‘Nadal is one of our best champions, but Thiem emergence makes things French Open interesting…’
Dominic Thiem’s emergence as a Grand Slam winner at the US Open is not enough to displace Rafael Nadal as the favourite for the French…
News Archives: 09/2020
Thiem explains why he didn’t use biggest weapon in US Open final: ‘I didn’t have the power’
Dominic Thiem struggled to use one of his biggest weapons – his devastating one-handed backhand down the line – in the US Open Final due…
‘Roger Federer record is my top professional goal,’ admits Novak Djokovic as he overtakes legend
Novak Djokovic says that overtaking Roger Federer at the top of the list for most weeks at world number one is top ‘professional goals.’ The…
Nick Kyrgios accuses French Open of ‘not taking safety seriously enough’ and confirms he’s unlikely to play
Nick Kyrgios has accused the French Open of not taking coronavirus safety serious enough after they confirmed plans they are going to allow fans into…
The 10 best French Open men’s matches of the century: Nadal-Djokovic, semi-final, 2013
The seven-time champion versus the World No. 1. It didn’t get much bigger or better than Nadal-Djokovic in the last four of the 2013 French…
The ten best French Open men’s matches this century: Federer-Djokovic, semi-final, 2011
Coming into the French Open Novak Djokovic had enjoyed one of the hottest win streaks in men’s tennis history during the first five months of…
The ten best French Open men’s matches this century: Söderling-Nadal, fourth round, 2009
No-one gave rank outsider Robin Söderling a prayer against four-time champion Rafael Nadal at the French Open. No-one, that is, save for Söderling himself, who…
The 10 best French Open men’s matches this century: Kuerten-Ferrero, semifinal, 2000
In the pantheon of clay-court classics, it doesn’t get much better than this last-four meeting between former French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten and 16th seed…
The ten best French Open men’s matches this century: Gaudio-Coria, final, 2004
The all-Argentine encounter between clay-court specialists Gastón Gaudio and Guillermo Coria may be the most dramatic French Open showpiece of the century so far. The…
The 10 best French Open men’s matches of the century: Nadal-Federer, final, 2011
At the French Open every year between 2005 and 2008, Rafael Nadal had mastered World No. 1 Roger Federer on the clay, culminating in a…
