Scorching Swiatek blasts into French Open third round as Pliskova joins top-seed exodus
Relentless Iga Swiatek blasted her way into the French Open third round after destroying Alison Riske 6-0, 6-2 at Roland Garros on Thursday.
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French Open: Sania Mirza-Lucie Hradecka win in opening round, Ramkumar Ramanathan loses
Sania Mirza notched up contrasting wins along with their respective partners in the men's and women's doubles competitions at the French Open here on Thursday. While Bopanna and his Dutch partner Matwe Middelkoop marched into the pre-quarterfinals with a straight set win over Andrey Golubev and Fabrice Martin, Sania combined with Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecka to prevail in three sets over Italian duo of Jasmine Paolini and Martina Trevisan in their opening round.
Daniil Medvedev makes smooth progress at the French Open
It has been a slow burner but Daniil Medvedev's love affair with Paris is finally beginning to blossom.
French Open - 'Sorry!' - Confused Iga Swiatek has a laugh with umpire after she wrongly sits down between points
World number one Iga Swiatek had a slightly embarrassing moment in her second-round victory at the French Open. The Pole sat down for refreshments after only one game of the second set, and which prompted the chair umpire to remind her that «it's only 1-0», with her opponent Alison Riske ready to serve at the other end.
'Jurgen Klopp said...' - Paul Joyce drops huge Liverpool update ahead of Champions League final
Liverpool midfielder Thiago has a good chance of being fit for this weekend’s Champions League final, according to reliable journalist Paul Joyce.
French Open 2022: Simona Halep crashes out in three sets to Chinese teenager Qinwen Zheng
Simona Halep crashed out of the French Open at the hands of Qinwen Zheng who secured a 2-6 6-2 6-1 win. The Romanian is in the early stages of her association with coach Patrick Mouratoglou, a move Eurosport expert Mats Wilander will be of benefit to Halep. Ad/> Any changes — it is not a case of reinventing the wheel — are likely to take time to bed in and Halep was humbled in three sets on Thursday — albeit she had the trainer out on court on a couple of occasions in the third set and did not appear at 100%.
Emma Raducanu's 'strange' coaching set-up as Brit denied 'priority' time with Louis Cayer
Emma Raducanu's "strange" coaching set-up does not allow her priority over British doubles players to get time with LTA coach Louis Cayer. Following her second-round defeat at the French Open, John McEnroe claimed the "revolving door of coaches" since the British No 1 won the US Open has hindered her career.
Newcastle dressing room reaction to Sean Longstaff deal speaks volumes after tedious Neymar 'link'
Wednesday began with perhaps one of the silliest transfer rumours feasibly possible for Newcastle United this summer. Neymar. The world's most expensive footballer. A Brazilian brand all on his own, more well known than some Premier League clubs. A man who could walk into any football side in the world.