Tag: France
Unseeded Krejcikova beats Gauff, into French Open semifinals
PARIS — Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova reached her first Grand Slam semifinal by coming back from an early deficit and beating 17-year-old Coco Gauff 7-6...
Slap to Macron puts focus on ultra-right groups
PARIS — Bubbling beneath France’s political landscape is an assortment of ultra-right groups, a subculture that shot to the nation’s attention when a young...
French Open fans unhappy as COVID curfew imposed at 11 p.m.
PARIS — Novak Djokovic’s French Open quarterfinal against Matteo Berrettini was delayed for about 22 minutes Wednesday evening while thousands of spectators were cleared...
France is back: Borders reopen to American tourists, others
PARIS — After “a very bad year,” Paris tour operator Marc Vernhet sees a ray of light with the promised return of tourists from...
Nadal drops set, beats Schwartzman to reach French Open SF
PARIS — Rafael Nadal's French Open set streak is over. His pursuit of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title — including 14 at Roland...
Giroud scores 2 after Benzema limps off in France’s 3-0 win
PARIS — Karim Benzema limped off injured late in the first half and his replacement Olivier Giroud scored twice as France completed its European...
Spain’s young debutants beat Lithuania 4-0, France wins 3-0
LONDON — Spain’s group of young debutants beat Lithuania 4-0 in a warm-up match for the European Championship on Tuesday.
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Unseeded Tamara Zidansek reaches semifinal at French Open
PARIS — Before the French Open, Tamara Zidansek had never advanced past the second round at any Grand Slam.
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French court rules discrimination behind students’ ID checks
PARIS — Overturning a lower court decision, a Paris appeals court ruled on Tuesday that discrimination was behind humiliating police identity checks on three...
After going 0-6 in Slam QFs, Pavlyuchenkova finally wins 1
PARIS — Don't get Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wrong: Of course she's happy to finally make it to her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 29...