Category: French Open

French Open: Roland Garros Prize Money To Exceed 17 Million Euro

| March 28, 2012 | 0 Comments
French Open: Roland Garros Prize Money To Exceed 17 Million Euro

Prize money of € 17,520,000 is at stake at Roland Garros, this year, when the French Open tennis grand slam tournament gets underway, in May. This exceeds the amount of prize money paid out in 2011 by € 712,600. The tournament which is set to begin on May 27 will go on until the grand [...]

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Can Djokovic Win The French Open?

| February 4, 2012 | 0 Comments
Can Djokovic Win The French Open?

Novak Djokovic is the world number one among men’s singles tennis players. The Serbian star had a dream run on the ATP circuit  in 2011, during which he won 10 titles including three Grand Slams. With his marathon victory over Rafael Nadal in the recent Australian Open finals, the Djoker is the monarch of all [...]

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US Open 2011 Semi-finals Preview: Nadal Vs Murray

| September 10, 2011 | 0 Comments

World number two, Spain’s Rafael Nadal is set to meet world number four, Britain’s Andy Murray in the semi-finals of the US Open, on Saturday, September 10, 2011. These players have met each other on a tennis court, on 16 past occasions, with Nadal winning 12 times to Murray’s four. Their last meeting came in [...]

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US Open 2011 Semi-finals Preview: Djokovic Vs Federer

| September 9, 2011 | 6 Comments

BREAKING NEWS:  From being TWO SETS  DOWN AND THEN TWO MATCH POINTS DOWN IN THE 5th Set, World number 1, Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in a thrilling 5-setter, 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5! World number one, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, is set to clash with world number 3, Swiss legend Roger Federer, in the semi-finals of [...]

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US Open Round Of 16 Preview: Nadal Vs Muller

| September 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

World number two, Spain’s Rafael Nadal will face world number 68, Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller, in the fourth round of the US open onWednesday, September 7, 2011 (postponed from Tuesday, owing to rain).The match has since been postponed to September 8. These players have had four previous meetings and Nadal leads in the head-to-head count by [...]

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US Open 2011 Third Round Preview: Nadal Vs Nalbandian

| September 4, 2011 | 0 Comments

World number two, Spain’s Rafael Nadal will face world number 76, Argentina’s David Nalbandian, in the third round of the US open on Sunday, September 4, 2011. These players have had five previous meetings and Nalbandian leads in the head-to-head count by 3-2. But that includes a walkover conceded by Nadal at Barcelona in 2009. [...]

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US Open 2011 Second Round Preview: Nadal Vs Mahut

| September 2, 2011 | 0 Comments

World number two, Spain’s Rafael Nadal will face world number 99, France’s Nicolas Mahut, in the second round of the US open on Friday, September 2, 2011. Interestingly, Nadal lost in the only previous meeting he had with Mahut on a tennis court; that match was at London’s Queens Club in 2007. Nadal is bidding [...]

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US Open 2011 Second Round: Federer Vs Sela Match Time

| September 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

Switzerland’s Roger Federer is set to clash with Israel’s Dudi Sela, in the second round of the US Open tennis Grand Slam, on Thursday, September 1. The players have met just once on a tennis court, and that meeting took place at the French Open in 2005, a match that Federer won in straight sets [...]

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US Open 2011 Match Time: Nadal Vs Golubev

| August 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

World number two, Spain’s Rafael Nadal will face world number 98, Kazakhstan’s Andrey Golubev, in the first round of the US open on Tuesday, August 30, 2011. This will be the first meeting between these players, on a tennis court. Nadal is bidding for his second Grand Slam of 2011, having won the French Open, [...]

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World Number One Novak Djokovic: 2011 Schedule

| August 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic is the world’s number one ranked player. Djokovic became number one when he entered the final at Wimbledon, earlier this year; the honour was previously held by Spain’s Rafael Nadal who lost to the Serbian player in the Wimbledon final. Born on May 22, 1987, Djokovic began to play tennis at age [...]

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