Archive: May 2014
Court Phillippe Chatrier was the scene of another victory for Rafael Nadal Thursday afternoon in Paris. It wasn’t a final match-up, but merely another step up the ladder that is leading to the final Sunday at Roland Garros. June is good for Nadal, as he has celebrated every birthday here since he had his 18th.
No matter that Warren Buffett does not offer $1 billion for a perfect French Open bracket like he does for the NCAA basketball tournament. Nobody would come close. Among those in the third round are Jack Sock, Dusan Lajovic, and Donald Young.
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Roland Garros is turning into a good tournament for the American men, helped not least by Donald Young’s run through to the third round. The 24-year-old Young came into the clay-court Grand Slam championship having never won a match on red clay outside the United States...
Please find below Wednesday’s results from the 2014 BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event taking place in Alphen, Netherlands on 26 May-1 June. A total of 52 teams from 31 nations are competing in four categories: men, women, quad and junior.
More hours of grass court tennis will be shown on British television than ever before in the run-up to The Championships, Wimbledon after the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) signed an agreement with BT Sport to cover the Aegon Classic (Birmingham), the Aegon Championships (Queen’s) and the Aegon International (Eastbourne) in June.
Donald Young known as D.Y. To his friends took out Felicano 6-3,7-6,6-3. We don't know the details. But we know the outcome. So enjoy the photos and please cheer on and follow this terrific young player.
The Australian Open champion and World No.3 Stanislas Wawrinka has added further strength and star-quality to the Aegon Championships player field after receiving a wild card into the tournament at The Queen’s Club, 9-15 June.
More EPA photos from the French Open.
Roger Federer booked his spot in the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Diego Sebastian Schwartzman on Wednesday afternoon. Federer held 14 of 15 service games to advance after one hour and 43 minutes of play.
Today was one of those days. Yes, it was cold and windy and off and on it spit mini-drops of rain; that is, until a deluge just before closing time. As always, on the first Wednesday of Roland Garros “Kid’s Day” is celebrated and as usual the grounds were swarming with excited youngsters...
Elena, who always went by her nickname Bally, was diagnosed with liver cancer in mid-January 2014, two months after retiring from professional tennis and just a few weeks after marrying Nino Severino, her long-time coach and partner. Despite a determined battle against the disease, she passed away peacefully at home with her husband Nino by her side and surrounded by friends and family.
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Here are today's photos of those who won and lost from the French Open.
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