Tennis Majors

On this day, June 7, 1986, Chris Evert won Roland-Garros for the seventh time, improving the all-time record that she already held since 1985 in Paris with six titles. This success put her two titles ahead of the previous record holder, Margaret Court. To achieve that feat, Evert defeated her rival Martina Navratilova in the final, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Since then, the closest any f...

The player who knelt on the Court Philippe-Chatrier clay on Saturday, a Grand Slam trophy minutes away, looked like someone who had always belonged there. Calm, composed, ruthless in a 6-3 6-2 win over Maja Chwalinska – Mirra Andreeva at 19 gave the impression of a champion arriving exactly on schedule. Ask her coach where the ceiling is and Conchita Martínez does not hesitat...

Tennis and horse racing are very different sports. The most obvious similarity is that they both appear to be prestigious sports, especially the big events. So, on the surface, they appear completely different. One is about grinding through five-set matches and endurance, while the other is about horses and two-minute races. Very different worlds. But if we look closely, they...

Roland-Garros runner-up Maja Chwalinska will skip the entire grass-court lead-up and play only Wimbledon this year, the Roland-Garros runner-up said in Paris – and even her place in that draw is not yet guaranteed, despite the fortnight that has transformed her ranking. Chwalinska, who came through qualifying ranked No. 114 and will rise to around No. 21 when the new rankings...

Mirra Andreeva said she modelled her on-court demeanour on Roger Federer during her run to the Roland-Garros title, watching the Swiss great’s old matches in Paris and consciously trying to carry himself the way he did. That’s what the young champion answered when she was asked about the help of her psychologist, which she mentionned during her speech. The 19-year-old, who ha...