TAG: French Open
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How Monica Seles Dealt With Bullying, Fake Injuries and Graf At 1990 French Open
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Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam title at 1990 French Open at age sixteen and six months. But she had to overcome a lot of adversity and drama and even some bullying to make history. In the second round, Seles faced her former doubles partner Helen Kelesi, who was angered that Seles decided to […] Continue to read full article...
French Open · Helen Kelesi · Jennifer Capriati · Manuela Maleeva · Monica Seles · Roland Garros · Steffi Graf
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Recovering From Grand Slam Final Defeats: When The Dream Doesn’t Come True
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By Scoop Malinowski As the fourth Grand Slam tournaments of 2023 begins today, let’s delve into an area that is rarely talked about in the world of professional tennis: the dark side of losing a major tournament final and the pain and suffering of the epic failure to make the lifelong dream come true. It’s […] Continue to read full article...
Amanda Anisimova · Carlos Alcaraz · French Open · John McEnroe · Novak Djokovic · Pete Sampras · Roger Federer · US Open
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Swiatek Clobbers Coco Again At French Open
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Iga vs Coco was supposed to become a WTA rivalry however the American isn’t holding up her side of the bargain. Once again Gauff got clobbered by the Polish Powerhouse to the tune of 64 62. It was a rematch of the 2022 final. The top seed and defending champion Swiatek is now 7-0 vs […] Continue to read full article...
Asics · Coco Gauff · French Open · Iga Swiatek · on · Roland Garros · Technifibre
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Roland Garros 2023: Predictions and Previews for this Year’s Tournament
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As the Roland Garros 2023 tournament is well underway, tennis enthusiasts worldwide are eagerly anticipating the action on the clay courts. With a plethora of talented players vying for the coveted title, this year’s competition promises to be an exciting one. In this article, we will preview some of the top contenders and storylines to […] Continue to read full article...
Carlos Alcaraz · French Open · Novak Djokovic · Ons Jabeur · Roland Garros
Su-Wei Hsieh is playing her first Grand Slam since 2021 US Open after a 17 month hiatus from competition. The former world no. 1 in doubles returned to play in Madrid and is back in winning form at Roland Garros. In doubles with her new partner Xinyu Wang of China, she has won two rounds […] Continue to read full article...
Zhang Shuai lost her eighth match in a row 61 61 to Magdalena Frech of Poland and suffered a semi-meltdown at the press conference as she couldn’t stop the tears lamenting problems with Chinese tennis federation among other griefs. 34 year old Zhang was seeded 29. Ugo Humbert won his first match ever at Roland […] Continue to read full article...
Elle Mandlik · French Open · Jessica Pegula · Roland Garros · Sebastian Korda · Ugo Humbert · Zhang Shuai
John Isner was fighting for career survival at this French Open. He’s 38 now and ranked 90, which is the lowest he’s been since 2008. Today Isner had a beatable opponent to try to rejuvenate himself back into ATP relevance. Isner faced Nuno Borgues of Portugal today and the two veterans engage in an epic […] Continue to read full article...
Fila · French Open · Georgia · John Isner · Prince racquets · Roland Garros
By Scoop Malinowski Truth is stranger than fiction and dreams do come true. There is a special chemistry between Novak Djokovic and Aleks Kovacevic… Tennis is a small universe where just about everybody knows everybody. Novak Djokovic actually met his first round Roland Garros opponent Aleks Kovacevic sixteen years ago in 2007. The former ATP […] Continue to read full article...
Aleks Kovacevic · French Open · Lotto · Novak Djokovic · Roland Garros · Wilson tennis
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French Open Preview Interview I Did With Baige News of Kazakhstan
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A reporter named Zarina Kozova of Kazakhstan’s Baige News asked to do an interview with me about Elena Rybakina and the 2023 French Open, here it is… Zarina Kozova: What you think about Elena Rybakina’s win in Rome? It was surprised? Because many experts said clay – is not the best court surface for her… […] Continue to read full article...
Elena Rybakina · French Open · Kazakhstan · Wimbledon · WTA
The tennis calendar is interesting because it starts off with a bang, and then enters into a bit of a quiet period. The Australian Open commenced the 2023 tennis season, and saw Novak Djokovic win the title on the men’s side, and Aryna Sabalenka win in the women’s draw. After that, it is four long […] Continue to read full article...
Carlos Alcaraz · French Open · Holger Rune · Jessica Pegula · Rafael Nadal · Roland Garros
