Smooth entry into the running for Novak Djokovic. Little put in difficulty, the defending champion and world number one had a quiet Monday evening in the first round of Roland-Garros against the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (6-3, 6-1, 6-0). The Serb will face in the second round the Slovak Alex Molcan or the Argentinian Federico Coria, … Read more
Les Bleues finally have a victory in this 2022 edition. And what a victory! After the defeats of Tan, Monnet, Burel, Mladenovic and Dodin, Diane Parry (19) managed the feat of eliminating the Czech Barbora Krejcikova, seeded n°2 and defending champion, in the first round of Roland- Garros, this Monday (1-6, 6-2, 6-3). On the … Read more
A year after her unexpected withdrawal last year before her second round, the Japanese Naomi Osaka returned to the clay courts of Roland-Garros against Amanda Anisimova (28th in the WTA rankings), this Monday in the first round. And as at the Australian Open at the start of the year, the former world No. 1 came … Read more
Since the start of qualifying on Monday at Roland-Garros, court No. 14 has been the scene of many turnarounds. The scenarios to sleep outside and the crazy lifts paraded all week in the heat of the Porte d’Auteuil. But Friday, between the drops, Geoffrey Blancaneaux is undoubtedly the one who came back from further. Not … Read more
It’s one more step for all Peugeot Sport members, and for all endurance fans. After several months of playing cat and mouse, showing only snippets of its 9X8 in its final version, in order to maintain the suspense over the look of the beast, the French manufacturer finally unveiled, on Friday from the circuit of … Read more
Paris-SG will not see the Final Four of the Champions League this season. The French champion fell in the quarter-finals on Thursday in the Kiel cauldron (33-32, 30-30 in the first leg). On June 18 and 19, the German giant will try to win its fifth crown (after 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2020) in a … Read more
Mission successful for Mike Maignan’s teammates. AC Milan received Atalanta this Sunday afternoon in a boiling San Siro. Long without a solution, the Rossoneri won 2-0 and put pressure on their home neighbor, pushed back to five points in the Serie A standings. The Nerazzurri will have to win in Cagliari in the evening (8:45 … Read more
The day after the 1,000th victory of his career, Novak Djokovic won his sixth Masters 1000 in Rome on Sunday by getting the better of Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final (6-0, 7-6 [5]). A week before defending his crown at Roland-Garros, the Serb won the 87th title of his career, the 38th in Masters 1000. … Read more
Victorious over Wasps (20-18), the Lyonnais will therefore play their first major final of the professional era and it will be in Marseille at the end of May. Having been particularly approximate and imprecise in the finish in the first period, the Rhodaniens then managed to reverse the trend in the wake of their enterprising … Read more
Stripped Friday by Enea Bastianini of his Bugatti circuit record which dated from 2018, Johann Zarco set the record straight this Saturday, recovering his property during the third free practice session of the Grand Prix de France. The Frenchman had a stunning last run, bringing the time down to 1’30”537. Enough to present the best … Read more