THE FRENCH OPEN
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Crowd serenades Novak as he wins on 37th birthday
- By Bill Scott
- . May 22, 2024
Novak Djokovic turned 37 on Wednesday and celebrated with a win, coming from 3-0 down in the second set to beat Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3
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RG cops heat for killing Thiem wild card dream
- By Bill Scott
- . May 17, 2024
Roland Garros bosses have been roasted on social media and elsewhere in tennis after refusing to award a wild card entry into the Grand Slam to
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Play or no-play debate raging inside Nadal as RG approaches
- By Bill Scott
- . May 11, 2024
Rafael Nadal’s path to Roland Garros starting in a fortnight was hanging by a thread after Saturdays 6-1, 6-3 loss to Hubert Hurkacz at the
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Nadal takes revenge with Madrid grudge win
- By Roger Parker
- . April 27, 2024
Rafael Nadal took a huge step in his injury comeback scenario as the clay court icon scored a revenge win over Alex de Minaur on Saturday to
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Nadal remains cautious about his Roland Garros scenario
- By Bill Scott
- . April 25, 2024
Rafael Nadal will step gingerly onto court at the Madrid Open to face teenaged wild card Darwin Blanche. But Spain’s clay-court master has cast further doubt on
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Raducanu storms past Kerber in Stuttgart
- By Roger Parker
- . April 17, 2024
Having helped Team GB to the finals of the Billie Jean Cup by winning two rubbers against France last week, Emma Raducanu continued her impressive
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Crackdown on late-night finishes hides escape clause
- By Bill Scott
- . January 10, 2024
A plan to crack down on the post-midnight finishes which have made a hash of the Tour tennis schedules might harbour a “get-out” clause. The
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Coach Goran warns of resurgent Rafa
- By Bill Scott
- . October 24, 2023
Goran Ivanisevic is preparing for a comeback assault next season from a fully-fit Rafael Nadal, with the coach of Novak Djokovic especially concerned about the Spaniard’s
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Gauff comeback to claim Open triumph
- By Peter Rowe
- . September 10, 2023
American teenager Coco Gauff came back from a first set drubbing to win the US Open 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 over Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday. Gauff,
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Djoko: Roger, Rafa drove me to greatness
- By Bill Scott
- . June 12, 2023
Novak Djokovic gave credit to longtime rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal after lifting a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with his win over