Archive for category: Roland Garros
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Suffering Murray beats Nieminen and advances to third round in Paris
Andy Murray came back from the brink to defeat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, winning 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 and moving into the third round of the 2012 Roland Garros. From the very beginning of the match, the Brit’ back problems seem to have returned and stopped him from moving around [...] -
Ivanovic Eager to make a Comeback
Ana Ivanoic, the former women’s world number 1 whose career took a nosedive after a successful run at the 2008 Roland Garros, has enjoyed a professional resurrection this year and is eager to make a big comeback. Currently ranked at 13th in the world the Serbian, who for the past [...] -
Is the 2012 Season the end for the Williams Sisters?
The Williams sisters have dominated the women’s tennis scene in recent years, and have treated tennis fans all over the globe to some truly breathtaking professional tennis matches and Grand Slam finals. With a total of 83 career titles and 20 Grand Slam victories between them, they certainly deserve their [...] -
Federer beats Ungur and sets superb Grand Slam record
16 time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer set another unbelievable record after beating Romanian Adrian Ungur 6-3 6-2 6-7 (6) 6-3 and booking a place in the third round of the 2012 Roland Garros. The Swiss surpassed Jimmy Connors’ record of 233 Grand Slam match wins and he will surely [...] -
Djokovic advances to third round at Roland Garros
Novak Djokovic beat Slovenian Blaz Kavcic 6-0 6-4 6-4 to make it to the third round at the 2012 French Open. The Serbian world no.1 began in great fashion, taking the first set in just 23 minutes and not allowing his opponent a single game. But world no.99 Kavcic started [...] -
Del Potro struggles but wins, Berdych cruises in Paris
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro had to fight hard for his place in the third round of this year’s French Open. The 2009 US Open winner came back from a set down to defeat Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, winning 6-7 (5) 7-6 (3) 6-4 6-4. No.9 seed Del Potro, who [...] -
Roger Federer secures Grand Slam Record
Despite not claiming a Grand Slam trophy in over two years, and with some tennis insiders believing that he is playing below par this season, today Roger Federer added a phenomenal new record to his already substantial list of career achievements. In his second round victory in the French Open, [...] -
Murray defeats Ito in opening match in Paris
Britain’s Andy Murray overcame Tatsuma Ito of Japan in the first round of the 2012 Roland Garros, beating him in straight sets 6-1 7-5 6-0 after 1 hour and 35 minutes. Murray got off to a superb start, taking the first set in just 25 minutes. After he broke Ito [...] -
Nadal takes first step towards the 7th Roland Garros title
World no.2 Rafael Nadal started his Roland Garros title defence in style as he crushed Italy’s Simone Bolelli 6-2 6-2 6-1 and moved into the second round. With this win, Nadal improved his French Open record to 46-1 and he will be eager to go down in history as the [...] -
French Open First Round Recap
Here are some of the first round men’s results from this year’s Roland Garros: Nicholas Mahut def. Andy Roddick[26] 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 - Roddick has not played too much tennis recently, yet he was hoping that the French Open would be the place to get back on his feet. [...] -
Djokovic cruises into second round in Paris, Berdych also through
World no.1 Novak Djokovic, who would love to capture the Golden Slam this year, made a good start at this year’s French Open, overcoming Italy’s Potito Starace 7-6 (3) 6-3 6-1 and moving into the second round. Although Djokovic didn’t face a break point throughout the match, he couldn’t convert [...] -
Federer wins opener in Paris, matches Connors’ grand slam record
Swiss Roger Federer won his first round match at the 2012 French Open and matched Jimmy Connors’ record of 233 grand slam match wins. Federer defeated German’s Tobias Kamke in straight sets 6-2 7-5 6-3 and will be trying to at least match or best his last year’s result here [...] -
Roddick and Melzer out of Roland Garros
26th seed American Andy Roddick bowed out of this year’s Roland Garros after losing to France’s Nicolas Mahut 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2. Former world no.1 Roddick has been struggling with his form for a while now and will surely be looking forward to the grass court season, where he managed [...]
