Tag: First round
Luca Van Assche wins and joins Casper Ruud in the 2nd round in Miami
Since his Taiwanese trip with the French Davis Cup team, in the wake of a successful Australian Open (3rd round), Luca Van Assche had not won a single match in…
Arthur Fils wins his first match at the Australian Open against Jiri Vesely
Son: “It was a trap” “I left with a big handicap, one set to zero. I didn’t feel very good on the court, I was a little under pressure and…
Despite the pain, Arthur Fils scored a daunting first Grand Slam victory
In his progression with big shoulders, Arthur Fils, 19, lacked the adventure of a match in five sets to be knighted in the great world to which he aspires. It’s…
Titouan Droguet offers himself Lorenzo Musetti in the first round of the US Open
And to think that it was his first match in an ATP main draw, it was his first Grand Slam match, it was his first match in five sets, it…
Varvara Gracheva eliminated as soon as she enters the running at the US Open
Early elimination for Varvara Gracheva at the US Open. Opposed to Taylor Townsend in the first round on Monday, the Frenchwoman failed to win (6-4, 6-2) despite her favorite status…
Close to defeat, Gilles Simon postpones his retirement by beating Andy Murray at the Rolex Paris Masters
As the symbol of a career spent raising scores and turning brains, Gilles Simon beat Andy Murray on Monday evening at the end of a badly embarked match which could…
Serena Williams sparkles and wins her first round at the US Open over Danka Kovinic
She entered the Arthur-Ashe court dressed in a black dress shining with a thousand lights to thunderous applause. Serena Williams, “the queen of queens” had announced the announcer, arrived in…
Caroline Garcia starts the US Open well against Kamilla Rakhimova
It’s not easy to attack a Grand Slam tournament when you suddenly become the number 1 outsider, but Caroline Garcia perfectly negotiated her first round at the US Open, on…
For her big comeback in singles, Serena Williams yields to Frenchwoman Harmony Tan in the first round of Wimbledon
Like the lioness she always was, she fought until the end. But like the exhausted and out of breath player she is a little more every day, Serena Williams finally…
Andy Murray through to Wimbledon second round
It was better not to miss. After deciding to skip the clay season (apart from an appearance in Madrid) to put the odds on his side for the grass, Andy…