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Tennis: Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon, Tokyo Olympics

Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 08:07 PM

Rafael Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, saying he took the decision after consultations with his team in a bid to prolong his career.   Read more »

Tennis: Alex Eala, Andorran partner reach W25 Madrid doubles quarterfinals

Rosy Mina
Posted at Jun 15 11:44 PM

MANILA—Just three days since Alex Eala of the Philippines became a Roland Garros junior girls’ doubles champion, the 16-year-old ace made it to the ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour doubles quarterfinals at the $25,000 Madrid tournament Tuesday in Spain.   Read more »

Tennis: Andy Murray says question marks remain over fitness ahead of return

Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 10:06 AM

Andy Murray admits their are question marks about whether his body will hold up as he prepares to return to competitive action at Queen's Club. Read more »

Tennis: Roger Federer eases into second round at Halle

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 10:03 AM

Roger Federer eased into the second round of the ATP grass court tournament in Halle on Monday with a straight sets win over qualifier Ilya Ivashka. Read more »

Alex Eala ipinagmalaking nagtagumpay siya kasabay ng Araw ng Kalayaan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 08:11 PM

Espesyal para kay Alex Eala na magtagumpay sa French Open sa mismong Araw ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas. Read more »

Tennis: Tsitsipas learned of grandmother's death minutes before French Open final

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 14 04:25 PM

Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas has revealed that he learned of his grandmother's death just minutes before his epic five-set French Open final loss to Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic eyes Golden Grand Slam after French Open victory

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 14 09:55 AM

Novak Djokovic set his sights on the Golden Grand Slam of all four majors as well as the Olympic title. Read more »

Tennis: 'No regrets, no tears' for beaten Tsitsipas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 14 09:38 AM

Stefanos Tsitsipas said he had "no regrets and no tears" after seeing Novak Djokovic overturn a two-set deficit to win the French Open on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: French Open title beckons for late bloomers Pavlyuchenkova, Krejcikova

Dave JAMES, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 07:43 PM

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Barbora Krejcikova, two of the most unlikely Grand Slam finalists of the modern era, meet in Saturday's French Open title match at the conclusion of a shock-heavy tournament. Read more »

Alex Eala, Russia’s Selekhmeteva win French Open girls' doubles title

Rosy Mina
Updated as of Jun 12 09:49 PM

For Eala, this is her second major doubles title following her victory at the 2020 Australian Open.  Read more »

Tennis: Alex Eala, Russian partner cruise to French Open junior doubles finals

Rosy Mina
Posted at Jun 12 02:39 AM

MANILA—No. 1 seeds Alex Eala of the Philippines and Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russia continued their stellar run in the Roland Garros junior girls’ doubles by booking a spot in the finals after defeating defending champions Eleonora Alvisi and Lisa Pigato of Italy, 6-2, 6-1, Friday in Paris, France. Read more »

Tennis: Defending champion Swiatek crashes out of French Open in quarter-finals

Julien Pretot, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 11:21 PM

PARIS - The curse of French Open defending champions continued as Iga Swiatek was knocked out 6-4 6-4 by Greek Maria Sakkari in the French Open quarter-finals, leaving the women's draw wide open on Wednesday.   Read more »

Tennis: French Open organisers 'picked Amazon over people,' says Medvedev

Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 07:47 PM

World number two Daniil Medvedev said French Open organisers "preferred Amazon to people" by scheduling his quarter-final match against Stefanos Tsitsipas in Tuesday's night session, when fans are unable to attend due to a COVID-19 curfew. Read more »

Tennis: Tsitsipas downs Medvedev, new faces clash in women's French Open semi-finals

Martyn WOOD, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 09:26 AM

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Daniil Medvedev in straight sets Tuesday to stay on track for a first Grand Slam final at the French Open. Read more »

Tennis: Slovenian Zidansek battles past Badosa to reach French Open semis

Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 09:01 PM

PARIS - Unseeded Tamara Zidansek became the first Slovenian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final as she beat Spain's Paula Badosa 7-5 4-6 8-6 in a gripping French Open battle on Tuesday.   Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic survives, Nadal cruises at French Open as Gauff makes Slam breakthrough

Dave JAMES, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 09:42 AM

Novak Djokovic survived a five-set scare while Rafael Nadal shone in the Paris sun as the two Grand Slam heavyweights reached the French Open quarter-finals. Read more »

Tennis: Alex Eala bows out of French Open

Rosy Mina
Updated as of Jun 07 11:00 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) —In a gutsy battle between 16-year-olds in the Roland Garros junior girls’ singles opening round, Matilda Mutavdzic of Great Britain scored an upset over No. 2 seed Alex Eala of the Philippines, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1, on Monday in Paris, France. Read more »

Tennis: Serena, Federer exit French Open, casting doubts over return

Martyn WOOD, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 11:45 AM

Serena Williams' latest quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title ended in the French Open last 16 on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Federer withdraws from French Open with Wimbledon in mind

Julien Pretot, Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 12:25 AM

Former world number one Roger Federer, who is targeting a record 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, withdrew from the French Open on Sunday, a day after winning a tough third-round match, opting to save himself for the grass-court season. Read more »

Tennis: Federer ponders withdrawal from French Open after marathon match

Dave JAMES, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 11:32 AM

Roger Federer said Sunday he is considering withdrawing from the French Open despite reaching the fourth round. Read more »