Roland-Garros: tears, wheelchair, insult … very tense end of the match between Bertens and Errani
At the end of his rope, Kiki Bertens left the court in tears and in a wheelchair after his victory against Sara Errani in the second round of Roland Garros. The Italian did not hesitate to laugh at her physical problems.
It is a match for the least...
Roland-Garros: 239th player in the world, Gaston qualifies for the third round
Very nice clearing up at Roland Garros. The young French Hugo Gaston, 20 years old and 239th in the world, took out Nishioka in four sets to reach the third round where he will find Wawrinka.
It is a performance all the more remarkable as it comes in...
Roland-Garros: “Are you there to spoil my life?”, Simon’s rant against the new rules
After his elimination in the first round of Roland-Garros, Gilles Simon took height on the current evolution of the game. And there is no dead hand. It demands a little common sense on the part of the refereeing body. To chase away a sufficiently important stress with the Covid-19 tests that players take to go from one tournament to another.
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Tennis: Kyrgios has a new clash with Khachanov
Taken over by Karen Khachanov after tackling Mats Wilander on social networks, the Australian Nick Kyrgios obviously jumped at the opportunity to afford a virtual argument with the Russian.
A few more tweets, and Nick Kyrgios, 42nd player in the world, will soon have more clashes with other players...
Roland-Garros: the big crack of Sara Errani, who can no longer serve
Opposed to Kiki Bertens in the second round of Roland Garros, Sara Errani, finalist Porte d'Auteuil in 2012, completely lost her means in the service during the first set.
Big moment of loneliness for Sara Errani. Opposed to Kiki Bertens in the second round of Roland Garros,...
Roland-Garros: when the enormous noise of a plane passing the sound barrier disrupts matches
On Wednesday, around 12 p.m., a loud bang was heard up to the Roland-Garros stadium. The consequence of an army fighter jet that had just crossed the sound barrier.
The thud, of a loud bang, was heard in part of the Paris region. And the Porte d'Auteuil,...
Roland-Garros: thunderclap, Serena Williams withdraws
Serena Williams forfeited before playing her second round match at Roland Garros on Wednesday against Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova.
The fourth day of Roland Garros had just started an hour ago this Wednesday when news broke on the Grand Slam day's program: Serena Williams forfeited her second round match against...
Roland-Garros: the beautiful story of Mayar Sherif, the first Egyptian to have played a Grand Slam
She passed very close to a huge sensation. But Mayar Sherif lost with honors in the first round of Roland Garros, on the Central, against Karolina Pliskova (6-7, 6-2, 6-4 in 2h15). A relative disappointment because the 172nd in the world made history by becoming the first Egyptian to play a Grand Slam match.
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Roland-Garros: four survivors in the second round, the worst French record since 2000
Only four French players out of the seventeen entered in the men's table have crossed the first round of Roland Garros. The last time this happened was 20 years ago.
The French are completely missing out on this 2020 edition of the Roland-Garros tournament. As one...
Roland-Garros: Ferro awaits a sign to have an equipment supplier
Qualified for the second round of Roland-Garros, the French Fiona Ferro has no equipment supplier. A matter of time according to her.
Fifty-one days after her last official match, Fiona Ferro, 49th in the world, took the first round of Roland Garros on Tuesday, dominating the English Heather...
