Federer, Nadal fly into French Open third round

May 30, 2019 7

Making his first French Open appearance since 2015, Roger Federer has coasted through two matches and now finds himself in the third round. Federer followed up a rout of Lorenzo Sonego by beating lucky loser Oscar Otte 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday afternoon. […]

Nadal, Djokovic off to dominant starts at Roland Garros

May 28, 2019 26

Nadal kicked off Monday’s slate of men’s singles action on Court Philippe Chatrier with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 rout of qualifier Yannick Hanfmann. Djokovic took the court immediately thereafter and disposed of an in-form Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
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Nadal defeats Djokovic for first clay-court title of 2019

May 19, 2019 4

It looked like Rafael Nadal might have to answer a whole bunch of questions about his form–or lack thereof–upon his arrival at Roland Garros later this month. That’s no longer the case after what transpired at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia this week. […]

Djokovic ends Tsitsipas’ run to triumph in Madrid

May 13, 2019 12

Novak Djokovic tied Rafael Nadal’s record of 33 career Masters 1000 titles when he won the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday evening. Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in the final, holding all 10 of his service game without facing a break point. […]

Federer fights past Monfils in Madrid, Nadal also advances

May 9, 2019 6

Roger Federer fought off two match points to beat Gael Monfils 6-0, 4-6, 7-6(3) in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open. The 37-year-old Swiss survived an incredibly tense service game at 5-6 in the final set before coasting through the ensuing tiebreaker. […]

Zverev, Kohlschreiber crash out of BMW Open

May 4, 2019 2

The host nation is not used to a whole bunch of losing at the BMW Open in Munich. Germans had won three consecutive titles and five of the past seven heading into this year’s tournament. There won’t be a fourth straight winner for Germany. […]

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