Watch highlights as 2016 Roland Garros champion Novak Djokovic battles through a back-and-forth clash to beat Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut and move into the fourth round. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Diego Schwartzman has a special connection to soccer. The Argentine, who is through to the third round at Roland Garros, was named after soccer legend Diego Maradona. Growing up in Argentina, soccer was more than just a sport -- it was a way of life. "Soccer was the sport I wanted to pursue," said Schwartzman, who is seeded 11th at Roland Garros. "I made the right decision to choose tennis over soccer as a career choice because I'm a better tennis player than I am a soccer player, but I've always been in love with soccer, like most Argentinians are. "My friends and brothers would play soccer on the weekends and go eat some barbecue food afterward. I wanted to...
A lucky loser and a certain player named Rafa go for Roland Garros history, and the 'Tower of Tandil' will try to go where he hasn't been since 2012: ATPWorldTour.com previews Saturday's third-round action at Roland Garros. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [27] Richard Gasquet (FRA) Nadal leads FedEx ATP Head2Head series 15-0 He was repeating a reporter, but, technically, Richard Gasquet said it as well, so the Frenchman can't get mad at you for sharing how he rated his chances against Nadal: “I'll try to do my best, because unless there is a disaster, as you said, he has a good chance of winning.” Don't expect Gasquet, however, to prostrate on the court during the walk-ons. The 31-year-old Frenchman will...
All eyes are on the Parisian terre battue, as the ATP World Tour’s stars slide and glide across the red clay at Roland Garros. But elsewhere, some people’s focus is completely on something else: grass. In just more than a week, the players will begin the grass-court swing during which six ATP World Tour events — two at the 500-level and four at the 250-level — lead into Wimbledon, with the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open held directly after the year’s third Grand Slam championship. The Gerry Weber Open, which will take place from 16 to 24 June 2018 in Halle, Germany, is undergoing final preparations, as the crew works to prepare Gerry Weber Stadion for the wear and...
Damir Dzumhur was a class act, as always, on the court against Alexander Zverev on Friday at Roland Garros. His hospitality also extended to the ball kids who worked the third-round match on Court Philippe-Chatrier. During a break in the action, Dzumhur jogged to catch a ball in the middle of the court. [ALSO LIKE] But a ball boy, from the side of the court, sprinted to the same spot. Collision. Dzumhur, a 26-year-old ATP World Tour professional, was left standing. But the ball boy lied on the red dirt. Talk about a collision course. @DzumhurDamir collides with ball boy during match. #RG18 pic.twitter.com/M5xHLxMlMK — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 1, 2018 Dzumhur consoled the ball boy, and eventually, however, the...