Nine-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal fired a warning to his rivals on Friday when he stepped up his bid for ‘La Decima’ with a flawless performance in his 100th best-of-five-sets clay-court match (98-2). The Spanish superstar overwhelmed Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 for a place in the fourth round. "I think I played great," said Nadal. "I think at the beginning of the match, I thought my opponent was not playing bad, but I was able to produce winners, to play with no mistakes, to play very long. I hit with a very high intensity on all the shots. It was a great match for me. I won, with that score, against a player who had already beaten...
He might be through to his first Grand Slam third round, but NextGenATP star Karen Khachanov wants to keep his run going at Roland Garros, where he faces John Isner next.
Former Top 10 player Kevin Anderson looked like he's well on his way to returning to his career-high Emirates ATP Ranking on Thursday at Roland Garros. The South African dropped the first set against Nick Kyrgios but sprinted to the finish to advance to the third round 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. It's only the second time Anderson has reached the third round of a Grand Slam since his breakthrough Grand Slam performance at the 2015 US Open, when he beat Andy Murray to advance to his first quarter-final. The next month, Anderson reached No. 10 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. “I knew I was going to have to play very focused and overcome some challenges, which definitely was the case...