The champion: Nadal wins Paris again, crushed Wawrinka
ROLAND GARROS, DAY 15 – THE MEN During the past three years, Rafa Nadal was struggling. His body was messed up, he lost a lot of confidence, and frequently, he pushed the ball around. But, this year, he began to feel substantially better. He started to believe that when he had the opportunity, he could […]
Murray: ’It’s about finding a way to get the win.’ to battle Wawrinka
At ROLAND GARROS, DAY 12 — Andy Murray has won three Grand Slams, twice at Wimbledon and once at the US Open. He has won a ton of titles, at the ATP 1000s, the 500s and then 250s. He reached the final at Roland Garros last year, and he tried very hard, but Novak Djokovic […]
Bacsinszky: Had a nightmare, but woke up, and then played great
At ROLAND GARROS, DAY 10 – At certain times, Timea Bacsinszky can play up to her potential. Other times, she is mentally out of it. However, in the past three years in Paris, she has been enthusiastic, running like the wind and finding the lines. The Swiss seems to love at RG, and maybe she is a […]
Venus Williams: Can she finally win Roland Garros?
At ROLAND GARROS, DAY 7 – Do you remember when Venus Williams came to Roland Garros when she was only 17-years-old? 2017 is the 20th time she has played here in Paris. She has been very good, and very bad. Obviously, Venus has won a ton of tournaments, like Wimbledon and the US Open. But […]
Wozniacki: ‘Clay isn’t my favorite but … I’m hitting the ball well’
At ROLAND GARROS, DAY 4 – The former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki crushed the Canadian Francoise Abanda 6-0, 6-0 in the second round. While she has never loved clay, she has learned to mix up her shots. She has never gone deep in Paris, but the veteran wants to shake the stigma of being No. […]
Halep vs Ostapenko in final: ’It’s very fast court, so it really fits me’
At ROLAND GARROS, DAY 13 — How good is Simona Halep? Is she great? Fantastic? Nearly great? Over hyped? Up and down? We will find out tomorrow as she returns to a final in Paris. The same questions can be posed about the 20-year-old Jelena Ostapenko, even though her career is ahead of her. We […]
Djokovic folds, rising Thiem to face Nadal
At ROLAND GARROS, DAY 11 — Without a doubt, Dominic Thiem played incredibly well to stun Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-3 6-0 in the quarters. The most amazing thing was two and half weeks ago, the Serb blew him out 6-1 6-0 in Rome. Last year in the semis in Paris, Djokovic easily beat Thiem in […]
Stan Wawrinka working to win another major
At ROLAND GARROS, DAY 9 — There were a couple great contests on Monday, with Stan Wawrinka out-hitting the Frenchman Gael Monfils, 7-5 7-6(7) 6-2. Earlier, Elina Svitolina out-lasted Petra Martic 4-6 6-3 7-5. Wawrinka has won the tournament here in Paris, but Svitolina has yet to come close. Without a doubt, the Swiss is playing […]
Marin Cilic: “The form is quite good”
ROLAND GARROS, DAY 8: The rain came fairly late on Saturday and a number of matches could not finish. The weather has been fine in Paris, actually over the last week, and it has been beautiful for the most part. Who doesn’t love the summer, wherever you are? Before the rain poured, there were some […]
Wawrinka: ‘I know exactly what I have to do to win a Grand Slam’
At ROLAND GARROS, DAY 5 – In 2015, Stan Wawrinka won Roland Garros, stunning the world. He knocked out Roger Federer, Jo Tsonga and Novak Djokovic to snare the title. This year, he has been A-OK. Not great, but so-so. However, last week, he finally felt much better, winning Geneva in his home country. Now […]
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