Dad knew Barty was committed to tennis
New French Open champion Ash Barty’s father said this week he had a pretty good idea when his daughter had made the decision to return to tennis after nearly two …
Tomasz Lorek (Polsat Sport TV) catches up with Brazilian doubles champion Bruno Soares and discovers there is more than tennis about this colourful character of the game. It was a moment of a pure magic. No scripts have been written. I conducted a lovely conversation with a flamboyant, smart and unique character: …
New French Open champion Ash Barty’s father said this week he had a pretty good idea when his daughter had made the decision to return to tennis after nearly two years playing professional cricket. Barty quit the game in 2014 to play for Brisbane in the women’s Big Bash limited overs …
Though he has climbed to within a pair of Grand Slam titles of tying the once-unthinkable 20 of Roger Federer, 12-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal says he is not overwhelmed with the desire to catch up his Swiss rival. "It's a motivation, but it's not my obsession," the No. 2 …
Rafael Nadal completed a triumphant march to a record 12th French Open trophy on Sunday, overwhelming Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 6-1. Spain's king of clay – watched by former Spanish king Juan Carlos in the VIP box – rose to the big occasion on the Chatrier show court, taking his …
Ash Barty is no 'surprise' package, as some commentators may argue. The talented 23-year-old from Queensland was spotted as a future star eight years ago when she won the Wimbledon girls title. And as a 14-year-old she was invited to Las Vegas to learn from Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi. Barty got …
Ash Barty will rise to second in the world after winning the French Open on Saturday with a crushing 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Czech Marketa Vondrousova. Eighth seeded Barty beat her 19-year-old opponent for the third time without a loss and was dumbfounded at the end of a magnificent display. https://youtu.be/9vphoIbmHiI "It's unbelievable, …
Rafael Nadal blew past Roger Federer in damp, sandstorm conditions on the Chatrier showcourt to end a five-match losing streak to the Swiss on the way to a 12th French Open final on Friday. The Spaniard who remains one victory away from a record 12th title here beat his longtime rival …
The kid from Ipswich, Queensland, who gave the game away four years ago, proved all her early years' promise by making her first Grand Slam final on Friday, coming from a set and a break down to end 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova’s French Open run with a topsy-turvy 6-7 (4), 6-3, …
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem underlined their French Open consistency, with the seeded pair coming through rain-postponed matches on Thursday to set up a high-voltage semi-final. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal had already lined up their showdown at the bottom of the draw, putting the worlds top four players into the …
Torrential rain caused a complete washout of quarter-final action at Roland Garros on Wednesday with Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep amongst the biggest victims. It is the second time since 2016 that all French Open play was cancelled and third since 2000. The decision left World No 1 Djokovic and defending women's champion …
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