Tennis
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Nadal unsure of Wimbledon appearance after French Open win
Jun 11, 2018Rafael Nadal has cast doubt on his participation at Wimbledon, saying he needs to see how his body recovers after a long clay court campaign culminated in an 11th French Open title. Two of the Spaniard’s... -
Wait worthwhile as Halep wins French Open
Jun 10, 2018For a while Simona Halep’s third French Open final looked like ending in familiar heartache but the Romanian eventually wore down Sloane Stephens for a 3-6 6-4 6-1 victory and claim her long-awaited first Grand Slam... -
Halep fights back to finally clinch French Open title
Jun 9, 2018World number one Simona Halep ended years of heartache to clinch her first Grand Slam title with 3-6 6-4 6-1 victory over American Sloane Stephens in the French Open final on Saturday. The popular Romanian, who... -
Ruthless Nadal crushes Del Potro to reach final
Jun 9, 2018Ruthless Rafael Nadal punished Juan Martin del Potro for missed opportunities as he reached his 11th French Open final with a 6-4 6-1 6-2 victory on Friday. Argentine Del Potro often had Nadal in trouble in... -
Rafa Nadal edges Zverev to win Italian Open in rainy Rome
May 21, 2018Rafa Nadal made the best of a rain delay to come from behind in the deciding set and beat defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3 in the Italian Open final on Sunday. The win gave... -
Groin strain puts Del Potro’s French Open in jeopardy
May 19, 2018Juan Martin del Porto has suffered a groin strain and is a doubt for the French Open, the Argentine world number six said on Friday. Del Porto was forced to pull out of the Italian Open... -
Koepka fires albatross in record-equalling 63
May 15, 2018Reigning US Open champion Brooks Koepka, still finding his form after a 15-week injury absence, highlighted a course-record-equalling 63 at the Players Championship Sunday with a rare albatross on the 16th hole. Koepka was 208 yards... -
Madrid champion Kvitova dismisses French Open talk as ‘crazy’
May 14, 2018Petra Kvitova won the Madrid Open title for the third time on Saturday with a marathon 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 6-3 victory over Kiki Bertens but dismissed talk of her as a potential Roland Garros champion as... -
Thiem to face Zverev for Madrid Masters title
May 14, 2018Dominic Thiem followed up his sensational victory over world number one Rafael Nadal by easing past Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Madrid Masters final. The fifth-seeded Austrian, who ended Nadal’s 21-match and... -
Zverev beats Shapovalov, to face Thiem in Madrid final
May 13, 2018Germany’s Alexander Zverev won the battle of the young guns against Denis Shapovalov on Saturday to set up a Madrid Open final against Austria’s Dominic Thiem. The 21-year-old third seed was clinical as he trounced erratic...
