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FRENCH OPEN

Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Oct 9, 2020
Momoko Ohtani sets up all-Japanese final against Yui Kamiji
Momoko Ohtani will face three-time French Open winner Yui Kamiji in the first all-Japanese women's wheelchair singles final at Roland Garros after the relative newcomer pulled off an upset victory over the defending champion on Thursday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 8, 2020
Diego Schwartzman takes big step toward breaking ceiling for shorter players
During the past decade, as tennis has become ever more physical, just two men under 6 feet have even made a Grand Slam final.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Jun 9, 2019
Yui Kamiji falls in women's wheelchair final at French Open
Japan's Yui Kamiji failed in her attempt to win a third straight French Open women's wheelchair singles title on Saturday, while compatriot Shingo Kunieda prevailed in the men's wheelchair doubles for the first time in three years.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 4, 2019
Kei Nishikori faces daunting challenge against 'King of Clay'
Robin Soderling. Novak Djokovic. Kei Nishikori?
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 28, 2019
Juan Martin del Potro, Yoshihito Nishioka win opening matches at French Open
Juan Martin del Potro fired up his power game after a sluggish start to ease past Nicolas Jarry in an all-South American first-round clash at the French Open on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 25, 2019
Clay a big challenge for Naomi Osaka
It's been 10 months since a woman other than Naomi Osaka hoisted a Grand Slam singles trophy, but if the star is to make it three majors in a row she's going to have to do something she hasn't done at any level as a professional: succeed on clay.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 10, 2018
Japanese pair falls in French Open women's doubles final
Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya fell short in their bid to become the first all-Japanese pair to win a Grand Slam women's doubles title on Sunday, losing the French Open final in straight sets to the Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 10, 2018
Japan's Naoki Tajima, Czech Republic's Ondrej Styler win boys' doubles title at Roland Garros
Naoki Tajima and Czech partner Ondrej Styler won the boys' doubles crown at the Roland Garros Junior French Championships by beating Taiwanese fifth seeds Ray Ho and Chun Hsin-tseng 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 9, 2018
Shingo Kunieda, Yui Kamiji capture French Open wheelchair singles titles
Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji won French Open wheelchair singles championships on Saturday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 3, 2018
Kei Nishikori exits French Open after fourth-round defeat to Dominic Thiem
Lacking his usual speed and quickness, Kei Nishikori could only put up a brave fight in a 6-2, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 fourth-round French Open loss to Dominic Thiem on Sunday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 28, 2018
Naomi Osaka eases into second round of French Open
Naomi Osaka cruised into the second round of the French Open with a straight-sets victory Monday over American Sofia Kenin.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 27, 2018
Kurumi Nara exits French Open after first-round defeat
Kurumi Nara made an early exit from the French Open on Sunday, losing in three sets to Barbora Strycova.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 30, 2017
Yamaguchi, Nishimoto fall in French Open badminton finals
Akane Yamaguchi and Kenta Nishimoto both suffered straight-games defeat Sunday in the women's and men's singles finals, respectively, at the French Open Superseries badminton tournament.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 2, 2017
Hagino wins French Open 400-meter IM
Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino continued his preparations for the upcoming world swimming championships in Hungary with a dominant win in the men's 400 meters individual medley at the French Open on Saturday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 11, 2017
Kamiji wins French Open women's wheelchair title
Yui Kamiji won the French Open women's wheelchair championship on Saturday for her second straight Grand Slam title.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 4, 2017
Nishikori outlasts Chung at French Open
Kei Nishikori outlasted rising South Korean Chung Hyeon in five sets on Sunday to advance to the French Open round of 16 for the third straight year.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 31, 2017
Nara loses to Williams in second round of French Open
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams advanced to the French Open's third round for the first time in two years by beating Kurumi Nara on Wednesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 31, 2017
Nishikori ousts Kokkinakis; Osaka exits French Open
World No. 9 Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday, when Japan's women crashed out one after another.
TENNIS
May 22, 2017
Nishikori to play in final French Open tune-up
World No. 9 Kei Nishikori admitted Sunday he is not in perfect condition, but he hopes to win the Geneva Open and use the tournament as a much-needed chance to fine-tune his game in pursuit of Grand Slam glory.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 2, 2016
Djokovic beats Berdych, punches ticket to French Open semifinals
Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to a maiden French Open title when he swept aside Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros on Thursday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.

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