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Novak Djokovic claims historic Olympic gold

Novak Djokovic claims historic Olympic gold

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

Novak Djokovic etched his name into Olympic history, capturing the gold medal in a thrilling victory over Carlos Alcaraz.

PIX: Different French Open, same start for Nadal

PIX: Different French Open, same start for Nadal

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

Images from Monday's action at the French Open.

French Open PIX: Zverev crushes Nishikori; Tsitsipas, Medvedev in quarters

French Open PIX: Zverev crushes Nishikori; Tsitsipas, Medvedev in quarters

Rediff.com7 Jun 2021

Images from Day 8 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday

French Open 2009: Champions' gallery

French Open 2009: Champions' gallery

Rediff.com8 Jun 2009

A look at the champions at the 2009 French Open in Paris.

Nadal will not get higher seeding: French Open chief

Nadal will not get higher seeding: French Open chief

Rediff.com4 May 2013

Rafael Nadal will not be protected with a higher seeding at the French Open, tournament director Gilbert Ysern said on Saturday.

French Open: Djokovic and Nadal matches postponed because of rain

French Open: Djokovic and Nadal matches postponed because of rain

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

The two men's quarter-final matches due to be played at the French Open in Paris on Tuesday have been postponed until Wednesday after rain disrupted play at Roland Garros.

PIX: Djokovic storms into last 16; Ostapenko ousted

PIX: Djokovic storms into last 16; Ostapenko ousted

Rediff.com4 Oct 2020

IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.

Media criticism nearly drove Li to retirement

Media criticism nearly drove Li to retirement

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

Disillusionment with negative reporting in her home media nearly saw Li Na give up the game last year in the wake of her early French Open exit, the Chinese No 1 said at the Australian Open on Wednesday.

Title-chasing Djokovic looks forward to Murray challenge

Title-chasing Djokovic looks forward to Murray challenge

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

"But tomorrow is a new day and I have to move on. It's only the quarter-finals, and I want to fight for the title. That's what I came here for. I have to kind of direct my thoughts to the semis."

Olympics PIX: Djokovic eases past Nadal; Alcaraz through

Olympics PIX: Djokovic eases past Nadal; Alcaraz through

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

Novak Djokovic beat 14-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets at the Paris Olympics on Monday.

Salisbury-Krawczyk win US Open mixed doubles

Salisbury-Krawczyk win US Open mixed doubles

Rediff.com12 Sep 2021

Britain's Joe Salisbury and American Desirae Krawczyk capped brilliant Grand Slam campaigns on Saturday, beating Mexico's Giuliana Olmos and El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo 7-5, 6-2 to lift the US Open mixed doubles title.

PHOTOS: Third seed Halep knocked out of French Open

PHOTOS: Third seed Halep knocked out of French Open

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Round-up of the Rolland Garros tournament being played in Paris.

Only Bercy offered mercy to these tennis stars

Only Bercy offered mercy to these tennis stars

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

Rediff.com takes a look at a few such players, whose lone major title win came at the Paris Masters.

Seeds tumble in first round at French Open

Seeds tumble in first round at French Open

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

It was a poor day for former women's Grand Slam champions with Canada's Bianca Andreescu becoming the highest women's seed to fall at the French Open so far, losing a three-hour marathon against Tamara Zidansek.

Sports Shorts: Sania Mirza zooms to career-best ranking in doubles

Sports Shorts: Sania Mirza zooms to career-best ranking in doubles

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

India's tennis ace Sania Mirza rose to a career-best ranking of World No 6 in doubles in the new tennis rankings released on Monday.

French Open: Will it be Nadal v Djokovic?

French Open: Will it be Nadal v Djokovic?

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

Andy Murray will draw on the experience of being a grand slam champion and Ernests Gulbis will rely on his "unhealthy diet full of ketchup" as they attempt to prevent a Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic final at the French Open.

Sharapova on verge of third French Open final in a row

Sharapova on verge of third French Open final in a row

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

Clay has long been Maria Sharapova's least favoured surface, but the Russian, who takes on Eugenie Bouchard on Thursday, is on the brink of reaching her third successive French Open final, a feat she has never achieved in the other Grand Slams.

PHOTOS: Petkovic reaches first Slam semi-final in Paris

PHOTOS: Petkovic reaches first Slam semi-final in Paris

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

Germany's Andrea Petkovic reached her first Grand Slam semi-final on Wednesday, thrashing 10th seed Sara Errani 6-2, 6-2 after a lengthy rain delay at the French Open.

French Open PHOTOS: Nadal crushes Lajovic to set up Ferrer quarters

French Open PHOTOS: Nadal crushes Lajovic to set up Ferrer quarters

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

Defending champion Rafa Nadal dismantled unseeded Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 on Monday to set up a French Open quarter-final clash with fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in a repeat of last year's final.

French Open PIX: Nadal shows Sinner no mercy to enter semis

French Open PIX: Nadal shows Sinner no mercy to enter semis

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

Images from Day 10 of the 2020 French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.

French Open PHOTOS: Federer cruises; Serena staggers into 2nd round

French Open PHOTOS: Federer cruises; Serena staggers into 2nd round

Rediff.com25 May 2014

Roger Federer barely broke sweat as he eased into the second round of the French Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win against unheralded Slovakian Lukas Lacko on Sunday.

The French Open is Nadal's to lose

The French Open is Nadal's to lose

Rediff.com24 May 2014

Perhaps it bodes well for men's tennis that even the French Open will be competitive this year

Are there chinks in Nadal's claycourt armour?

Are there chinks in Nadal's claycourt armour?

Rediff.com22 May 2014

Say it quietly but some chinks are appearing in the suit of armour Rafael Nadal usually wears on a claycourt as the Spaniard sets his sights on a ninth French Open title.

French Open Preview: Serena Williams in the mood for title defence

French Open Preview: Serena Williams in the mood for title defence

Rediff.com22 May 2014

Six different champions in the last six years suggests that tipping a French Open women's champion is something of a lottery, but those backing world No 1 Serena Williams are surely investing wisely.

Sports Shorts: Azarenka out of French Open due to foot injury

Sports Shorts: Azarenka out of French Open due to foot injury

Rediff.com19 May 2014

World No 5 Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the French Open as she continues to recover from a foot injury that forced her earlier withdrawals from tournaments in Doha, Miami, Madrid and Rome.

US Open 2023 prize money: How much do the winners get?

US Open 2023 prize money: How much do the winners get?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

Here is what you need to know about the prize pot on offer at the US Open

Mind-blowing facts about French Open champ Nadal

Mind-blowing facts about French Open champ Nadal

Rediff.com11 Jun 2017

Factbox on Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who beat Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 to win his 10th French Open title on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon due to wrist injury

Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon due to wrist injury

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Twice former champion Rafael Nadal will not play at this year's Wimbledon due to the wrist injury that forced the Spaniard out of the French Open, he said on Thursday.

Czech duo Siniakova and Krejcikova win women's doubles

Czech duo Siniakova and Krejcikova win women's doubles

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova claimed their maiden Grand Slam title when they beat the unseeded Japanese pair of Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya 6-3 6-3 in the French Open women's doubles final on Sunday.

Daredevil Ostapenko aiming to break through the Halep wall

Daredevil Ostapenko aiming to break through the Halep wall

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

The 20-year-old, looking to become the first unseeded woman to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since 1933, blazed her way to the final, hitting winners and errors with reckless abandon.

Time for Thiem or will Nadal march on?

Time for Thiem or will Nadal march on?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

Only one player has beaten Rafael Nadal on his beloved claycourts this year and that man, Austria's Dominic Thiem, blocks the Spaniard's path to the French Open final.

Djokovic vs Alcaraz rivalry heats up!

Djokovic vs Alcaraz rivalry heats up!

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Novak Djokovic said his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz was becoming like the one he shared with the Spaniard's compatriot, Rafa Nadal, after needing nearly four hours to outlast the 20-year-old world number one in an epic Cincinnati Open final on Sunday.

French Open: Nadal trails as rain suspends play

French Open: Nadal trails as rain suspends play

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

Nadal will resume his fight to stay in the French Open on Thursday

Injured Nadal withdraws from Queen's Championship

Injured Nadal withdraws from Queen's Championship

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal on Wednesday pulled out of the Queen's club grass-court tournament, due to wrist injury.

Kyrgios slapped with French Open's biggest fine

Kyrgios slapped with French Open's biggest fine

Rediff.com29 May 2016

Australian controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been slapped with the largest fine at the French Open for uttering an audible obscenity during his third round loss to Richard Gasquet.

With feet of clay, Kerber wilts under weight of expectations in Paris

With feet of clay, Kerber wilts under weight of expectations in Paris

Rediff.com28 May 2017

'Right now I think that I have to find to myself again and just trying to forget the clay court season as soon as possible'

French Open PIX: Federer survives, Nadal, Djokovic march into 4th round

French Open PIX: Federer survives, Nadal, Djokovic march into 4th round

Rediff.com6 Jun 2021

Images from Day 7 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.

Focused Swiatek eyes third French Open title

Focused Swiatek eyes third French Open title

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

Swiatek will face Czech Karolina Muchova in the final.

Bhupathi loses in first round

Bhupathi loses in first round

Rediff.com20 May 2006

The Indian ace and Robby Ginepri went down to wild card entrants Rainer Schuettler and Michael Kohlmann in the Hambuirg Masters.

French Open: Serena, Federer waltz into round 2

French Open: Serena, Federer waltz into round 2

Rediff.com26 May 2013

Serena Williams and Roger Federer both enjoyed Sunday afternoon strolls at Roland Garros as they seized the opportunity to gain head starts over their French Open rivals in ruthless fashion.