Wednesday 28 October 2020
All activities must now be suspended after a new statement from the governing body.
On the latest edition of Behind the Lines, Caitlin Thompson assess the legacy left by Maria Sharapova.
The Spaniard brushed aside Diego Schwartzman without dropping a set to claim his 99th win at Roland Garros.
Nadal beats Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 6-1 to set up Schwarzmann clash.
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into possible ‘fraud in an organised group’ and ‘active and passive corruption in sport’.
The world number one racked up his 35th win of 2020 today.
Swiatek won only a single game against Halep at the same stage last year.
The Spaniard is now 96-2 at the French Open in his 16th appearance.
Her wait to equal Margaret Court’s Grand Slam titles record goes on.
Djokovic is aiming to become the first man in 50 years to win all four Grand Slam titles twice.
Rafa Nadal, meanwhile, says he will defend his title in the ‘most difficult conditions’ he has ever met at Roland Garros.
Murray was beaten 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 by Stan Warwrinka in the first round at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Two players set to take part in the qualifying tournament have tested positive for Covid-19.
The Grand Slam title record holder is now a controversial figure in the game.
It marked the first time in the competition’s Open era history that a player had recovered from losing the opening two sets to win the title.
The 22-year-old lost the opening set to Victoria Azarenka 6-1 but fought back to claim the silverware in New York.
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka awaits the American in the semi-finals.
Osaka will face Jennifer Brady while Zverev meets Pablo Carreno Busta in the last four.
The star said he felt ‘sad and empty’ after his quest for an 18th grand slam title ended when he was defaulted for hitting a line judge with a ball.
Kyrgios was quick to have his say after Djokovic was sensationally disqualified.
Zverev eventually won the match in four sets.
Williams is one title away from matching Court’s record.
The Scot was two sets and a break down, and faced a match point in the fourth set, against Japanese world number 49 Yoshihito Nishioka.
The 22-year-old made the gesture in her opening game at the US Open.
Naomi Osaka withdrew her semi-final, saying ‘before I am an athlete, I am a black woman’.
The Serbian star also defended his controversial Adria Tour, which led to a cluster of Covid-19 cases.
The person who has contracted the virus “is not a player” and is asymptomatic.
‘I always said I would put my health at the heart of my decision and I therefore prefer to stay and train in Europe,’ said the Romanian.
The Serb said he had completed ‘all the check-up’s and was fully recovered from coronavirus.
Game. Set. Match.
The 2005 triumph against Mariano Puerta marked the first of 12 titles at Roland Garros for Rafael Nadal.
Fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty, the current women’s world number one, withdrew from the tournament earlier this week.
The Wimbledon finals should have taken place this weekend.
The couple had been self isolating since returning to Belgrade from Zadar in Croatia.
The German doesn’t feel sportspeople should ‘tell off’ one another.
Tennis’s world number 19 says he is ‘back home and recovering’.
Unlike the US Open, Roland Garros will maintain its qualifying event in the week before the main draw.
The tournament will take place behind closed doors from 31 August to 13 September.
The 33-year-old failed to make the final in the first leg of his Balkans charity tennis tournament.
The tournament at Flushing Meadows is set to go ahead as planned at the end of August.
