The first major upset of Roland Garros came as early as the second day of the competition. Fourth seed Taylor Fritz of the United States was knocked out in the men’s singles first round by World No. 66 Daniel Altmaier of Germany at Court Simonne-Mathieu in two hours and 41 minutes on Monday, 26 May….
Ben Shelton survived a big scare in his first-round match of the French Open 2025. On Sunday, May 25, the American defeated Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in a thrilling five-setter at Philippe-Chatrier. The youngster took three and 31 minutes to win the match 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Shelton also avenged his defeat to Lorenzo, who…
Fresh off a historic title run in Rome, Jasmine Paolini carried her momentum into the French Open, grinding out a tough first-round win over China’s Yuan Yue at Roland Garros on Sunday. The world No. 4 and fourth seed had to dig deep to get past Yuan, eventually prevailing 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 on Court Suzanne-Lenglen….
The French Open 2025 draw threw up some blockbuster matchups on Thursday, setting the stage for a gripping fortnight at Roland Garros. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic find themselves in the same half of the men’s draw, while defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek faces a loaded section that…
Yukti Bhambri and Sumit Nagal It was a disappointing day for Indian tennis on European clay, with both Sumit Nagal and Yuki Bhambri suffering early exits from their respective tournaments on Wednesday. India’s top-ranked singles player, Sumit Nagal, bowed out of the French Open qualifiers in the second round, losing 2-6, 4-6 to Austria’s Jurij…
Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus: फ्रांस के राष्ट्रपति इमैनुएल मैक्रों ने बांग्लादेश की अंतरिम सरकार के प्रमुख मोहम्मद यूनुस से मुलाकात से इनकार कर दिया है. यह मुलाकात आगामी संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासागर सम्मेलन (UN Ocean Conference) के दौरान 9 जून 2025 को फ्रांस के नीस शहर में होनी थी. बांग्लादेश ने फ्रांस सरकार से मैक्रों और यूनुस…
French prosecutors said on Monday that the police had arrested seven people over the weekend in connection with the kidnapping of the father of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, adding that the captive had been freed. In a statement, the Paris prosecutor’s office said it had been informed on Thursday that a man had been kidnapped in…
Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic has officially withdrawn from the upcoming Italian Open, further fuelling uncertainty around his participation in the 2025 French Open. The clay-court tournament in Rome confirmed Djokovic’s exit through a special social media post, as the 36-year-old continues to wrestle with poor form following a shock early exit at the Madrid…
A teenage student at a French high school in the western city of Nantes stabbed four other students during a lunch break on Thursday, killing one of them and injuring the others before he was overpowered and arrested, the authorities said. The police did not immediately identify the assailant, but Le Parisien newspaper said a…
Prof Aloke Kumar & Prof Saptrishi Basu BENGALURU: Two Indian scientists, in collaboration with French scientists, have conducted microgravity experiments that could advance the ability to fabricate materials in space, studying droplet behaviour during the 68th CNES (french space agency) parabolic flight campaign.The findings could potentially contribute to future applications including fabricating organs, space bricks,…