Sentence examples for opening matches from inspiring English sources

Six-time champion Rafael Nadal and two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova eased through their opening matches at the Italian Open in Rome.

This opens the way for club-versus-country rows, especially with the opening matches clashing with continental club games.

France's opening matches seemed to confirm his pessimism.

But it will have to bat vastly better than in either of its opening matches.

In the men's tournament, Nadal and Roger Federer won their opening matches against qualifiers.

There was nothing skinny, however, about the men who took the field for Sunday's opening matches.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray won their opening matches Monday at the ATP finals in London.

Perhaps in shock, when Tottenham Hotspur did start to play, it lost its opening matches.

And that's not a good idea". France's opening matches seemed to confirm his pessimism.

The results in the second round of matches are now more important because both opening matches ended in draws".

To ensure that players are evenly matched at Virgin Gaming, skills are judged after several opening matches.