Defending women’s champion Venus Williams overcame a shaky start to reach the Wimbledon second round with a 7-6 6-1 victory over British wildcard Naomi Cavaday on Tuesday. The American was given a tougher than expected workout on Centre Court by the Englishwoman, world-ranked 197, who matched the seventh seed stroke for stroke in the opening [...]
Rafael Nadal took a stranglehold on the French Open final at Roland Garros on Sunday when he moved ahead of Roger Federer by two sets to love, 6-1 6-3. Trying to equal Bjorn Borg’s record of four successive French Open wins, Nadal ripped through the first set and then held off a Federer fightback in [...]
PARIS — As the points piled up and the light faded, it was tough to decide which scenario had seemed less likely at the outset of the French Open semifinals Friday: That Rafael Nadal would be so dominant during a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (3) victory over Novak Djokovic, a man who is, after all, ranked [...]
PARIS (Reuters) – The Serbian flag will be flying high on Centre Court on Sunday when three players from the Balkan country battle it out for a quarter-final spot at the French Open. Last year’s finalist Ana Ivanovic, seeded second, will face unseeded Czech Petra Cetkovska as she continues her bid for a first grand [...]