clash at the 2016 French Open with victories during Saturday’s third-round action. Timea Bacsinszky, the other top-10 seed left in the top half of the women’s draw, also advanced. Meanwhile, men’s top seed Novak Djokovic watched a few hurdles on his road to the final get removed over the past couple of...
Published: May 27, 2016
The 2016 French Open rolls on Saturday with the second half of Round 3. Several of the sport’s biggest stars will be in action hoping to punch their ticket to the second week, including the top seeds in both draws, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic. Weather could play a role in the proceedings, though. The Weather Channel forecasts a 50 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms for the seventh...
Published: May 27, 2016
Rafael Nadal was forced to withdraw from the 2016 French Open on Friday because of a lingering wrist injury ahead of his third-round match. Continue for updates. Nadal’s Status Uncertain After Exiting Major Friday, May 27 Tom Perrotta of the Wall Street Journal confirmed the news. ESPN Tennis noted it’s an issue with Nadal’s left wrist. Roland Garros provided comments from the nine-time...
Published: May 26, 2016
Tennis‘ biggest stars continue to dominate the proceedings at the 2016 French Open as Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal headlined a high-profile group of players who cruised into the third round during Thursday’s action. There were no major upsets during the second half of Round 2. The highest seed to get eliminated from either draw was No. 20 Bernard Tomic on the...
Published: May 25, 2016
Andy Murray survived a five-set marathon for the second straight round as seeded players dominated the proceedings Wednesday at the 2015 French Open. Fellow top-five seeds Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori advanced with far less drama. On the women’s side, Garbine Muguruza and Simona Halep continued to look like title contenders with a pair of straight-sets victories. Agnieszka Radwanska also showed...
Published: May 25, 2016
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is focused on ending Argentina’s major trophy drought in Copa America Centenario, which is being held in the United States next month, but he’s also got another goal while visiting the country: meet Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated relayed some first-person commentary from perhaps the world’s biggest sports...
Published: May 24, 2016
Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka became the latest top-10 players on the women’s side to see their 2016 French Open runs come to an early end during Tuesday’s action. Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams managed to avoid the Round 1 upset bug, though. Meanwhile, things were different in the men’s draw, where chalk was the name of the game. Novak Djokovic,...
Published: May 22, 2016
The 2016 French Open kicked off Sunday morning at Stade Roland Garros in Paris as the top players in the world begin their pursuit of the season’s second major title. Serena Williams and Stan Wawrinka arrived as the defending champions. One notable absence is Roger Federer. Christopher Clarey of the New York Times noted the 17-time Grand Slam singles champion pulled out of the event as a result...