At 45, Leander Paes targets glory in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
June 01, 2019 16:08 ISTThe Indian tennis veteran has set his eyes on the gold medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He is currently participating in the French Open.
The Indian tennis veteran has set his eyes on the gold medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He is currently participating in the French Open.
Roger Federer defeated Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 while Rafael Nadal got the better of Belgian 27th-seeded David Goffin 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Croatia's Petra Martic beat Pliskova in straight sets to enter the final 16 of Roland Garros.
Rohan Bopanna and Marius Copil beat Benjamin Bonzi and Antoine Hoang in straight sets to enter the Roland Garros pre-quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic beat Switzerland's Henri Laaksonen in straight sets to set up a third-round clash against Salvatore Caruso.
Federer returned to the French Open's third round with a predictably straightforward 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory over 144th-ranked Oscar Otte.
Five times just two points from defeat in a swirling wind, Osaka held it together enough to overcome all of those miscues and stretch her winning streak at majors to 15 matches by beating Schmiedlova.
Rohan Bopanna and Marius Copil beat sixth-seeded Michael Venus and Raven Klaasen in straight sets to advance to the second round at Roland Garros.
Serena Williams came back from one-set down to defeat 83rd seed Vitalia Diatchenko. Petra Kvitova, however, had to pull out of the tournament with an injury.
Rafael Nadal entered the second round at Roland Garros, but former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki was stunned by 68th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova.
Venus lost her opening match at Roland Garros for the second year in a row, beaten 6-3, 6-3 by ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina in 1 hour, 13 minutes.
Angelique Kerber lost 6-4, 6-2 to an 18-year-old Roland Garros beginner, Russian Anastasia Potapova, on Court Philippe Chatrier.
Fifth-ranked Alexander Zverev clinched when Nicolas Jarry sent a forehand long after more than two and a half hours on court and almost six hours after play began.
The defending champion was handed what looked like quite an easy draw on Thursday at Roland Garros stadium, where the Spanish player attended the ceremony and said he was happy with his form.
Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the tournament, but no official reason has been given by the player yet.
Roger Federer returns to the French Open for the first time since 2015. He missed the 2016 tournament because of back issues, ending his record streak of 65 consecutive appearances at major tournaments.
Djokovic has 12,355 points ranking first, followed by Spain's Rafael Nadal (7,945) and Roger Federer of Switzerland (5,950).
Pliskova needed one hour and 25 minutes to defeat Konta 6-3, 6-4 and win her first ever trophy at the Foro Italico.
It marked the first time in an Open Era-record 54 meetings, and in their 142nd set against each other, that Nadal won a set against Djokovic without conceding a game — otherwise known as a bagel.
It will be the 54th career meeting between Djokovic and Nadal, with Djokovic leading the series 28-25. The pair has split the four Italian Open finals they've played.
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