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June 15, 2025 1:24 PM

Jannik Sinner seeks to put disappointment of French Open defeat behind him

World number one Jannik Sinner wants to use the Halle Open as a chance to bounce back from sleepless nights after his agonising loss to rival Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final this month. In a thrilling showdown, Sinner took the first two sets and had three match points in the fourth set, but Spaniard Alcaraz persevered to grind out a 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(10-2) win in five hours and 29 minutes - the longest final at Roland Garros. Asked if he had thought about the championship point...

June 9, 2025 9:57 AM

Prince of Clay Alcaraz battles back from the brink to retain French Open crown

Carlos Alcaraz battled from the brink of a first Grand Slam final loss to outlast Jannik Sinner in a French Open title clash for the ages on Sunday and keep his crown, cementing his status as the Prince of Clay in Roland Garros' post-Rafa Nadal era. In a scintillating showdown between the torch-bearers of a new generation, the 22-year-old saved three match points in the fourth set to win 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(10-2) and continue his dominance over Sinner with his fifth straight victory and e...

June 6, 2025 9:32 AM

Sabalenka downs holder Swiatek to set up French Open final with Gauff

World number one Aryna Sabalenka battled past four-times champion Iga Swiatek to reach her first French Open final with a 7-6(1) 4-6 6-0 win on Thursday that ended the Pole's reign in Paris and snapped her 26-game winning streak at the tournament. The Belarusian will face 2022 finalist Coco Gauff in Saturday's showcase match after the American crushed French hopes with a straight-sets victory over wild card Lois Boisson. Sabalenka's power proved too much for defending champion Swiatek, who was...

June 5, 2025 9:12 AM

Boisson lights up French Open, Sinner and Djokovic book semi-final showdown

Wild card Lois Boisson lit up the French Open on Wednesday when the home hope downed sixth-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva to make the semi-finals before Novak Djokovic set up a blockbuster meeting with world number one Jannik Sinner. While Sinner stretched his Grand Slam winning streak to 19 matches after back-to-back titles at the U.S. Open last year and the Australian Open in January, Boisson, ranked 361st, thrilled the home crowd with a dazzling performance. Three-time French Open winner Nov...

June 4, 2025 9:11 AM

Alcaraz bludgeons Paul to reach French Open semis, Swiatek to face Sabalenka

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz steamrolled past American 12th-seed Tommy Paul 6-0 6-1 6-4 at the French Open on Tuesday with a jaw-dropping display of attacking tennis in one of the most one-sided men's quarter-finals in Paris in recent memory. Four-time champion Iga Swiatek, who is looking to become the first woman in the professional era to win four consecutive titles in Paris, also punched her semi-final ticket with a straight sets win over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine to set up a mouth-wat...

June 3, 2025 9:19 AM

Djokovic hits French Open ton, Sinner sublime, Bublik stuns Draper

Three-times champion Novak Djokovic reached a century of wins at the French Open in a straight sets victory against Cameron Norrie on Monday and top seed Jannik Sinner produced another masterclass to also blaze into the quarter-finals. Men's fifth seed Jack Draper bowed out though, as did women's third seed Jessica Pegula who was stunned by world France's world number 361 Lois Boisson. Serbian Djokovic, the sixth seed, looked serene in outclassing Britain's Norrie 6-2 6-3 6-2 to edge closer to...

June 2, 2025 9:33 AM

Swiatek digs herself out of deep hole, Alcaraz powers on at French Open

Four-time champion Iga Swiatek clawed her way back from the brink to reach the French Open quarter-finals by defeating her claycourt nemesis Elena Rybakina while men's title holder Carlos Alcaraz also went through after a tough workout on Sunday. Fifth seed Swiatek looked out of sorts as she trailed 6-1 2-0 on Court Philippe Chatrier, leaving the crowd stunned. But Swiatek found her groove and some grit to prevail 1-6 6-3 7-5. Her final opponent from last year, Jasmine Paolini, was on the wron...

May 29, 2025 10:12 AM

Big names crash but Italians shine on damp day at French Open

Italians Jasmine Paolini and Lorenzo Musetti lit up a damp day at Roland Garros by moving into the French Open third round with stirring victories while twice runner-up Casper Ruud made a shock exit on Wednesday. Unheralded Matteo Gigante kept the Italian tricolour flying high in the afternoon with the biggest win of his career as the qualifier sent former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas tumbling out of the year's second Grand Slam. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz endured a minor scare but got p...

May 28, 2025 10:27 AM

French Open 2025: Djokovic cruises through opener with straight-sets win

Novak Djokovic began his 2025 Roland Garros campaign in trademark fashion on Tuesday, defeating American Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in a confident and composed first-round performance on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The victory came just three days after Djokovic captured his 100th tour-level title at the Geneva Open. Playing his first ATP head-to-head match against McDonald, Djokovic was in full control throughout the one-hour, 58-minute encounter. The windy conditions early in the match add...

May 27, 2025 12:07 PM

Kyrgios return at French Open stymied by new injury

Nick Kyrgios' planned return to the French Open for the first time since 2017 to play doubles with Jordan Thompson has been stymied by a fresh knee injury. The 30-year-old Australian has struggled with a litany of foot, knee and wrist injuries since his run to the 2022 Wimbledon final and has played only four singles matches this year. Kyrgios, who last played at Roland Garros in a second-round loss eight years ago, had intended to supplement his media work in Paris by standing in for Thompson...