Claycourt machine Rafa Nadal held off another challenge from great rival Novak Djokovic to claim a record extending ninth French Open title with a 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 victory on Sunday.
A total of five breaks handed Chinese women's tennis player Peng Shuai a first-round elimination from the 2017 French Open as she lost to Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-3, 6-1 in less than one hour here on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO, California - Serena Williams has 23 Grand Slam singles titles, four Olympic medals, major endorsement deals and her own line of clothing and accessories. Now she is embarking on a new mission: Helping tech companies diversify their workforces and solve one of the industry's most vexing problems.
PARIS - After years of legal battles the French Open has begun to expand its facilities, hoping to match other Grand Slam tournaments - including having a roof over its center court - while preserving its Parisian pizzazz.
There will be no gentle start for the favourites at the French Open starting this weekend, with nine-time winner Rafa Nadal and defending champion Novak Djokovic on a semi-final collision course.
World number six Victoria Azarenka said on Friday she will miss the rest of the season because she was having a baby.
The gourmet food Serena Williams ordered off the hotel room-service menu for dogs looked good enough for her to eat. So the top-ranked tennis player sampled it, and later got sick.
Rafael Nadal claimed his ninth Monte Carlo Masters title, his first ATP crown since July 2014, as the Spaniard defeated Frenchman Gael Monfils in Sunday's final by three sets.
It was sharp, quick and brutal as Novak Djokovic finally dropped the French Open guillotine on Rafa Nadal -- ending the most remarkable of Roland Garros reigns in ruthless fashion on Wednesday.
Venus Williams has been fined $3,000 by tournament organizers for not showing up at a news conference following her first-round exit at the French Open.
With Wang Qiang beaten by former champion Francesca Schiavone on Tuesday, all four Chinese players have been stopped in the first round of the French Open tennis tournament.
Defending champion Maria Sharapova breezed through to the second round but was booed off court on Monday, while two Chinese bowed out of the French Open after tumbling at the first hurdle.
For the past 10 years Rafael Nadal has been virtually unbeatable at Roland Garros, but that could all change at this year's French Open as the Spaniard's woes continue on clay.
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