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  How to get last minute Wimbledon tickets

  The majority of Wimbledon tickets are reserved for the public ballots (read more about Wimbledon ballots here). Don’t worry if you had no luck with the ballot or didn’t take part, you still have a few options left. The Queue A limited number of tickets are available daily for Centre Court, No.1 Court and No.2 […]

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  Reactions to Rafael Nadal’s Roland Garros victory

  Sponsors, past champions and current players took to twitter to congratulate Rafa for his incredible Decima. Check out a few of their reactions: Sponsors One is difficult. Two is impressive. Ten is Rafa. @rafaelnadal pic.twitter.com/658sRtVbbE — Nike (@Nike) June 11, 2017 A stunning performance by @rafaelnadal! Congratulations on your well-earned 10th Roland Garros victory 🙌 […]

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  Roland Garros 2017: Ten is Rafa

  Rafa Nadal dispatched Stan Wawrinka in straight sets 6-2 6-3 6-1 to win his 10th Roland Garros title, his 15th Grand Slam overall. He only lost 35 games in 7 matches en route to his Decima. To further honor Rafa’s latest record, Nike is releasing commemorative T-shirts and a limited number of pairs of NikeCourt […]

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  A few tips for your day at Roland Garros

  You managed to get French Open tickets? Here are a few tips to help you have the best of day at Roland Garros. Some advices might sound obvious, but forewarned is forearmed! Be prepared – verify you assigned correctly the name of the ticket holder on each ticket – don’t forget your ID or passport […]

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  Roland Garros 2017: Carreno Busta defeats Dimitrov

  20th seed Carreno Busta defeats Dimitrov 7-5 6-3 6-4 and reaches the last 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. He’ll next face Milos Raonic was leading 6-1 1-0 when his opponent Guillermo Garcia-Lopez retired. Check out a few pictures from Grigor’s practice on Saturday: Read more: – 2017 clay court season: who […]

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  Roland Garros 2017: beginner’s mistake for Alexander Zverev

  Mats Wilander who knows a thing or two about winning the French Open, said Zverev made a beginner’s mistake by accepting to stop play at one set all against Verdasco on Monday evening. It was 8.30, Zverev had just leveled the match at one set apiece, had the momentum, and had time to play and […]

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  Roland Garros 2017: Kei Nishikori Uniqlo outfit

  Now that Novak Djokovic has switched from Uniqlo to Lacoste, Kei Nishikori is the only top player sponsored by the Japanese brand. Let’s take a look at the outfit he will be wearing on the Parisian clay courts: Read more: – Roland Garros 2017: Kei Nishikori at practice – Novak Djokovic signs with Lacoste

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  Roland Garros 2017: Angelique Kerber loses in the first round

  It’s already over for world number one Angelique Kerber knocked out by Eketerina Makarova 6-2 6-2. Given Kerber’s pretty bad results this year, it hardly comes as a surprise. With that defeat, she became the first top-seed woman in the Open era to lose in the opening round at Roland Garros. She joins Virginia Ruzici […]

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Roland Garros 1997: going ga-ga over Guga

From Tennis Confidential by Paul Fein “He’s just what tennis needs” raves hard to please John McEnroe. Indeed, Gustavo Kuerten is the proverbial “nice guy” without being bland or boring, and a colorful personality minus boorish antics. Throw in spectacular athleticism, and you can see why everyone is going ga-ga over Guga. Crowd loved Kuerten’s […]

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Roland Garros 1967: Françoise Durr defeats Lesley Turner

From Game, set and deadline by Rex Bellamy: French tennis will long remember this sweltering Sunday afternoon. At 4.20 the crowded centre court of the Stade Roland Garros – its four vast banks ablaze with colour, like giant flower-beds – almost bust asunder with noise and movement. France was saluting its first women’s singles champion […]

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Roland Garros 2005: Rafael Nadal defeats Mariano Puerta

From Nadal autobiography Rafa: The Argentines are like the Spaniards, experts on clay. And Puerta played better than me for long stretches of the match. I had not yet mastered the trick of isolating myself from my environment and from my fears. You never do fully, otherwise you wouldn’t be human. But back then building […]

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