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Alcaraz Outlasts Sinner in Epic, 5½-Hour Final

World's top-ranked players provided dramatic matchup

(Newser) - In a showdown between the two top-ranked players in the world, Carlos Alcaraz came from two sets down to defeat Jannik Sinner in the French Open final on Sunday—an exhausting match that lasted nearly 5½ hours and included three sets decided by tiebreaks, including the fifth. "I'm...

This Time, Gauff's Sobs Are Different

21-year-old wins breezy French Open over world's No. 1 player

(Newser) - After Coco Gauff's last singles final of the French Open, in 2022, she covered her head with a towel and dissolved into uncontrolled sobbing in her chair. This time, while she fought off tears, it was her opponent who took the defeat so hard she apologized to her team...

At the French Open, No. 361 Defeats No. 3

Lois Boisson of France stuns Jessica Pegula of the US in the fourth round

(Newser) - Prior to Monday, Lois Boisson of France had never played against anyone ranked in the top 50 in women's tennis, reports the BBC . She's now one for one, in a big way. The 361st-ranked player in the world pulled off a massive upset by defeating No. 3 Jessica...

French Open, Big Four Honor an Emotional Rafael Nadal

Crowd salutes 14-time champion with ovations, 'Merci Rafa' T-shirts

(Newser) - The French Open kicked off Sunday with a look back, honoring 14-time champion Rafael Nadal with loud applause, a standing ovation, and a gathering of tennis' Big Four—accompanied by the familiar chant of "Rafa!" Current players such as Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek watched from the stands...

Tennis Players Face an Extra Challenge in Paris: Laundry

Athletes bemoan trying to keep those tennis whites white on that red clay

(Newser) - It's the dirty little secret of tennis players who compete on the red clay used at the Paris Olympics: Keeping white clothes and footwear clean while running around on what's really dust from crushed red bricks is absolutely impossible. "Shoes and socks are the worst. You have...

Alcaraz, 21, Does Role Model One Better

French Open winner becomes youngest man win a major title on all three surfaces

(Newser) - After an intense, five-set, come-from-behind victory Sunday in the finals of the French Open, Carlos Alcaraz addressed his parents. The Spaniard used to rush home from school to watch Rafael Nadal play at the tournament on TV. "Now," Alcaraz told his parents after going into the stands to...

Swiatek Dominates French Final
Swiatek Dominates French Final
Jun 8, 2024 2:40 PM CDT

Swiatek Dominates French Final

(Newser) - Iga Swiatek won her fourth French Open title in Paris on Saturday with a dominating performance that overwhelmed Jasmine Paolini. Swiatek's 6-2, 6-1 victory took 68 minutes, ESPN reports. It was her third singles championship in a row at Roland Garros, per Yahoo Sports , and the 21st consecutive match...

14-Time Winner of French Open Falls in Opener

'I really hope to see you again,' Rafael Nadal tells crowd, 'but I don't know'

(Newser) - The noise was loud and relentless, a chorus of thousands belting out "Ra-fa! Ra-fa!" The 15,000 or so on hand roared their support Monday when Rafael Nadal stepped out into Court Philippe Chatrier at the French Open, voices echoing under the closed roof of a place he...

Djokovic's Victory Sets Record
Djokovic Sets
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Jun 11, 2023 1:05 PM CDT

Djokovic Sets Grand Slam Record

French Open victory breaks career tie with Rafael Nadal

(Newser) - Novak Djokovic made clear for years that this was his goal. The biggest titles from his sport’s biggest stages were Djokovic’s main aim all along, and now he finally stands alone—ahead of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and every other man who has ever swung a racket. If...

World No. 1 Rebounds to Take French Open

Unseeded Karolina Muchova pushes Iga Swiatek to third set in final

(Newser) - Iga Swiatek suddenly seemed lost in the French Open final. Her strokes were awry. Her confidence was gone. Her big early lead had vanished. She kept looking up into the stands, seeking guidance from her coach and her sports psychologist. So much was amiss right up until she was two...

Accidental Pelting of Ball Girl Costs Player $23K

Miyu Kato also got her doubles team disqualified at French Open

(Newser) - A pro tennis player's errant swat of a ball continues to cost her. Japan's Miyu Kato must forfeit all of the approximately $23,000 she earned in the French Open because she accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball, reports the AP . Kato and...

Refusal to Shake Hands Riles French Open Fans

Kostyuk of Ukraine has decided to skip pleasantries with players from Russia or Belarus

(Newser) - Unable to sleep the night before her first-round match at the French Open against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, the Grand Slam tournament's No. 2 seed, Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine checked her phone at 5am. At least one person was killed when the capital of Kostyuk's country was subjected...

Djokovic Won't Have Shots to Play in US Open

That decision would make Wimbledon the defending champion's last Grand Slam tournament of year

(Newser) - Novak Djokovic knows that, as things stand now, Wimbledon will be his last Grand Slam tournament of 2022, because he will not be able to play in the US Open—he has not received any COVID-19 shots and can't enter the US as an unvaccinated foreigner. "That,"...

Nadal Takes French Open for 14th Time

36-year-old who first won tournament at 19 becomes its oldest champion

(Newser) - Rafael Nadal long has been considered a bad bet to be winning a Grand Slam title at age 36. A Bleacher Report piece predicted that, with his body apparently breaking down quickly, he'd won his last—in 2012. He once hurt his knee while sitting in a hotel room...

Gauff Can't Stop Swiatek's Unbeaten Run

World No. 1 takes French Open title, her 6th straight tournament victory

(Newser) - Coco Gauff came into the women's singles final at the French Open on Saturday having not lost a set during the tournament. But Iga Swiatek hadn't lost in her last 34 matches. It's now 35, after the world No. 1 defeated Gauff 6-1, 6-3 for her second...

French Open Semis Don't Follow Script

Climate change demonstrator breaches court during men's match, and Nadal's opponent has to retire

(Newser) - A climate activist wearing a T-shirt with the message "We have 1028 days left" interrupted the French Open men's semifinal Friday between Marin Cilic and Casper Ruud by attaching herself to the net and kneeling on the court. Play was delayed for more than 10 minutes with Ruud...

France's Rule Change Is Good News for Djokovic

Unvaxxed tennis star should be able to defend his French Open title in May

(Newser) - It looks like Novak Djokovic will be to able to play in the French Open after all. The tennis star, who missed out on the Australian Open because he is unvaccinated against COVID-19, has said he would give up more opportunities to match Rafael Nadal's record 21 Grand Slam...

Djokovic: I'll Scrap Wimbledon Over Forced Vaccination

World's No. 1 men's tennis player says he'd give up future titles: 'That is the price that I'm willing to pay'

(Newser) - Novak Djokovic's Aussie saga has passed, but a month after his deportation after showing up unvaccinated to play in the Australian Open, the Serbian tennis star says he'd give up future trophies rather than undergo forced vaccination. "Yes, that is the price that I'm willing to...

Weary Djokovic Takes French After Falling 2 Sets Behind

Serbian star is a single major title away from tying Nadal and Federer

(Newser) - Novak Djokovic was not about to concede a thing after dropping the first two sets of the French Open final against his younger, fresher foe, Stefanos Tsitsipas. Djokovic looked diminished and depleted at the outset Sunday. By the end, he was at his imperious best. The top-seeded Djokovic came all...

Krejcikova Keeps Late Coach's Words in Mind While Winning French

New champion was unseeded in the tournament

(Newser) - Thinking of her late coach the whole time, Barbora Krejcikova went from unseeded to Grand Slam champion at the French Open. Krejcikova beat 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday to win the title in just her fifth major tournament as a singles...

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