Marked by the anticlimactic return of Rafa Nadal to the pro circuit, this year’s version of the red clay of Stade Roland Garros, the French Open, did manage to pull off some surprises by the time the second week came to an end. Most important, is how a first time Grand Slam French Open Men’s...
PARIS (AP) — For a few minutes, anyway, it seemed as if Iga Swiatek was a bit off in the French Open final against Jasmine Paolini. Swiatek kept making mistakes early Saturday, June 8, got broken in the third game and trailed at Court Philippe Chatrier. Might a true surprise be in the offing?...
PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Diede de Groot won a record 22nd Grand Slam wheelchair singles title when she rallied to beat unseeded Zhu Zhenzhen 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the French Open women's final on Saturday, June 8. Netherlands' Diede de Groot holds the trophy after winning against China's Zhang...
PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz started poorly and fell behind early in his French Open semifinal against Jannik Sinner. Later, as both dealt with cramps under Friday's afternoon sun, Alcaraz trailed by two sets to one. By the end of the latest installment in this burgeoning rivalry between two...
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek is as good as it gets in tennis at the moment, especially at the French Open. Been that way for quite some time. So her unyielding success against Coco Gauff just about everywhere — and certainly at Roland Garros — should come as no surprise by now. Poland's Iga...
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic has decided to have surgery for a medial meniscus tear in his right knee and could miss Wimbledon, the French newspaper L’Equipe reported Wednesday, June 5, without citing a source. Serbia's Novak Djokovic (AP) The 24-time Grand Slam champion injured his knee during...
PARIS (AP) — Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4, on Wednesday night, June 5, to reach the French Open semifinals for the fourth year in a row. Germany's Alexander Zverev plays a shot against Australia's Alex De Minaur during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis...
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff’s long and successful Tuesday, June 4, at Roland Garros began when she arrived at about 8:15 a.m. There was a warmup session. A couple of meals. A couple of matches. Oh, and a couple of victories — first, one to reach the singles semifinals, and then one to reach the...
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the French Open with an injured knee on Tuesday, June 4, an abrupt end to his title defense and to his current stay at No. 1 in the rankings. FILE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic slipped during his fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament against...
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic was laying on his back on a French Open sideline early in the second set Monday, June 3, wincing while his injured right knee was manipulated by a trainer — and worrying that he might need to quit playing the match. Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his...
PARIS (AP) — After the French Open marathon came the sprints. Poland's Iga Swiatek plays a shot against Russia's Anastasia Potapova during their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 2. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Defending...
PARIS (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov bloodied his racket-holding hand and right elbow by diving for a shot. He was covered in French Open clay — his arm, his leg, his back. He didn’t get a whole lot of sleep the night before, because rain forced him to forfeit the usual day off between Grand Slam...
