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2018 French Open: Garbine Muguruza overcomes Maria Sharapova to reach...

Muguruza had lost all three previous meetings against Sharapova, who won two of her five Grand Slam titles at Roland...

6 Jun 2018 7:29 PM IST

Murray has won Wimbledon twice and this years tournament starts on July 2. (Photo: AFP)

Former World no 1 Andy Murray delays comeback, hopes to be back in...

The 31-year-old Scot has returned to the practice courts but said on Tuesday he would not be playing the Rosmalen...

6 Jun 2018 1:30 PM IST

Djokovic, who missed the last half of 2017 with right elbow trouble and had surgery in February, is clearly not at the height of his power. Indeed, his seeding of No. 20 was his lowest at any Grand Slam tournament in a dozen years. (Photo: AFP)

French Open: Marco Cecchinato stuns Novak Djokovic in thriller, storms...

Cecchinato is the lowest-ranked French Open semifinalist in 19 years and the first Italian man to make it that far at...

6 Jun 2018 9:19 AM IST

Top seed Nadal is now on his own in third on the all-time list for most match wins at Grand Slam events with 234 victories. (Photo: AP)

French Open: Rafael Nadal reaches quartefinal, beats Germany's...

It is the 35th time the Spaniard, who turned 32 on Sunday, has made the quarters of a Grand Slam tournament.

4 Jun 2018 7:54 PM IST

Williams has suffered an arm injury, and it was confirmed that she would play no further part in the match.(Photo: AFP)

French Open 2018: Serena Williams withdraws from 4th round clash vs...

Williams announced her withdrawal at a news conference at Roland Garros on Monday.

4 Jun 2018 7:01 PM IST

The iconic Leander Paes on Monday returned to the Indian team for the Asian Games while the countrys top player Yuki Bhambri was exempted as the AITA announced a 12-member squad, including six women players, for the quadrennial extravaganza, beginning August 18 in Indonesia. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Leander Paes returns to Indian team, Yuki Bhambri...

Since Yuki, ranked 94, is likely to make the cut for the US Open, the AITA selection committee exempted him.

4 Jun 2018 3:56 PM IST

Veteran Leander Paes will have the opportunity to add to his Asian Games medal tally as he is set to be included in the Indian tennis team for the upcoming Games even as the countrys premier singles player Yuki Bhambri will prefer competing in the US Open if he makes the cut. (Photo: PTI / AP)

Leander Paes set for Asian Games return, Yuki Bhambri may miss it for...

Yuki, ranked 93, has told AITA that if he gets direct entry into the last Grand Slam of the season, he won't be...

3 Jun 2018 8:49 PM IST

French Open 2018: Alexander Zverev advances to maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal

French Open 2018: Alexander Zverev advances to maiden Grand Slam...

The 21-year-old will next face Dominic Thiem who reached a third successive quarter-final in Paris by seeing off Japan's...

3 Jun 2018 7:03 PM IST

Williams was angry over Sharapovas claims that she sobbed after losing the 2004 Wimbledon final to the then teenage Russian.(Photo: AP)

French Open: Serena to renew Sharapova rivalry, Nadal downs Gasquet...

Sharapova and Williams have met 21 times, with the American leading the head-to-head record 19-2 after 18 consecutive...

3 Jun 2018 9:55 AM IST

The Russian, winner in Paris in 2012 and 2014, is seeded at a major for the first time since testing positive for meldonium two years ago. (Photo: AP)

French Open: Maria Sharapova thrashes Karolina Pliskova, sets...

The five-time Grand Slam champion produced one of her best performances since returning from a doping ban.

2 Jun 2018 7:14 PM IST

Spanish third seed Muguruza, the 2016 winner in Paris and the reigning Wimbledon champion, fired 15 winners past Stosur, the 34-year-old 2010 runner-up and former US Open champion. (Photo: AFP)

French Open 2018: Garbine Muguruza eases past Sam Stosur to reach last...

The Spaniard goes on to face Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine who knocked out Slovakian 19th seed Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2,...

2 Jun 2018 4:41 PM IST

The 31-year-old former world number one struggled at times on Suzanne Lenglen court, but eventually came through the four-set battle in three hours and 48 minutes. (Photo: AP)

French Open: Novak Djokovic cruises to last 16, beats Bautista Agut in...

Djokovic will take on Fernando Verdasco for a last-eight place after the Spaniard knocked out fourth seed Grigor...

1 Jun 2018 8:39 PM IST