Doubles Draw 0. Who's Playing... View All View All Latest News. 2020 Roland Garros Men's Qualifying Prize Money EXPERT COLUMNIST 0 Modified 25 Sep 2020… In light of the information currently available, we are working with our national governing authorities to determine the best possible … Simona Halep leads the women's draw at the 2020 French Open, and is also the near-unanimous favorite to lift the trophy. She has reached the Roland Garros final thrice in the last six editions, winning once, but this year she seems even closer to making clay her personal fiefdom. The 2021 Roland-Garros tournament will be held from 17th May to 6th June 2021.. It seems like just yesterday that there was a whole lot of brouhaha over three mothers making it to the US Open quarterfinals. Originally scheduled for 24 May to 7 June, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic it was first moved to 20 September to 4 October then later moved back a week further to 27 September to 11 October. Roland Garros 2020. After that she could meet the woman who destroyed her at last year's French Open, Amanda Anisimova, but given the American's recent struggles it will be a surprise if she gets that far. A radio program tailored to an international audience that will serve to uncover Roland Garros, tennis and French culture for those who can’t be there. She hasn't quite gone off the rails after her Australian Open runner-up finish (the way she did in the past after a good result), but hasn't set the court on fire either. Admittedly, none of those last three names have been tearing up the courts lately. Thursday 27 August 2020. Vote: October 2020 Doubles Team of the Month. See the complete draws for the 2020, 2019 and 2018 tournaments. Fortunately for the two of them, their draws seem fairly kind. The likes of Garbine Muguruza, Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams and Karolina Pliskova are expected to do well too. Petra Martic, 1st round match to watch: Angelique Kerber vs Kaja Juvan, Follow Sportskeeda to get the latest French Open 2020 Results and Schedule, 5000 spectators allowed into the grounds everyday. What to make of Muguruza? We don't know whether there will be 5000 spectators allowed into the grounds everyday, or 1000, or none at all. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The 2020 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. Since the restart, however, both Kenin and Sabalenka have carried the burden of that 'Early Season Success' exactly as the word sounds: like a burden. Detailed results. Discover all the results from the women's singles - qualifying and main draw - and doubles tournaments at 2020 Roland Garros ITF NEWSLETTER Subscribe to receive the latest news from the International Tennis Federation via our weekly newsletter. Get all the latest WTA Roland Garros 2020 Draws, results, and more! Just a couple of days ago, six players from the qualifiers were withdrawn from the tournament over coronavirus concerns - and one of them plans to sue. TENNIS.com - Live Scores, Tennis News, Player Ranking, and Complete Tournament Data. Can Simona Halep do what Sharapova and Williams failed to? That title hasn't had a long-time holder since Justine Henin retired. Elena Rybakina, 1st round match to watch: Elena Rybakina vs Sorana Cirstea. Discover the poster for the 2021 tournament! The 2020 Roland Garros field is also set to feature Top 10 players Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Zverev, Matteo Berrettini, Gael Monfils and Denis Shapovalov. Halep is coming into the French Open on the back of a seriously sizzling claycourt run. There is massive uncertainty over the safety protocols, the spread of the virus, the government regulations, and most importantly the fitness of the players. At the other end of this quarter is fifth seed Kiki Bertens, who has a seemingly innocuous opener against Katarina Zavatska. See the complete draws for the 2020, 2019 and 2018 tournaments. Musab Abid FOLLOW. Monthly Awards October 28, 2020. Roland Garros 2020: Men's singles draw analysis, preview and predictions. Roland Garros 2020 - Men's Singles draw analysis, predictions and what to expect 2020 is weird. Her spirited fight against Simona Halep in the Rome semis last week was a good sign though, so she could well do some damage here in Paris. Tennis - Roland Garros - 2020 - Detailed results. Rafael Nadal is the undisputed King of Clay, but is there anyone worthy of being called the 'Queen of Clay'? 16 despite her string of strong performances over the last one month, and Svitolina might end up being the biggest loser of that anomaly. It has been a long wait – 243 days to be precise – but tennis’s rising stars are finally primed for a return to the Grand Slam stage after today’s draw for the Roland Garros … Halep starts against Sara Sorribes Tormo, and could face the in-form Jil Teichmann in the second round. More former Slam champions could lie in wait if she gets past that obstacle: Sloane Stephens in the third round, and possibly Angelique Kerber or Petra Kvitova in the quarters. 2020 Roland Garros September 27, 2020 Playing her first-ever Roland Garros main-draw match, up-and-coming star Coco Gauff notched the fourth Top 20 win of her career with a straight-set upset of 2019 semifinalist Johanna Konta. Tennis Heroes Grace Roland Garros Clay Courts Roland Garros was the first Grand Slam tournament to join the "Open" era in 1968, and since then many tennis greats have graced the famous clay courts, including Björn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, Gustavo … Semi-Finals. Draw made for 2020 Roland Garros Junior Championships . Simona Halep (L) and Garbine Muguruza. The 2020 draw ceremony was held in the new media centre at Roland Garros in the presence of Tournament Director Guy Forget, Sebastian Grosjean and Julien Benneteau. But Vondrousova hasn't been in the greatest touch lately, and she will likely have her hands full anyway with teenage phenom Iga Swiatek in the first round and hard-hitting Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska in the third. Admittedly, a fourth-rounder against 2019 runner-up Marketa Vondrousova looks tough for Halep on paper. The oldest player in the men’s qualifying draw, 41-year-old Ivo Karlovic, first attempted to qualify for Roland Garros in 2002, the same year Albert Costa beat Alcaraz’s coach, Ferrero, for the title. Choice of a season : Full results; Draw; Detailed results; Information; Prize list; Archives; Stats; Full results. Draw. Maria Sakkari, 1st round match(es) to watch: Johanna Konta vs Coco Gauff, Marketa Vondrousova vs Iga Swiatek. Among the rain delays fellow American Jack Sock returned to the Roland-Garros main draw for a seventh time. Pliskova starts against a qualifier, but might have to face the recently resurgent (and former Roland Garros winner) Jelena Ostapenko in the second round. INFORMATION AS OF 19TH MARCH 2021. Svitolina, meanwhile, has a seemingly bump-free ride until the fourth round - where she could face Elise Mertens or Anett Kontaveit. Azarenka has extended her purple patch from the American hardcourts to the European claycourts, and will likely not have much trouble if she faces - as she is slated to - Venus Williams in the second round. Schwartzman, breaking into the Top 10 following his Roland-Garros endeavours, doesn’t lead any of his round-robin head-to-heads, but will pounce if he’s underestimated. World No.2 Simona Halep takes her 14-match winning streak into the tournament she adores, with 2016 champion Garbiñe Muguruza looking dangerous, Victoria Azarenka continuing to surge, and three-time champion Serena Williams bidding to add to her title haul. It would be a minor miracle if Pliskova manages to outlive all of these names and make it to the semis. But you count a Slam champion out at your own peril, and Kvitova in particular seems due for a big result - even if this is her least preferred surface. Victoria Azarenka, 1st round match to watch: Anett Kontaveit vs Caroline Garcia, Also check out: The Complete French Open 2020 Schedule. The French Open (French: Internationaux de France de Tennis), also called Roland-Garros (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. Predicted quarterfinal result: Elise Mertens def. ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors Roland Garros. The main draw is out for Roland Garros, which will be played under conditions that could prove to be an equalizer on the field. French Open Doubles Draw 2020: Ten Brits challenging for Paris title; French Open 2020… All of the draws and results for Roland Garros 2020, 2019 and 2018 at a glance: men’s singles, women’s singles, qualifying rounds, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles, boys’ and girls’ singles and doubles, Legends Trophy, wheelchair and quad tennis. There are, however, a couple of things that could work against Halep. In a world where every new day feels like an achievement of its own, the tennis universe was something that kept all of their fans safe and the majestic feeling of 2010's still hadn't left. But a potential third-rounder against Yulia Putintseva could pose a few problems; the Kazakh has become an annoyingly difficult player to put away in recent times. Maria Sharapova threatened to make it her own for a while, and so did Serena Williams, but neither could extend their dominance long enough for it to be called a 'reign'. See the complete draws for the 2020, 2019 and 2018 tournaments. ITF NEWSLETTER. Subscribe to receive the latest news from the International Tennis Federation via our weekly newsletter. Mertens is somehow seeded as low as No. Sofia Kenin and Aryna Sabalenka, the two highest seeds here, seemed on the cusp of something special just before the pandemic hit. See the complete draws for the 2020, 2019 and 2018 tournaments. French Open 2020: Wheelchair Tennis Competition preview; Slide or Slip: Roland Garros quiz; Hit or miss: Which Roland Garros kit is best? Roland-Garros 2020: Who are the best outsiders in the men's draw? Follow the 2020 draw ceremony live to see where your favourites are placed! The women’s singles draw at Roland-Garros has produced some firecracker early-round matchups and some intriguing third round fourth-round showdowns, but by … Qualifying action begins Monday. Subscribe to receive the latest news from the International Tennis Federation via our weekly newsletter. Kenin won the Australian Open and backed that up with a title in Lyon, while Sabalenka beat a host of world-class payers to lift the trophy in Doha. The most successful twins in the history of the game, two-time Roland-Garros champions Bob and Mike Bryan have brought their tennis career to a close. The 2020 French Open is now scheduled to conclude on October 11, with the qualifying tournament to … Don’t miss any of the tournament’s results, right from the draw until all of the competitions are complete. Roland Garros remains the only Slam at which the World No. On that note, here's a look at the French Open women's singles draw, which is as close to 'normal' as you could hope for in the middle of a crippling global crisis. Also in this quarter are talented teenagers Leylah Fernandez, Clara Burel and Kaja Juvan, as well as current or former claycourt threats Petra Martic, Madison Keys, Julia Goerges, Kristina Mladenovic and Alize Cornet. Consider changing the search query. France - Paris - 21 September 2020 - 11 October 2020 - Clay. The Romanian thrives when there are no expectations, but not so much when there is a mountain of them. We don't even know that all the top players will reach the second week in one piece; two out of the three biggest WTA tournaments since the restart have been decided via retirement or walkover. Roland Garros 2020: Women's singles draw analysis, preview and predictions. After the sometimes-exhilarating, sometimes-bizarre experience that was the US Open, the tennis caravan has arrived at Roland Garros in its bid to continue defying the pandemic. All of the draws and results for Roland Garros 2020, 2019 and 2018 at a glance: men’s singles, women’s singles, qualifying rounds, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles, boys’ and girls’ singles and doubles, Legends Trophy, wheelchair and quad tennis. For one thing, she's always been a little vulnerable to big hitters, even on clay. No elements found. Take for instance her astonishing win over Serena Williams at Wimbledon last year, coupled with her limp showing against Jelena Ostapenkoa at Roland Garros three years ago. If Bertens manages to get out of that minefield unscathed (and I'm betting she won't), she'll have to battle Maria Sakkari, Johanna Konta or Coco Gauff next. Submit. More to come in 2020! Roland Garros pushes main-draw start back a week, to September 27. As luck would have it, only one of those three can get that far at Roland Garros - since they are all grouped in the same quarter. Media: accreditation process for Roland-Garros 2021, Channel Nine is the new and exclusive broadcaster of Roland-Garros in Australia. 03 Oct 2020. Singles Draw 0. Men’s draw throws up prospect of some dramatic fare at Roland-Garros 2019. Round : 11th Oct - 15h10: Rafael Nadal: def. And for another, she's never really warmed to the idea of being the favorite; Halep tends to play her best when she's the underdog. The Roland Garros Set was in 2019 a program new to Radio Roland Garros, hosted by British sports presenter and journalist, Alexandra Lawton. Watch Roland-Garros live on Eurosport. She is unbeaten since the resumption of the tour, winning titles in Prague and Rome, and is as close to an overwhelming Roland Garros favorite as any WTA player has been at a Slam since 2015. Is she fit enough to live up to her seeding at Roland Garros? There will be no 'bubble' in Paris the way there was in New York, but that doesn't mean the City of Lights isn't being haunted by the shadow of COVID-19. Victoria Azarenka, the third member of the Marauding Mom Club from Flushing Meadows, could meet Serena in the fourth round - which most would agree is far too early. Her draw would have made that difficult even if she didn't have any injury concerns. Here's all you need to know about Roland Garros: when is the draw, what is the schedule, where to watch, who has won and more. The official Roland-Garros 2021 towels are here! 00:01:00, 21/09/2020 at 09:27 All of the draws and results for Roland Garros 2020, 2019 and 2018 at a glance: men’s singles, women’s singles, qualifying rounds, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles, boys’ and girls’ singles and doubles, Legends Trophy, wheelchair and quad tennis. Fédération Française de Tennis. Rafael Nadalwas a twelve-time and the defend… But that's assuming Pironkova gets past Andrea Petkovic, which is far from guaranteed given their respective comfort levels on clay. Monthly Awards October 28, 2020. Vote: October 2020 Player of the Month. Elina Svitolina is the highest seed here, but most of the attention will likely be on the section opposite her - which is headlined by Serena Williams. ©2021 - all rights reserved The 28-year-old is the main man in the draw without any pressure or outside expectations. Discover the draws and results from the 2020 men's singles draw, men's singles qualifying draw and men's doubles draws at 2020 Roland Garros. Qualifying matches, comprising singles and doubles play, began 21 September. Draw ceremony | Roland-Garros 2020. Predicted quarterfinal result: Simona Halep def. The Dutchwoman's troubles will likely start in the third round against one of Katerina Siniakova, Svetlana Kuznetsova (a former champion here) or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) September 24, 2020 In the bottom half of Halep´s quarter, Kiki Bertens (+2500) will look to improve upon last year´s disappointment. The Roland-Garros 2020 men's and women's draws will take place at 6:00pm on Thursday September 24. Poll: Is Alfie Hewett’s 2020 double the best-ever Brit Roland Garros performance? Novak Djokovic (L) and Rafael Nadal (R) Rudra Biswas FOLLOW. Get all the latest WTA Roland Garros 2021 Draws, results, and more! The real fun could start after that: Kenin could meet Elena Rybakina in the fourth round, while Sabalenka might have to stare down the might of Garbine Muguruza. The draw ceremony will be staged at the brand new media centre in the presence of tournament director Guy Forget, along with Sebastian Grosjean and Julien Benneteau. Kenin lost her opening matches at the Western & Southern Open as well as the Italian Open, while Sabalenka failed to win more than two matches in a row until this week in Strasbourg. We pay tribute to these stars of the doubles scene. ITF NEWSLETTER. Don't look now, but Gauff can more than hold her own on clay. Second seed Karolina Pliskova reached the final of the Italian Open last week, but had to retire after the first set due to a lower back injury. All of the draws and results for Roland Garros 2020, 2019 and 2018 at a glance: men’s singles, women’s singles, qualifying rounds, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles, boys’ and girls’ singles and doubles, Legends Trophy, wheelchair and quad tennis. The first big name Kenin could face is Donna Vekic in the third round, while for Sabalenka it is Ons Jabeur at the same stage. Predicted quarterfinal result: Petra Kvitova def. The tournament, which has moved its traditional main draw late May start to 27 September, will unveil its new retractable roof on Court Philippe-Chatrier, giving players and fans guaranteed action throughout the 15-day event. ANALYST 0 Modified 25 Sep 2020… The 20-year-old, son of 1992 runner-up Petr Korda, booked his place in the first round in Paris with a 7-5, 6-2 triumph against Aslan Karatsev.Korda broke the seventh-seeded Russian on five occasions to claim victory in 90 minutes on Court 7. What does her draw look like though? The 23-time Slam champion starts against Kristie Ahn, and could meet fellow mother Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round. Sebastian Korda was one of three #NextGenATP stars to advance to the Roland Garros main draw for the first time on Friday.. Junior and wheelchair tournaments were also scheduled. But the French Federation, just like the USTA last month, is sprinting forward come what may. Flashback to RG2020: Treat yourself to some amazing photos! Predicted quarterfinal result: Garbine Muguruza def. Ugo Valensi appointed as Executive Director of the Grand Slam® Board, Tsitsipas: I want to do greater things, not just in tennis, Nadal's triumph over Djokovic in pictures, Roland-Garros 2020: our digital platforms in figures, RG 2021 : Jean Claracq, "Fenêtres sur court". Sixth seed Zverev, a quarter-finalist at Roland Garros for the past two years, will be hoping to carry his US Open form into his opener against Dennis Novak. The former world No.8, who took a set off Rafael Nadal in the Roland-Garros 2015 fourth round, is steadily rebuilding his ranking and has enhanced his 2020 campaign with a tight 7-6(5), 7-6(4) scoreline to topple Russian Andrey Kuznetsov . Discover all the draws and results from the 2020 Roland Garros Junior Championships, which saw Dominic Stricker (SUI) and Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) crowned champions. And maybe there's something to be said about their determination to bring back some semblance of normalcy to the world.