Paris, May 28 (IANS) France’s Moise Kouame continued to thrive at the home Grand Slam as the newest tennis sensation in his country at the French Open, surging into the third round with a five-set victory, joining Rafael Nadal in a milestone achieved in 2003.The 17-year-old Frenchman, playing in his first major tournament, defeated Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6(8) with a vociferous crowd at Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Kouame became the youngest man to reach the third round of a majo…
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Paris, May 26 (IANS) French tennis experienced one of its greatest days at the home Grand Slam when 17-year-old Moise Kouame produced an incredible upset over former US Open champion Marin Cilic on his Grand Slam debut to win 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the French Open at Stade Roland Garros on Tuesday. With this win, Kouame became the first man born in 2008 or later to win a Grand Slam match.With the home crowd firmly behind him in Court Simonne-Mathieu, the wildcard, who is nearly h…
Paris, May 21 (IANS) Italy’s Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, the player who has won the most Grand Slam titles in the history of the sport, have landed on opposite sides of the French Open men’s singles draw, following the official ceremony at Stade Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.The No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings, Sinner, arrives at the clay-court major carrying a 29-match winning streak and will open his campaign against French wild card Clement Tabur. The 24-year-old Sinner is aiming …
Miami, March 22 (IANS) Indian Wells semi-finalist Zverev eased past Damm to open his Miami campaign. The German enjoyed a straightforward outing as he eased past wildcard Martin Damm 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday (IST). The victory strengthened Zverev’s impressive record at the ATP Masters 1000 level this decade, taking his tally to 103 wins. It also extended his dominant run against players ranked outside the Top 100 and underlined his consistency against left-handed opponents in recent seasons.Zverev, …
Dallas, Feb 15 (IANS) Ben Shelton survived a major test from fellow lefty Denis Shapovalov before prevailing in a final-set tiebreak to reach the Dallas Open final. The second-seeded American defeated the defending champion 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(4). He saved 10 of the 11 break points he faced, including a crucial save with a clutch volley at 2-2 in the second set and another save at 5-5 in the third set.Shelton will face top seed Taylor Fritz in the final. Fritz halted the run of a resurgent Marin Cilic…
Dallas, Feb 14 (IANS) Taylor Fritz survived an injury scare to beat Sebastian Korda 6-7(2), 6-4, 7-6(5) for a place in the Dallas Open semifinals.At 4-5, 30/15 first set, Fritz hit an awkward backhand flick that led to a sharp pain and a physio visit in the same game. He had the injury worked on and was still feeling the pain, but not as intensely. He received multiple visits from the physio, which he explained helped, ATP reports.”That was a weird one. He hit a really hard return and so I had t…
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) World No. 8 Ben Shelton and No. 9 Taylor Fritz secured victories in their respective third-round matches on the seventh day of the Australian Open to confirm their place in the last 16 at the first Grand Slam of the season.While Shelton defeated Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(5) in two hours and 17 minutes at the Margaret Court Arena, Fritz beat Swiss wild-card entrant Stan Wawrinka 7-6, 2-6, 6-4. 6-4 in a game that lasted two hours and 46 minutes at the John…