The Tennis Times » first round http://thetennistimes.com Your Look Inside The World Of Tennis From a Players Perspective Thu, 24 May 2012 21:08:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Goes Past Julien Benneteau http://thetennistimes.com/jo-wilfried-tsonga-goes-past-julien-benneteau/ http://thetennistimes.com/jo-wilfried-tsonga-goes-past-julien-benneteau/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 15:03:14 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=1598 GERMANY TENNIS HAMBURG MASTERSJo-Wilfried Tsonga downed fellow Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 to record his maiden win at the French Open on Tuesday and celebrated the occasion by wearing a tie to his post-match news conference.

“This is my first victory here. I celebrate this victory like this,” a beaming Tsonga told reporters while showing off his navy blue tie. “I wanted to come in a tuxedo … but my sponsor didn’t really want me to. Now I’ve found a solution.”

Asked if he would wear a bow tie if he ended up winning the tournament, Tsonga responded: “If I win, I will wear whatever you want but not a G-string.”

Tsonga, who lost in straight sets to Andy Roddick in his only appearance at Roland Garros in 2005, prevailed after two hours 43 minutes on a windswept Centre Court.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/jo-wilfried-tsonga-goes-past-julien-benneteau/feed/ 0 Venus and Serena Williams Both Struggle in First Round at French Open http://thetennistimes.com/venus-and-serena-williams-both-struggle-in-first-round-at-french-open/ http://thetennistimes.com/venus-and-serena-williams-both-struggle-in-first-round-at-french-open/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 09:49:53 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=1589 The Williams sisters have been having a very hard time already in Paris. Venus was very lucky to move past Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the first round 6-1 4-6 6-2. In the sets that Venus won she was in control, but seemed to have a huge lapse in the second set and giving away a vital break to lose the set. While at the same time sister Serena has a tough time only just scraping past Klara Zakopalova from the Czech Republic 6-3 6-7 6-4.

It is really good to see that the Williams sisters are having a tough time in the early rounds of a grand slam, it has been a long time since that has happened. I’m looking forward to seeing how they progress in singles and also in doubles.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/venus-and-serena-williams-both-struggle-in-first-round-at-french-open/feed/ 1 Lleyton Hewitt Beats Ivo Karlovic In Frech Open First Round http://thetennistimes.com/lleyton-hewitt-beats-ivo-karlovic-in-frech-open-first-round/ http://thetennistimes.com/lleyton-hewitt-beats-ivo-karlovic-in-frech-open-first-round/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 14:20:42 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=1580 Hewitt defeates Ivo Karlovic (26) in the first round of the French Open 6-7 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3. I predicted this to happen back in our French Open 2009 preview.

Hewitt seems to be in great form at the moment but unfortunately he will meet Rafael Nadal in the 3rd round.

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