MOSCOW (AFP) – Adrian Mannarino saved a match point to defeat top seed Andrey Rublev at the Kremlin Cup on Thursday (Oct 21), avenging his defeat to the Russian in the Moscow final two years ago. France’s Mannarino, 33, triumphed 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 over the world number six to reach the quarter-finals. “Two years... » read more
PARIS (REUTERS) – Czech Barbora Krejcikova reached the French Open final as she beat Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari 7-5 4-6 9-7 in a nail-biting, see-saw contest on Thursday (June 10). The world number 33 struggled with nerves throughout but eventually proved more consistent than Sakkari, who got tight when she served for the match... » read more
MIAMI (AFP) – Reigning US and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka was upset by Greece’s Maria Sakkari 6-0, 6-4 on Wednesday (March 31) in the Miami Open quarter-finals, ending the Japanese star’s 23-match win streak. World number two Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion who was chasing her first Miami crown, only won eight points... » read more