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French Open: Keeping things simple is Iga Swiatek's mantra

Not letting yourself overanalyze is the hardest thing, says red-hot PolePARIS: Iga Swiatek was in full flight at Roland Garros this fortnight. Wings spread and soaring. Pressure? The wind beneath her wings perhaps. Swiatek, the world No. 1 who is riding tennis' hottest wave with 35 successive wins, the most in the women's game since 2000, won titles in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome and now the French Open in Paris. The 21-year-old, with a growing endorsement portfolio is the game's poster girl for proficiency.

I wanted the French Open title so bad for myself: Coco Gauff

Gauff's first Grand Slam without homework. The 18-year-old, who graduated from high school last month, thought the high of finishing school helped her at a time when results were not exactly going her way on a tennis court. "This year (the first few months) my tennis results weren't where I wanted them to be, just having something like that moment (graduation) was good for me," the American said.

Nadal braced for make-or-break week after French Open triumph

Paris, June 6, 2022 (AFP) -Rafael Nadal won a 14th French Open with daily pain-killing injections in his troublesome left foot and will now attempt to find a permanent cure for the injury, warning his record-breaking career is on the line.

Edwin van der Sar has already told Manchester United their Donny van de Beek plan

Had things gone a little differently Donny van de Beek could be a Champions League winner by now, rather than a frustrated midfielder finding it hard to make an impression in the Premier League.

Nadal wins record-extending 14th French Open title

Spain’s Rafael Nadal poses with The Musketeers’ Cup as he celebrates after victory over Norway’s Casper Ruud during their men’s singles final match on day fifteen of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 5, 2022. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

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French Open: Keeping things simple is Iga Swiatek's mantra

I wanted the French Open title so bad for myself: Coco Gauff

Nadal braced for make-or-break week after French Open triumph

Edwin van der Sar has already told Manchester United their Donny van de Beek plan

Nadal wins record-extending 14th French Open title

Rafael Nadal reveals the 'extreme' treatment needed to combat career-threatening foot injury

Rafael Nadal's future in question due to foot injury after French Open win

It's deja vu! Nadal destroys Ruud for 14th French Open title, 22nd Slam