Murray cautions against tinkering and questions bonus schemeDoubles pair move into second round at Roland GarrosThe state of British tennis is not a geographical place but an island of despond for those weary of serial failure, and wet, grey Paris has …
Williams picked up injury during US Open semi-final‘My body is doing really well. It’s just bad timing and bad luck’When Serena Williams pulled out of the French Open moments before her second-round match against the accomplished Bulgarian veteran Tsve…
Live second-round updates from Roland GarrosWatson completes set of early British departuresAnd why not email Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton 10.44am BST The Zarazua comeback was sadly shortlived. Svitolina holds to love and then breaks to 15 to seal the…
Live second-round updates from Roland GarrosWatson completes set of early British departuresAnd why not email Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton 10.44am BST The Zarazua comeback was sadly shortlived. Svitolina holds to love and then breaks to 15 to seal the…
Fiona Ferro beats last Brit standing Heather Watson 7-6 (4), 6-4Watson hits out at LTA for lack of talented British youngstersThere can be no disguising the scale of British failure at this bizarre French Open. When Heather Watson joined her five compa…
World No 1 defeats Sweden’s Mikael Ymer 6-0, 6-2, 6-3Serb says he has ‘not had any traces of New York in my mind’Novak Djokovic rubbed his right elbow, winced a little, then hurried through a most pleasing start to his 2020 French Open campaign on Tues…
Roland Garros updates from the third day in ParisCourier joins defence of Murray after Wilander remarksAnd feel free to email Tumaini or tweet @tumcarayol 11.23am BST Karolina Pliskova looks like she is back on track. The second seed has cut out her un…
Three-time champion taken to first-set tiebreakWilliams faces Tsvetana Pironkova in second roundAcross the tennis landscape, upstarts are tweaking the noses of their betters. On day two of the 2020 French Open, it briefly was the turn of the three?time…
Wilander suggested Murray wrong to take wildcard spotsCourier: ‘Andy has every right to take wildcards’When Mats Wilander suggested Andy Murray was nearing the end of his career after the former world No 1 equalled the heaviest loss of his grand slam c…
Updates from the second day of action at Roland GarrosMurray caught cold by Wawrinka in straight-sets defeatAnd get in touch with Tumaini by email or on Twitter 11.25am BST After an incredible rally with some sublime defence and grind from Petra Kvitov…
• American teenager eases through 6-3, 6-3 on Paris debut• Simona Halep cruises through in straight setsOne year after her run to the Roland Garros semi-finals, Johanna Konta fell at the first hurdle after a thorough 6-3, 6-3 beating from Coco Gauff, w…
Murray wins just six games in an hour and 27 minutes‘A bit simpler than I expected,’ Wawrinka admitsAndy Murray leaves Paris several days earlier than he wanted to after one of the two heaviest defeats of his grand slam career, but he says he is determ…
Live updates as Roland Garros begins with stars in actionMurray fired up by battle with old-stager WawrinkaGet in touch! Email Daniel or tweet @DanielHarris 10.41am BST Bay-gel or bye-gel? A question that has taxed Talmudic scholars for generations. Bu…
Spaniard’s unhappiness with heavy balls and slow courts means Djokovic is fancied to take advantage at Roland GarrosThere are probably worse cities than Paris to end a love affair but if Rafael Nadal and Roland Garros begin divorce proceedings during t…
‘I never thought I would be playing at my age. I just have fun’Halep, Muguruza and Azarenka will provide stiff oppositionSerena Williams has competed in 18 French Opens and her professional career has spanned 25 years, but as she turned 39 on Saturday,…
Defending champion says autumn conditions are ‘extreme’Babolat balls replaced by new ‘super heavy’ WilsonsBefore his challenge for a 13th French Open title, Rafael Nadal has panned the autumn conditions in Paris, describing them as “a little bit extrem…
Injuries have dogged both men since their last Paris tussle but Sunday’s match should still intrigue while Gauff will test KontaWhen Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka were drawn to play each other in the first round of the 2020 French Open on Sunday, two o…
Who went long? Who can’t lose? Who didn’t play ball?Kalju FC played Levadia in the Estonian Premier League this week. What happened 13 seconds into the match?The referee pulled his hamstring and the game had to be called off The Kalju goalkeeper walked…
British No 1 faces American prodigy; Murray meets old rivalKonta fears coronavirus will haunt tennis for ‘a long time’Johanna Konta will again lead Britain’s charge at a grand slam title next week when she opens her Roland Garros campaign against the A…
On 23 September 1970 nine women decided they had seen enough misogyny in tennis and broke away to play their own tournament, sowing the seeds for today’s WTAIf Kristy Pigeon’s father had had his way, she certainly would not have been a tennis player. S…
