The French Open men’s singles final will pit 10-time champion Rafael Nadal against Austria’s Dominic Thiem, as the No. 1 and No. 7 seeds, respectively, powered their way through the semifinals on Friday. Thiem was up first, and ended the magical run of Italy’s Marco Cecchinato with a 7-5, 7-6(10), 6-1 victory. “The second…
World number one Rafael Nadal returned to the courts of Roland Garros Thursday after rain shortened his quarterfinals encounter with the 11th-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina Wednesday, picking up where he left off, advancing to the semis with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory in Paris. Nadal was down one set to Schwartzman, 4-6, 5-3,…
Top seeded Simona Halep advanced to the finals of the 2018 French Open Thursday, defeating Garbiñe Muguruza 6-1, 6-4. Coming into the semifinals matchup, Halep had dropped three of her four career meetings with Muguruza, but dispatched her foe with relative ease on Thursday in just 92 minutes. With the win, not only did Halep…
Top-seeded Simona Halep advanced to the semifinals in Paris on Wednesday, coming back to defeat the number 12 seed, Angelique Kerber, 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2 in two hours and 14 minutes. Halep jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead in just 13 minutes, but Kerber stormed back and took the first set 6-7(2). “After I lost…
In a rematch of last year’s U.S. Open final, Americans Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys will square off in the French Open semifinals after each won their respective quarterfinal matches on Tuesday. Keys was the first of the two to advance as she beat Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6(5), 6-4 in one of the…
Three-time champion Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open Monday prior to her match with Maria Sharapova, feeling the effects of a pectoral muscle issue. “I unfortunately have been having some issues with my pec muscle, and has unfortunately been getting worse to the point where right now I can’t actually serve,” said Serena. “It’s…
Ten-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal continued his quest for an 11th title, advancing at Roland Garros with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(4) win over Maximilian Marterer. With the win, the 900th of his career, Nadal moves into the quarterfinals to face the number 11 seed, Diego Schwartzman, who upset the sixth-seeded Kevin Anderson, 1-6, 2-6,…
Novak Djokovic looked sharp once again on Friday, booking his spot in the French Open fourth round with a 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(4), 6-2 victory over No. 13 seed Roberto Bautista-Agut. “It was a great fight, almost four hours. Bautista Agut, he’s not going to hand you the win. You have to deserve it,” said…
There is perhaps no player in the women’s singles draw of the French Open that has looked better than Caroline Wozniacki, and the No. 2 seed put that on display once again on Friday. Wozniacki won the first 11 games of her third round match against France’s Pauline Parmentier, and despite a late surge…
World number one and two-time French Open champ Simona Halep defeated American Taylor Townsend, a wild card entrant into the draw, on Thursday, 6-3, 6-1, to move into the third round at Roland Garros. It marked Halep’s second consecutive day on the court having had her match against another American, Alison Riske, postponed. “It was…