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  Coronavirus again slashes French Open crowd sizes; now just 1,000

  September 25, 2020 13:21 IST

  As virus cases have climbed, organizers have repeatedly had to scale back their ambitions. They had been planning, just three weeks ago, to have 11,500 spectators per day, split between three show courts.

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  French Open organisers still hope for 5,000 fans each day

  September 25, 2020 6:39 IST

  French Health Minister Olivier Veran said Wednesday that a new limit of 1,000 people will be imposed at big events in big cities like Paris amid growing coronavirus concerns. 

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  French Open 2020 draw: Nadal handed tough draw, Murray to face Wawrinka in first round

  September 25, 2020 6:34 IST

  Rafael Nadal will begin his bid for a record-extending 13th French Open title against Egor Gerasimov in the first round

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  Ankita Raina bows out of French Open qualifiers

  September 24, 2020 17:23 IST

  Ankita, India's top singles player, lost the second round contest 3-6, 2-6 in one hour and 21 minutes.

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  'Sat on the bench for hours after losing Olympic 1992 quarterfinals': Leander Paes

  September 24, 2020 14:24 IST

  One of the greatest doubles players in the sport, Paes said after that defeat, he specifically practised for the singles competition.

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  Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out in second round of French Open 2020 qualifiers

  September 23, 2020 21:25 IST

  Prajnesh, India's second-highest ranked singles player who got the better of Turkey's Cem Ilkel in the opening round, lost 4-6 6-7(4) against Vukic to bow out of the event.

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  French Open 2020: Managing quick continent, surface switch

  September 23, 2020 20:22 IST

  Naomi Osaka won the U.S. Open and is sitting out the French Open, which starts its 15 days of main-draw action Sunday after being postponed in May because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Benoit Paire says he tested COVID-19 positive before playing in Hamburg

  September 23, 2020 18:11 IST

  The French tennis player retired from his opening-round match while trailing Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-0 on Wednesday, but it was unclear why.

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  WTA not bothered by tiny difference in Rome prize money

  September 23, 2020 16:14 IST

  This time, Halep and Djokovic each collected a winner’s check of about $240,000, but Djokovic got slightly more than she did.  

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  French Open 2020: Bianca Andreescu pulls out of tournament to focus on health, training

  September 23, 2020 12:51 IST

  Andreescu has joined Naomi Osaka and Ashleigh Barty in the list of women's players who have pulled out of French Open 2020.

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  French Open 2020: Ankita Raina enters second round of qualifiers

  September 23, 2020 11:42 IST

  Indian tennis player Ankita Raina entered the second round of 2020 French Open qualifiers with a win over Jovana Jovic.

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  Novak Djokovic completes 286th week as No.1, pips Pete Sampras

  September 22, 2020 13:54 IST

  Sampras, who was ranked number one for the first time on April 12, 1993, spent a total of 11 stints in top spot, with his longest run of 102 weeks between April 15, 1996 and March 29, 1998.

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  Novak Djokovic wins fifth Italian Open title: 'I moved on' after US Open default

  September 22, 2020 6:24 IST

  Dropping only one set all week, Djokovic won his fifth Italian Open title on Monday after beating Diego Schwartzman 7-5, 6-3 in the final, and restored his confidence heading into Roland Garros, which starts in six days.

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  Simona Halep wins Italian Open title after Karolina Pliskova retires

  September 21, 2020 19:25 IST

  Halep, who lost the 2017 and 2018 Rome finals to Elina Svitolina, extended her record in tennis’ restart to 10-0.

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  Prajnesh advances, Nagal exits from French Open Qualifiers

  September 21, 2020 18:46 IST

  Seeded 16th Sumit loses 6-7 (4), 5-7 to Germany's seasoned player Dustin Brown while Prajnesh gets the better of Turkey's Cem Ilkel 6-3, 6-1.

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  Coronavirus impact: Five players ruled out of French Open qualifying

  September 21, 2020 16:35 IST

  Two players in the qualifying rounds for the French Open have tested positive for the coronavirus, the French Tennis Federation said late Sunday, while three others have been in close contact with a coach who also tested positive.

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  Novak Djokovic gets obscenity warning in semifinal win at Italian Open

  September 20, 2020 21:16 IST

  Exactly two weeks after he was defaulted from the U.S. Open, and a day after he was warned by the chair umpire for breaking his racket, Djokovic received an obscenity warning midway through a 7-5, 6-3 win over Casper Ruud

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  Simona Halep beats Garbine Muguruza to reach 3rd Italian Open final

  September 20, 2020 20:23 IST

  Muguruza struggled with her serve and double faulted on the final two points of the 2 hour, 16-minute match.

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  Italian Open 2020: Rafael Nadal loses in quarterfinals; Novak Djokovic enters semis

  September 20, 2020 10:13 IST

  Nadal’s first tournament back ended with a 6-2, 7-5 loss to Diego Schwartzman while Djokovic earned a verbal warning for smashing his racquet through a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Dominik Koepfer.

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  Novak Djokovic loses his cool again during win at Italian Open

  September 19, 2020 21:50 IST

  When Djokovic was broken at love to even the second set at 3-3, he slammed his racket to the red clay in anger.

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  Italian Open: Rohan Bopanna-Denis Shapovalov bow out with defeat in quarterfinals

  September 19, 2020 11:06 IST

  The unseeded Indo-Canadian pair fought hard before going down 6-4 5-7 7-10 to Chardy-Martin pair in the tie-breaker late on Friday.

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  Italian Open: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic enter quarterfinals

  September 19, 2020 9:34 IST

  On Friday, Djokovic defeated his fellow Serb Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (7), 6-3 to enter the last eight of the tournament for the 14th straight year.

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  Italian Open: Pushed to the limit, Novak Djokovic finds a way to win in Rome

  September 18, 2020 22:10 IST

  It would take Djokovic quite a bit more work before he finally closed out the first set in 1 hour, 28 minutes and went on to finish off a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory for a spot in the Italian Open quarterfinals for the 14th straight year on Friday.

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  Simona Halep extends her perfect record in tennis' restart to 7-0, reaches Italian Open quarters

  September 18, 2020 19:03 IST

  Halep, who is actually on an 11-0 run overall stretching back to February, recovered an early break in the opening set and then overpowered her 29th-ranked opponent the rest of the way.

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  Up to 1000 fans to be allowed to watch semifinals and finals of Italian Open

  September 18, 2020 15:43 IST

  The tournament, which features nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic, has so far been played without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  French Open 2020: Attendance of spectators reduced to 5,000 per day

  September 18, 2020 12:40 IST

  The French Open, which was originally scheduled to start in May but had to be moved back because of the outbreak of novel coronavirus, is slated to be played from September 27 to October 11.

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  French Open 2020: Naomi Osaka pulls out of tournament due to hamstring injury

  September 18, 2020 9:35 IST

  Naomi Osaka, who won the US Open 2020 singles title last week, has withdrawn from the French Open citing troubles with hamstring.

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  French Open 2020: Lucas Pouille pulls out of tournament; continues injury recovery

  September 17, 2020 22:25 IST

  Although the 60th-ranked Pouille has resumed training he does not feel fit enough to play competitively at Roland Garros. The clay-court major begins in 10 days in Paris.