Roland Garros: Fabio Fognini surrenders to Ofner. Novak Djokovic in the round of 16
Ligurian yields only in fifth set to Austrian. The Serb beats Davidovich Fokina in three very long sets.
Ligurian yields only in fifth set to Austrian. The Serb beats Davidovich Fokina in three very long sets.
The Turin native recovered from a two-set disadvantage and beat the Russian after three hours and 42 minutes, landing in the round of 16 in Paris for the second time.
“Right now I’m a little ahead in both results and ranking,” admits the Carrara native.
The 36-year-old darling of the Paris crowd throws in the towel because of a wrist problem that plagued him in the first-round marathon against Argentina’s Baez.
The Hungarian takes the Belgrade champion to the tie-break in the first set, then collapses inexorably.
A fluent victory for the Carrara native, who gives up just four games to his opponent and flies to the third round.
The Turin native beat Frenchman Humbert in three sets in just over two and a half hours.
At Roland Garros, the seasoned Ligurian tennis player got rid of Kubler.
The Marche-based tennis player retired after losing the first set to Pegula.
They also proclaimed themselves official good luck charms of the South Tyrolean racket ace.
The Piedmontese recovers two sets of disadvantage against ATP No. 37 Kecmanovic, the Roman overcomes Bublik (No. 51) after going down 2-1
“Let him work and he can win everything,” assures the Swiss.
The South Tyrolean will close Monday’s day of competition relative to the men’s draw: his first-round opponent is France’s Alexandre Muller.
Good day for Italian tennis in the Paris Slam: five out of five, three men and two women, pass the first round.
The 31-year-old from the Marche region beat home favorite Alizé Cornet 6-3 6-4.
The 22-year-old San Remo native after losing the first set sharply dominated Colombia’s Galan, winning in four partials.
He admits this himself, adding a remark, “I am not the same as I was ten years ago.”
The San Candido native also spoke about the Roman’s prolonged absence from the circuit.
The Murcian launches his challenge on the eve of Roland Garros.
The Italian tennis legend gives advice to the South Tyrolean athlete.
The tennis player from Romagna dominated the semifinals of the Rabat Tournament against Sloane Stephens, winning 6-1, 6-1. Standing between her and ultimate success is Austria’s Grabher.
“The facility continues to improve and the skill of the coaches is increasing,” admitted the South Tyrolean tennis player.
The coach of the South Tyrolean, on the eve of Roland Garros, draws comparisons with the Murcian talent.
The Roman, absent at the Internazionali d’Italia and Roland Garros, joins Sinner, Musetti, Sonego and Cecchinato.
Tathiana Garbin’s Azzurri will oppose France and Germany in Round D of the finals, which are scheduled for Nov. 7-12 in Seville.
The Romagna native beat Germany’s Maria in a comeback; the Tuscan, the defending champion and the tournament’s first favorite, got the better of Croatia’s Fett.
The world tennis legend, who retired during last year’s Laver Cup, responded on Twitter to questions from the many fans who still love him.
French tennis player: “Nadal, Djokovic and Federer are legends.”
“The gap between them is getting thinner and thinner,” admitted Roger Federer’s longtime coach.
Victory over Holger Rune and winning the Internazionali d’Italia breaks a curse.