Articles filed under Tennis
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No marathons as Swiatek and Gauff sprint into the French Open quarterfinals. Sinner and Alcaraz winJun 02, 2024 6:49 pm - PARIS — After the French Open marathon came the sprints. Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in just 40 minutes after a crushing ...
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No one at the French Open loves it when matches go past 3 a.m. And no one can agree on a solutionJun 02, 2024 1:29 pm - PARIS — Iga Swiatek provided a simple explanation for why she requested that the French Open not put her on the schedule during one of its night sessions, which often tur...
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Sabalenka and Rybakina reach French Open fourth round while Medvedev and Zverev also advanceJun 01, 2024 6:56 pm - PARIS — Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round of the French Open in straight sets on Saturday. Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina...
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Tsitsipas eases into the French Open fourth round while Swiatek, Gauff, Alcaraz, Sinner also advanceMay 31, 2024 7:54 pm - PARIS — Stefanos Tsitsipas was in a reflective mood after beating Zhang Zhizhen 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Friday. The 2021 runner-up s...
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American Peyton Stearns leads unseeded players pulling off upsets on a long day at the French OpenMay 30, 2024 7:10 pm - PARIS — Good thing the French tennis federation installed artificial lights on every court at Roland Garros in 2021, because they sure did come in handy Thursday, allowin...
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Iga Swiatek saves a match point and comes back to beat Naomi Osaka at the French OpenMay 29, 2024 4:57 pm - PARIS — Iga Swiatek played like the current No. 1 and the two-time defending champion at the French Open. No surprise there. That Naomi Osaka looked like the former No. 1...
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14-time champion Rafael Nadal loses in the French Open's first round to Alexander ZverevMay 27, 2024 7:15 pm - PARIS — The noise was loud and relentless, a chorus of thousands of belting out “ Ra-fa! Ra-fa! ” whenever their guy found the occasional moment of brilliance of the sort...
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At wide open Roland Garros, the drama should arrive early this yearMay 27, 2024 6:00 am - A word of advice to those time-conscious viewers who tune into tennis’s major tournaments only in the second week, when the fourth round or quarterfinals begin: Adjust yo...
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Wawrinka, 39, beats Andy Murray, 37, at the French Open; Alcaraz and Osaka winMay 26, 2024 6:01 pm - PARIS — After Stan Wawrinka ended Andy Murray's stay at the French Open yet again — and this time, it was perhaps Murray's last singles appearance at Roland Garros — the ...
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It's not just Rafael Nadal: Retirement is in the tennis air as the French Open startsMay 25, 2024 9:19 pm - It's not just Rafael Nadal who has folks wondering how many more tennis matches remain in his career.