World No. 1 Andy Murray recorded the 650th match win of his career on Monday when he booked his spot in the Roland Garros quarter-finals for the seventh time. Murray served with great fluency to end the run of 21-year-old #NextGenATP Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and four minutes. It was his 20th match win of the season. "I think today was probably the best I have played overall," said Murray. "It was difficult conditions. It was pretty windy out there and wasn't easy. Each match I feel like I played better. I have hit the ball cleaner and started to see the right shots at the right moments. I've come a long way the past 10...
The doubles quarter-finals are locked in at Roland Garros, with fifth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares among the final three teams to book their spots in the last eight on Sunday. Murray/Soares took out ninth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas 7-6(5), 6-2. The pairing struggled on clay leading into Roland Garros, posting a 2-4 record on the red dirt, but have cruised through their first three matches in Paris without losing a set. Murray/Soares will next play Santiago Gonzalez and Donald Young. [ALSO LIKE] Veterans Fernando Verdasco and Nenad Zimonjic eased past Sam Groth and Robert Lindstedt 6-2, 6-4. Zimonjic prevailed here in 2010 (w/Nestor), while Verdasco is looking for his first Grand Slam semi-final. They’ll face Rogerio...
With twilight closing in on Roland Garros on Sunday, Novak Djokovic wasted no time securing his place in the quarter-finals. The second seed continued his quest to retain the Coupe de Mousquetaires with a comprehensive 7-6(5), 6-1, 6-3 victory over 19th seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas. The Serbian fired 34 winners and converted an impressive seven of 10 (70 per cent) break chances during the two-hour and 27-minute affair. Djokovic will face sixth seed Dominic Thiem in a blockbuster battle in Tuesday's quarter-finals. It will be his eight consecutive appearance in the last eight on the terre battue of Roland Garros. In addition, he joins Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer atop the list of most quarter-finals reached in Paris, with 11. "The...
Sixth seed Dominic Thiem wasted no time getting down to business on Sunday at Roland Garros, requiring just one hour and 39 minutes to book his spot in the quarter-finals over Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. "I think it was a very good match today. It was great fun to play out there. I was enjoying basically every second of the match," said Thiem. "It's always something special to be in the second week. It's only my second [Grand Slam] quarter-final, so it feels very good to me." Thiem picked up his 33rd match win of the season, second only to Rafael Nadal (39). The victory also marks the first time he has reached a Grand Slam quarter-final without dropping...
The doubles quarter-finals are locked in at Roland Garros, with fifth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares among the final three teams to book their spots in the last eight on Sunday. Murray/Soares took out ninth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas 7-6(5), 6-2. The pairing struggled on clay leading into Roland Garros, posting a 2-4 record on the red dirt, but have cruised through their first three matches in Paris without losing a set. Murray/Soares will next play Santiago Gonzalez and Donald Young. [ALSO LIKE] Veterans Fernando Verdasco and Nenad Zimonjic eased past Sam Groth and Robert Lindstedt 6-4, 6-2. Zimonjic prevailed here in 2010 (w/Nestor), while Verdasco is looking for his first Grand Slam semi-final. They’ll face Rogerio...