Rafael Nadal overcomes challenge from Simone Bolelli at French Open
May 29, 2018 20:27 ISTNadal improved his Paris record to 80-2 with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (9) rain-interrupted win completed over two days on Court Philippe Chatrier.
Nadal improved his Paris record to 80-2 with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (9) rain-interrupted win completed over two days on Court Philippe Chatrier.
Argentine Trungelliti, returned home to Barcelona after losing in qualifying last week but made the dash to the French capital when Australian Nick Kyrgios pulled out of his tie against Bernard Tomic with an elbow injury.
Returning to the place where he claimed the second of his three Grand Slam titles did not help Wawrinka shake off his poor form.
The top-ranked Spaniard faces Simone Bolelli of Italy on Court Philippe Chatrier.
Stephens advanced at Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands.
Ninth-seeded American Venus Williams lost 6-4, 7-5 to Wang Qiang of China in the first round of French Open.
Despite an inconsistent clay-court season so far from Muguruza, the two-time Grand Slam champion from Spain is among the top contenders at Roland Garros.
For the second year in a row, Federer opted to quit the entire clay season, where Nadal is always the favorite, to focus on grass court-play.
The American sisters were handed a wild-card entry on Thursday into the tournament which they won together in 1999 and in 2010.
Serena Williams resumes her comeback after maternity leave following two consecutive losses in March.
Simona Halep needs to reach the semifinals in Paris to have a chance of keeping her top spot in the rankings.
Wawrinka was swept aside by Marton Fucsovics of Hungary 6-4, 6-0 in the quarterfinals for his first defeat in front of home fans at Geneva since 2015.
Chung, who had to retire in his semifinal against eventual champion Roger Federer at Melbourne Park in January because of severe blisters, said he had been carrying the ankle injury through the clay-court season.
Nadal is 79-2 for his career in the French Open, a .975 winning percentage and he is 104-2 in all best-of-five-set matches on clay.
As usual, all eyes are on Serena Williams, no matter what — whether she's attending the most talked-about wedding of the year or practicing at Roland Garros.
Despite playing three major finals, Simona Halep has yet to overcome a mental barrier which has kept her away from getting her hands on the coveted Grand Slam trophy.
Without a seeding, the 23-time Grand Slam champion risks facing highly ranked players in the early rounds.
Nadal will reclaim the No. 1 ranking on Monday from Roger Federer, who is sitting out the clay season to prepare for Wimbledon.
Nadal improved to 5-0 in his career against Zverev and gained an extra measure of confidence entering the French Open, which starts next Sunday.
The top-seeded stormed into the last-four of Rome Masters after easing past seventh-seed Caroline Garcia of France 6-2, 6-3 in a one-sided quarter-final clash that lasted one hour and 14 minutes.
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