Mats Wilander (Vaxjo, Sweden, 56 years old) was number one in 1988 and won seven Grand Slams, including Roland Garros (1982, 1985 and 1988). You are now part of the team of experts at Eurosport for this edition of the Parisian tournament, which the network broadcasts in its entirety and exclusively with more than 300 … Read more
German Angelique Kerber, former world number 1 and winner of three Grand Slam titles in her career, fell 6-3 6-1 against Czech Katerina Siniakova on Tuesday, number 61 in the ranking, in the first round of the tournament in Rome. On a Pietrangeli track of the Roman Italic Forum deserted, as the tournament is played … Read more
Novak Djokovic will arrive at Roland Garros with new courage and as one of the fittest tennis players on the circuit after his victory at the Masters 1,000 in Rome, where he got the thorn out of his disqualification at the US Open after hitting a linesman with a ball. Djokovic will arrive in Paris … Read more
One of the rewards that Novak Djokovic obtained this Monday for his triumph in the final of the 1,000 Masters in Rome was the extension of his advantage as number one in the ranking over two, Rafa Nadal. Given that the Serbian was runner-up in the tournament last year when he fell precisely against the … Read more
The preliminary phase of Roland Garros has not started well for the Spanish tennis players. If this Sunday we knew that Bernabé Zapata could not compete after his coach's presumed positive for coronavirus, this Monday several Spanish tennis players have not been able to overcome the first round of the Paris tournament. One of them … Read more
Serbian Novak Djokovic, number one in the world, said this Saturday that “everyone” knows “who is the favorite” to conquer the next Roland Garros and that is, “obviously”, the Spanish Rafa Nadal, twelve times 'king' in Paris. “Roland Garros is the last Slam (of the year), the last chance of the season and we all … Read more
Spanish Rafa Nadal, who advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1000 Masters in Rome this Friday after defeating Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-1 and 6-3, considered that his return to competition after six and a half months has been better than he expected and showed his satisfaction at having a “good level” of tennis already. “I … Read more
“It has been a great week. I have not played my best tennis but I have ended up finding sensations. I am proud and satisfied to have done it when I needed it most. I am very grateful to have been able to get another title in Rome, “said Novak Djokovic after defeating Argentine Schwartzman … Read more
The Italian Matteo Berrettini, fourth seed, won a tense derby on Friday against his compatriot Stefano Travaglia, finishing 7-6 (5) and 7-6 (1), and reached the quarterfinals of the 1000 Masters in Rome for the first time in his career. Berrettini, born in Rome in 1996, had only reached the fourth in a Masters 1,000 … Read more
The Roland Garros tennis tournament, delayed this year to September and October due to the covid-19 pandemic, It will be able to receive a maximum of 5,000 spectators a day instead of the 11,500 announced by the organizers, the Paris police prefecture told AFP on Thursday. On September 7, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) announced … Read more