French Open 2021: 8th seed Roger Federer lost his cool as he involved in a heated argument with the chair umpire but he was able to put that behind and beat Marin Cilic in 4 sets in his second round match in Paris on Thursday.
Rafael Nadal defeated Richard Gasquet 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 on his 35th birthday to reach third round of French Open here late on Thursday.The world No. 3, playing his first night match at the Roland Garros, took his head-to-head to 17-0 against .
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United States Serena Williams serves to Romania s Mihaela Buzarnescu during their second round match on day four of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Photo: Associated Press
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) Her superior serve back at its unreturnable best, Serena Williams was in full control of her French Open match until, suddenly, that stroke wasn’t as dominant and neither was she.
And then, pushed to a third set by an opponent offering up all sorts of spins and speeds and angles, Williams regained her form and forged to the finish.