PARIS: The Latest from the French Open : ___ 8 p.m. ___ 4:50 p.m. Laura Siegemund has taken issue with the chair umpire for giving her a time violation during her 6-3, 6-3 loss to Petra Kvitova in the French Open quarterfinals. ___ 4 p.m. Sofia Kenin extended her run of success at Grand Slam tournaments this year by beating …
Unseeded German Laura Siegemund came through a tense opening set before cruising past Spaniard Paula Badosa 7-5 6-2 to reach her maiden Grand Slam quarter-final at Roland Garros on Monday. Badosa, a former junior champion who knocked out 2017 winner Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the previous round and 2018 runner-up American Sloane Stephens in her second match, fell 3-1 …
Top seed Petra Martic came back from a set down to beat Russian qualifier Liudmila Samsonova 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to book her spot in the quarterfinals of the Palermo Ladies Open on Thursday. RELATED| As the sun set in Sicily, Martic seemed rejuvenated when the lights came on, breezing through the final set in 35 minutes without conceding a single …