No points, likely no Osaka at Wimbledon
Naomi Osaka appears unlikely to bother with Wimbledon this summer, with the former No.1 admitting that playing an “exhibition” may not be worth her time
Swiatek knocks out 29th straight victoryÂ
Unstoppable Iga Swiatek eased to her 29th straight win to open her stay at Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-0 hammering of Ukrainian qualifier Lesia
Anisimova tags Osaka with another early loss
By BILL SCOTT Amanda Anisimova handed slumping Naomi Osaka a second straight Grand Slam disappointment before rain set in on Monday at the French Open.
Roland Garros Womens Day 1
By Bill Scott Madrid champion Ons Jabeur on Sunday became an early victim on opening day at Roland Garros as the sixth-seeded Tunisian went down
Even Ivanisevic has time for Cirstea
By Bill Scott Sorana Cirstea gratefully took advice from Novak Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivanisevic, with the Romanian WTA player using the fresh insight to advance to
Linette stuns clay ace Jabeur in first-round shocker
By Bill Scott Polish outsider Magda Linette handed Tunisia’s on-form clay ace Ons Jabeur a 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5 exit in the Roland Garros first round on
Sunday Serve: Grassed up and pointless
THE points penalty for Wimbledon by the ATP and WTA may have a unintended consequences to this year’s Slam numbers, with grass court specialists now
Kerber completes dream trophy set
It took nearly two decades, but former No. 1 Angelique Kerber on Saturday completed her matched set of tennis trophies with victory at the WTA
and defiant Wimbledon claps back at sanctions
Wimbledon officials were quick to respond to ATP – and now, WTA – orders to strip the most prestigious of the Grand Slams of all ranking
ATP puts the boot in: Null points for Wimbledon
The ATP on Friday came down hard as expected on Wimbledon, slamming that prestige major with a zero point diktat as repayment for the event