Tennis

October 12 (DW) - Rafael Nadal produced a vintage performance on Sunday to remain the king of the clay in Paris. The Spaniard's flawless 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 win over Novak Djokovic brought him his 13th French Open title. Perhaps more significantly though, Nadal's win equalled Roger Federer's record of 20 Grand Slam titles, the last of which the Swiss won...

October 10 (Essentially Sports) - Iga Swiatek made the headlines after defeating top-seeded Simona Halep in the fourth round of the French Open 2020. What is even more applauding is that the 19-year-old Polish player managed to reach the finals of the tournament. She will face World No.6 Sofia Kenin there. Having earned a big name at such a young age, it is worth knowing...

Paris, October 10 (Reuters) - Teenager Iga Swiatek became the first Polish player to win a Grand Slam singles title when she beat American fourth seed Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1 in the French Open final on Saturday. The 19-year-old, who did not drop a set throughout the claycourt tournament, is the youngest winner since Monica Seles lifted the Suzanne Lenglen...

October 10 (India Today) - World No.1 Novak Djokovic set up a French Open final showdown with old rival Rafael Nadal after resisting a Stefanos Tsitsipas fightback on Friday and believes Sunday clash offers him the opportunity to settle old scores with the Spaniard. Djokovic might have the lead over Nadal in their extraordinary rivalry 29-26 but the Spaniard has...

October 6 (Scroll.in) - Novak Djokovic admitted he suffered an “awkward moment of deja vu” after unintentionally hitting a ball which smashed into the head of a line judge at Roland Garros on Monday. World number one Djokovic racked up his 35th win of 2020 and a place in the Paris quarter-finals for the 14th time with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 win...

September 30 (Insider) - As Rafael Nadal goes for his 13th French Open title and his record-tying 20th Grand Slam, he is sporting an eye-popping watch. According to Haute Time, Nadal is wearing a custom-made Richard Mille watch called the RM 27-04 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal. The watch costs $1,000,500, and there are only 50 of them available. The watch's face...

September 21 (Reuters) - Less than two weeks after being disqualified from the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic's frustration boiled over once again as he smashed his racket in a fit of rage during his 6-3 4-6 6-3 win over Dominik Koepfer in the Italian Open quarter-finals on Saturday. The top-ranked Serb was broken to love in the sixth game of...

Rome, September 18 (AP) — Up to 1,000 spectators will be allowed in to watch the semifinals and finals of the Italian Open tennis tournament, the government said Friday. 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. “Starting with the semifinals and finals of...

Rome, September 17 (Reuters) - Nine-times champion Rafa Nadal showed little signs of rust when he played his first match in 200 days as he beat fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1 6-1 in the Italian Open in Rome on Wednesday (Sept 16). Nadal, who received a bye into the second round, has not played a tournament since winning his...

New York, September 14 (Reuters) - Austria’s Dominic Thiem finally claimed his maiden Grand Slam title with a stunning comeback to beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6) in a nerve-jangling battle of wills in the U.S. Open final on Sunday. The 27-year-old world number three appeared to have blown his golden chance as he fell two sets...