Tag: Men’s tennis
AP Sportlight
June 6
1919 — Man o’ War wins his first race,...
Djokovic jokes about French-speaking skills after Paris win
PARIS — Being such a perfectionist, Novak Djokovic is not quite happy with his French. His play? That's a different story.
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Federer struggles past Koepfer to reach French Open last 16
PARIS — Roger Federer was honest with himself, and everyone else, before the French Open, saying he knew he didn’t have any chance of...
AP Sportlight
June 5
1884 — James McLaughlin becomes the first jockey to...
Swiss Indoors tournament canceled for 2nd straight year
BASEL, Switzerland — The Swiss Indoors tournament was canceled Friday for the second straight year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Home crowd now backs No. 2 Medvedev, because of French coach
PARIS — Daniil Medvedev had never been past the first round at the French Open before.
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City of Light’s silent nights: Curfew cuts French Open crowd
Between points, one man’s lonely voice left the press box to pierce the air at Court Philippe Chatrier as Rafael Nadal played Richard Gasquet...
Slowing down? Federer says no as he advances at French Open
Roger Federer disliked the implication he's slowing down.
When the 39-year-old...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 4
1870 — Ed Brown becomes the first African-American jockey...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 8
1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, becomes the...