The Tour de France has not yet started but the Groupama-FDJ, between the announcement of the positive test of Thibaut Pinot and Stefan Küng at the end of the Tour de Suisse and the attribution of leadership to David Gaudu, has already made (a lot) talk about her on Wednesday. In the afternoon, Marc Madiot, … Read more
Ugo Humbert found colors on the London lawn. The French offered the seeded n ° 3, Casper Ruud, to rally the third round at Wimbledon (3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4). Everything had however started badly for the Habs, who lacked regularity in their attacking shots, especially in the forehand, and committed (too) many unforced errors during … Read more
Like the lioness she always was, she fought until the end. But like the exhausted and out of breath player she is a little more every day, Serena Williams finally gave in. Exhausted by more than three hours of combat (3h11), the American, her right cheek dressed in two black bandages, bowed to the French … Read more
Another underdog on the mat at Wimbledon. Seeded No. 6, Félix Auger-Aliassime took the door in the first round against Maxime Cressy (45th), the American born in Paris, in four sets (6-7 [5]6-4, 7-6 [9]7-6 [5]). While he had a shot at the bottom of the table, the Canadian ended up giving in after 4:15 … Read more
Arrived free from Le Havre (Ligue 2), goalkeeper Yahia Fofana (21) has signed up for four seasons at SCO. This Tuesday, July 28, he was presented to the press, after having carried out his very first training with Angers, in the company of the three other doormen of the club, Paul Bernardoni (back from loan … Read more
It was long and through very difficult moments, but Richard Gasquet finally pulled through. On court No. 15 at Wimbledon, the Frenchman won his place for the second round by dominating Joao Sousa on Tuesday (7-6 [7], 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3). The Frenchman owes his success, long compromised, to a service found in the last … Read more
It was not a hair-raising match, but here is, mathematically in any case, the best way to honor a nice record of 62 consecutive Grand Slams for Alizé Cornet. A series executed during the Australian Open 2007. And here is the Frenchwoman, 37th in the world, at the same level as the Japanese Ai Sugiyama … Read more
Caroline Garcia, after her victory over Yuriko Miyazaki (4-6, 6-1, 7-6 [4]): “The sequence is complicated (after his success in Bad Homburg last Saturday). I didn’t expect to be super dynamic on the court. I am happy with the way I managed to manage this parameter. I couldn’t rely too much on my physique, the … Read more
Everything was not perfect for Ugo Humbert, but this victory in five sets against Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4), after being led two sets to one could do the Frenchman the greatest good. If the adversary (77th in the world thanks to an active presence in Challengers on clay) could appear as … Read more
Wimbledon stops in the first round for Enzo Couacaud, beaten Monday by John Isner (6-7 [6]7-6 [3], 4-6, 6-3, 7-5). But what can the French blame himself for after 3h19 of a very tight fight (and disturbed by the rain)? Not much. Very effective in returns, he regularly threatened the American when the latter did … Read more
