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Jack Draper stunned third seed Jannick Sinner in the first round of the Queen’s Club Championships. The Brit had a wild card into the main draw. Draper was the runner-up in 2018 at the Junior Wimbledon Championship. Who is Jack Draper? Jack Draper is a 19-year-old tennis player born and raised in London. The youngster […] READ MORE
Barbora Krejcikova could be the first woman in 21 years to win both the singles and doubles finals at Roland Garros. The Czech player is unseeded in the singles. Krejčíková is second seed in the doubles with Kateřina Siniaková. The Czech pairing dropped only one set reaching the final, which will take place on Sunday. […] READ MORE
Daniil Medvedev can win the French Open Daniil Medvedev is a real threat for the French Open. The 25-year-old Russian is the second seed at Roland Garros. Medvedev has come of age, previously the Russian struggled at Grand Slam events. Until 2019 the furthest the Russian made was fourth round at the Australian Open. However, […] READ MORE
Carla Suárez Navarro made return to the French Open on Tuesday, the culmination of an incredible journey. Announcing retirement during the pandemic crisis in 2020, the Spaniard revealed she had Hodgkin Lymphoma. The former World #6 withdrew from last season’s US Open before the event started. The Spaniard revealed news of her illness on her […] READ MORE
Danielle Collins will play the French Open again this year. She made the quarterfinal at last years delayed event, defeating Garbine Muguruza en route. The American will have much lower expectations this time. The World #50 last played a competitive match in Miami in March. Collins is also only eight weeks post operation to treat […] READ MORE
Cameron Norrie appears to be finding his clay feet just at the right time. Brits usually seem to struggle on the red dirt, certainly on the main tour. Andy Murray took until 2015 to win a clay title on the main tour. The former World #1 claimed two titles that year–Munich and the Madrid Masters. […] READ MORE
With the French Open just around the corner, the wild cards for the main draw will be announced shortly. Here we look at who should get them and why. Who should receive French Open wild cards? Andy Murray We would have started with the former World #1 and three-time Grand Slam winner. The Brit has […] READ MORE
Rafael Nadal will not be the second seed at Roland Garros this year. The Spanish #1 has not had a great start to the 2021 season. Nadal started at the Australian Open, where he had straight sets wins in the first four rounds. Although pushed in the third round by Brit Cameron Norrie, the Spaniard […] READ MORE
Benoît Paire has been “barred” from representing France at the Tokyo Olympics. The Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) has decided to exclude the 31-year-old from selection. This is not the first time that Paire has had a run in with his own Tennis Federation. Benoît Paire won’t represent France in the Tokyo Olympics During the […] READ MORE
Rafael Nadal, the undoubted “King of Clay” will turn 35 during Roland Garros. The Spaniard is equal on Grand Slam titles with Roger Federer. The Swiss is the oldest of the “Big Three,” and Federer will likely end his career on less Major titles than his rivals. Nadal, however, is pushing to be the best […] READ MORE