SHOWCASE-Tennis-Sara Errani v Kristina Mladenovic - player pro...

French hope Kristina Mladenovic has been cheering herself on in Italian for a long time but it was not to the taste of her second-round victim at the French Open, Italy's Sara Errani.

‘I went through so many emotions during this match that I don't know what to say. Your support helps me so much’ IMAGE: Kristina Mladenovic of France plays a forehand. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images Kristina Mladenovic took her love affair with Roland Garros to a new level on Friday, feeding off the home crowd to battle into the French Open fourth round with a 7-5, 4-6, 8-6 victory over American Shelby Rogers. "I have no words to describe the love I have for you," said ...

Images from Day 4 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday. IMAGE: Rafael Nadal in action during his second round match. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images Nine-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal registered a comfortable 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Dutchman Robin Haase.The 30-year-old Spaniard will face Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in the third round. IMAGE: Novak Djokovic serves during his second round match. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images He ...

Seeded 13th and with genuine aspirations of becoming the first Frenchwoman to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since Mary Pierce in 2000, Mladenovic faces Italian clay-court specialist Sara Errani in a tough second round encounter.

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her partner Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan booked their place in the semi-finals of the Italian Open following a straight-sets victory in their women's doubles clash here last evening.The third seeded duo registered a ...

Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas came from behind to knock out seventh seeds Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez, sealing a quarterfinals berth at the ATP Rome Masters, here. Bopanna and Cuevas rallied to beat the Spaniards 4-6 7-6 (7) 10-8 in a gruelling second ...