Watch highlights as 2016 champion and No. 20 seed Novak Djokovic finds a way past qualifier Jaume Munar on Wednesday at Roland Garros. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.
Watch highlights of how eighth seed David Goffin won 15 straight games en route to victory over wild card Corentin Moutet at Roland Garros on Wednesday. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images
Regarding Juan Martin del Potro's chances at Roland Garros, where were we? The Argentine, despite his subpar play on clay so far this year, was one of a limited number of men who could think about challenging Rafael Nadal on the red dirt. But then Del Potro injured his groin against David Goffin on 17 May in Rome. On Tuesday, however, the fifth-seeded Del Potro let everyone resume the conversation as he dismissed Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in four sets. Del Potro showed that he's healthy, back and – although clay isn't his favourite surface – eager for more. He'll face another Frenchman on Thursday in Julien Benneteau. The 36-year-old is playing at Roland Garros for the final time after announcing...
Three of the ATP World Tour’s biggest stars needed to dig deep Wednesday to reach the third round of Roland Garros. Second seed Alexander Zverev, who has won three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles but never reached a Grand Slam quarter-final, looked to be headed for more heartbreak at the majors when he trailed Serbian Dusan Lajovic two sets to one. But the leader of the ATP Race To London powered home, winning 12 of the last 15 games of the match to win 2-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. It was his 18th win from his past 20 matches. Read Report “In the fourth and fifth sets, I really felt good out there even though I was a little...
Dominic Thiem will take a two sets to one lead to sleep on Wednesday night as his second-round match at Roland Garros with #NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas was suspended because of darkness 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Thiem is trying to reach his third consecutive semi-final at Roland Garros and is a favourite to challenge 10-time champion Rafael Nadal in Paris. The Austrian, though, has been pushed by the 19-year-old Tsitsipas, who beat Thiem last month in straight sets at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. [ALSO LIKE] Thiem raced through the opening set but Tsitsipas rebounded well, breaking three times to even the match. Thiem, however, powered his way past the Greek to take the third set. The winner of Thiem-Tsitsipas will...