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Nadal auctions shirt from 2019 French Open final to aid coronavirus fight

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A shirt worn by Rafael Nadal during his victory over Dominic Thiem in last year's French Open final has fetched €20,500 (£18,000/$22,000) at auction.

worn by Nadal when he beat Thiem in four sets to clinch a record-extending 12th French Open title at Roland

Garros in June 2019.Spain, among the worst hit countries from the virus, has reported over 20,000 deaths


Decision on Wimbledon to be made next week

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The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) say they will decide the fate of this year's Wimbledon Championships at an emergency Board meeting on Tuesday (March 31).

postponed from its scheduled dates in May and June.Organisers of the tournament, held on the clay courts at Roland

Garros in Paris, have already announced new dates - September 20 to October 4.Wimbledon 2020 is currently


French Open postponed until September due to coronavirus pandemic

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The French Open, the second tennis Grand Slam of the year, has been postponed until September as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 

May 18, September 20 is the tentative new start date.Paris, where the event takes place at the Stade Roland

Garros, is almost is lockdown, with non-essential businesses shut and people urged to stay at home by

⚠️The Roland-Garros tournament will be played from 20th September to 4th October 2020.

#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/eZhnSfAiQA— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) March 17, 2020The International


First-ever French e-tennis Championships launched

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The regional phase of the inaugural French e-tennis Championships has officially been launched.

regional champions will qualify, is due to take place in Paris on May 16.The game that will be used is the Roland

Garros edition of Tennis World Tour.The winner will represent France at the Roland-Garros eSeries by

the world’s first-ever tennis gaming tournament, on June 6.The winner will represent France at the Roland-Garros


Federer to miss French Open after knee surgery

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Roger Federer will miss this year’s French Open after having knee surgery.

Switzerland yesterday.It will be the fourth time in the last five years that Federer has not competed at Roland

Garros, where his one and only triumph came in 2009."


Alcott retains crown as ITF quad world champion

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Australia's Dylan Alcott has been crowned as the International Tennis Federation's quad world champion for the second consecutive year.

dropping one set during the two tournaments.Victory over Wagner handed Alcott success in the quad final at Roland-Garros

fellow Australian Heath Davidson for victory at the Australian Open, while Wagner was his partner at Roland-Garros

It’s been a hugely exciting 2019, and becoming the first quad singles champion at both Roland-Garros


Fernández named ITF men's wheelchair world champion

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Argentina's Gustavo Fernández has been named the International Tennis Federation men's wheelchair world champion for the second time in three years.

saw the Río Tercero-born Fernández lift silverware in the men's singles draw at the Australian Open, Roland

Garros and, for the first time in his career, Wimbledon.He headed to New York City for the US Open in

Fernández won his first-ever Wimbledon singles title this year ©Getty ImagesThe most significant arrived at Roland

Garros, where he and Japan's Shingo Kunieda defeated Houdet and his fellow Frenchman Nicolas Peifer


World's elite set to compete for glory at Wheelchair Tennis Masters

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A group of 30 of the world’s top players from 15 countries are lined up for the men’s, women’s and quad division events at the 2019 NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters and UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters in Orlando, where action is set to begin tomorrow.  

debuts this year.At the end of a landmark season for the quad division, which made its debut at both Roland

Garros and Wimbledon, American David Wagner will be keen to try and win his 11th NEC Wheelchair Singles



Barty and Djokovic favourites for Wimbledon singles crowns

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Australia’s Ashleigh Barty and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic start as favourites at Wimbledon with the third Grand Slam of the year set to begin tomorrow.

year-old Australian has transitioned impressively onto the grass since her victory on the clay courts of Roland

Garros, having triumphed at the Birmingham Classic.Barty will begin as the top seed in the women’s draw


Perth named as host of Fed Cup final

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The 2019 Fed Cup final will be played at Perth's RAC Arena, Tennis Australia has confirmed.

event against France full of confidence after Ashleigh Barty claimed her maiden Grand Slam title at Roland

Garros earlier this month.Barty defeated Czech teenager Marketa Vondroušová 6-3, 6-1 in winning the


Fernández sees off Kunieda to win BNP Paribas Open de France title

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Gustavo Fernández claimed a second wheelchair tennis title in Paris in eight days as he defeated world number one Shingo Kunieda to win the BNP Paribas Open de France.

Argentina's Fernández stormed to victory on the Roland Garros clay courts as he defeated Briton Gordon


Gérard and Reid progress on rain-affected opening day at BNP Paribas Open de France

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Fourth seed Joachim Gérard and seventh seed Gordon Reid were among the players to book their place in the second round of the men's singles event on a rain-affected opening day at the BNP Paribas Open de France in Paris.

Spano.Great start for 2017 men's singles finalist @GordonReid91 at the Open de France Super SeriesLast week's Roland

Garros men's singles finalist, Reid beat Laurent Giammartini (FRA), a former champion, 6-0, 6-0 today


French Open defeats driving Reid in preparations for busy grass court season

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Britain's Gordon Reid has claimed he take the positives of reaching a first Grand Slam final since 2016 into the grass court tennis season as he prepares for a busy summer schedule.

in straight sets and now turns his attention to the grass courts.Reid had lost to Fernandez twice at Roland-Garros

June 21 to 23.He will be joined by compatriot Alfie Hewett, who enjoyed a run to the semi-finals at Roland-Garros


Nadal brings his A-game to wrap up 12th Roland Garros crown

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as he beat Dominic Thiem for the second successive year to claim a record 12th French Open crown at Roland-Garros

victory.The 33-year-old Nadal has now amassed a staggering 93 wins from 95 career singles matches at Roland