Andy Murray will return to French Open action in confident mood on Sunday as he continues to gain belief that he will be able to resurrect his top-level player. Murray, the three-time Grand Slam champion from Dunblane, will take on…
Chris Evert rates Jo Konta’s first-round opponent Coco Gauff as big French Open threat
Chris Evert believes Simona Halep is the French Open favourite but warned the field to ‘look out’ for Coco Gauff. That won’t be music to the ears of Britain’s Johanna Konta, the ninth seed and a semi-finalist in Paris last…
Andy Murray reacts to ‘amusing’ Stan Wawrinka French Open draw
Andy Murray admitted he found his fiendishly difficult French Open first round draw against Stan Wawrinka ‘amusing’. Murray will take a trip down memory lane when he takes on his fellow three-time Grand Slam champion this week in his first…
Simona Halep in confident mood ahead of French Open challenge
Riding a 14-match winning streak, Romania’s Simona Halep is flying high heading into the French Open at Roland Garros, and the heavily favored starlet says she’s feeling strong ahead of the clay court Grand Slam. Halep opted to sit out…
French Open 2020: Bianca Andreescu withdraws to prepare for busy 2021
Bianca Andreescu will miss her third Grand Slam of 2020 after pulling out of the French Open to focus on recovering from a knee injury before a busy 2021. Andreescu, 20, won the 2019 US Open but was injured at…
*Hit-and-run bus driver kills LNSC officer in Lagos (Guardian)*Two robbers nabbed while sleeping in stolen car (Punch)
Hit-and-run bus driver kills LNSC officer in Lagos (Guardian) The Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Ejigbo, Lagos State, has warned the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to fish out the commercial bus driver who killed one of its…
French Open 2020: US Open champion Naomi Osaka pulls out with injury
US Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the French Open, which is scheduled to start on 27 September. Last weekend, the Japanese player won her second US Open, and third grand slam title, with a 1-6 6-3 6-3…
French Open: Andy Murray given wildcard for Roland Garros
Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray has been given a wildcard to the main draw of this month’s French Open. The 33-year-old Scot, currently ranked 110, required hip resurfacing surgery in 2019 to save his career and reached the…
World No. 1 Ash Barty will not defend French Open title
Ash Barty will not travel to Paris to defend her French Open title. Barty, the world No. 1 from Australia, was a surprise winner at Roland Garros in 2019 where she won a first Grand Slam title by beating Marketa…
