Arguments about bad line calls are an inevitable part of professional tennis. Fortunately, with Hawk-Eye, the technology exists to minimize the impact of these calls on the outcome of a match. The Australian Open,Wimbledon, the US Open and even the Olympics all take advantage of Hawk-Eye on their premier courts. [...]
World no.2 Rafael Nadal moved one step closer to his title defence after beating Argentine qualifier Eduardo Schwank 6-1 6-3 6-4 and booking a place in the last 16 of the 2012 Roland Garros championships. Nadal, who is yet to drop a set on the red dirt this year (not [...]
Andy Murray’s back seemed to have got a lot better as he put on a solid performance on his way to a 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory over Colombian Santiago Giraldo, moving into the last 16 of the French Open. Murray was in control of the match all the way through, [...]
Roger Federer booked his place in the last 16 of this year’s French Open after overcoming Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5. The Swiss former world no.1 dominated of the first set and in front of a jam packed Philippe Chartier stadium, he broke Mahut in the sixth game [...]
No.7 seed Tomas Berdych was pushed to the limit by the South African Kevin Anderson in the third round on the French Open, finally prevailing 6-4 3-6 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4 in 3 hours and 52 minutes. These two players have met twice before today’s encounter, Berdych winning on both [...]
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki still hasn’t won her first Grand Slam title despite making a WTA debut in 2005 – but will her first win in a major tournament happen this year? The Danish player had been the top seed since the 2010 US Open and she managed [...]
We didn’t think it was possible, but it turns out that the King of Clay Rafael Nadal doesn’t really like playing on centre court at the Roland Garros French Open. However with a total of six Grand Slam titles won on that same court, it’s a little hard to believe [...]
Frenchman wild card holder Paul-Henri Mathieu and 10th seed American John Isner set a French Open record of most games played after the Frenchman defeated Isner in a 5 hours and 41 minutes battle, winning 6-7 (2) 6-4 6-4 3-6 18-16 and moving into the third round of the 2012 [...]
Gilles Simon[11] def. Brian Baker 6-4, 6-1, 6-7(4), 1-6, 6-0 – Baker had a great comeback after being two sets down, but it wasn’t enough against the well experiences Frenchman Simon, who got the Paris crowd on their feet after the last point of the match. The Brian Baker saga [...]
Defending champion Rafael Nadal booked his place in the third round fo this year’s French Open after destroying Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2 6-2 6-0. The Spaniard looks to be as strong as ever and it will be very tough for anyone to stop him on his way to a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
