Tag: Roland Garros
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Bencic and Zverev favourites for US Open
London, Sept 2, 2013: The final junior Grand Slam of the year got underway on Sunday as the world’s top junior players began their bids for US Open glory at Flushing Meadows. Belinda Bencic, the current Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion, heads an impressive field in the girls’ event and may take some stopping in…
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Sweet 16 for Serena at Roland Garros
Paris – France, June 12, 2013: Serena Williams lifted her second Roland Garros trophy – 11 years after her first – on the Parisian clay on Saturday. The 31-year-old dropped eight games as she defeated Russia’s Maria Sharapova in one hour 46 minutes to claim her 16th Grand Slam title. It was Sharapova who secured…
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Nadal creates history at Roland Garros
Paris – France, June 12, 2013: Rafael Nadal secured his place in the history books by claiming his eighth Roland Garros on Sunday to become the first man to win eight titles at one Grand Slam event. The world No. 4 defeated first time major finalist David Ferrer 63 62 63 in an all-Spanish final…
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IPC Reveals Athlete of the Month Shortlist
Germany, July 02, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its shortlist for June’s Athlete of the Month award, and the public can now vote for the winner via the poll on the www.paralympic.org homepage. As June was a packed month of action in Paralympic Sport, including several top performances at the IPC Athletics…
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Draw made for 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas
June 6, 2012: The ITF has announced the draws for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II. The draws took place today at the Musée de la Fédération Française de Tennis at Roland Garros in Paris. The first round ties will be held on 9-10 February 2013. WORLD GROUP…