Main French Open courts to be lit in 2020: organizers
The four main courts at the French Open will be lit from next year, meaning the top matches will not be interrupted by bad light, organizers said on Sunday.
Mladenovic and Babos claim women’s doubles title in Paris
Hungary’s Timea Babos and France’s Kristina Mladenovic won the French Open women’s doubles title when they thrashed China’s Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai 6-2 6-3 in the final on Sunday.
French Open trophy gaffe gives Australia another champion
When Ash Barty won the French Open title on Saturday she thought she was the first Australian woman to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen since Margaret Court in 1973.
Blood, sweat but no tears in Japan’s office chair grand prix
The rattle of tiny plastic wheels echoed through the normally sleepy streets of Hanyu on Sunday morning as the small city 60 kilometers north of Tokyo played host to the Japan office chair ‘Isu’ grand prix.
Tennis champion Barty backs Matildas for French success
Ash Barty was not the only Australian sportswoman competing in elite competition in France this weekend and the newly-crowned Grand Slam tennis champion has sent a message of support to the Matildas ahead of their women’s World Cup opener.
Goolagong, Court lead the way as Australia lauds battling Barty
Evonne Goolagong Cawley led the way as Australia hailed their new Grand Slam tennis champion Ash Barty on Sunday after the proudly indigenous 23-year-old ended the country’s 46-year wait for a French Open women’s singles champion.
Fraser-Pryce blazes world leading 10.88
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s steady return to her best form continued at the Racers Grand Prix on Saturday when the twice Olympic champion blazed to a world leading 10.88 seconds in the 100 meters at the National Stadium in Kingston.
MLB roundup: Indians deny Sabathia 250th win
Roberto Perez homered in his fourth straight game and drove in three runs as the host Cleveland Indians denied CC Sabathia in his bid for his 250th career win with an 8-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Factbox: Rafa Nadal’s 11 French Open final victories
Following is a factbox on Rafael Nadal’s 11 French Open final wins ahead of Sunday’s title clash against Dominic Thiem.
Factbox: Dominic Thiem vs. Rafa Nadal
A look at the records of Austria’s Dominic Thiem and Spain’s Rafa Nadal before their title clash at the French Open on Sunday (prefix number denotes seeding):
