Djokovic and Alcaraz placed in same half of French Open 2023 draw
Novak Djokovic could face world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the French Open after both players were placed in the same half of the draw on Thursday.
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French Open women's draw 2023: Iga Swiatek title defence starts against Cristina Bucsa, Elena Rybakina lies in wait
Iga Swiatek’s French Open title defence will begin against Cristina Bucsa, while there could be a repeat of last year’s final against Coco Gauff in the last eight. The women’s singles draw was made on Thursday ahead of the main draw action starting on Sunday, live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and eurosport.com. Ad Swiatek, who stormed to the title last year at Roland Garros, will be up against Spanish world No.
Claycourt breakthrough timed right for Medvedev as French Open looms
PARIS : Daniil Medvedev long struggled on clay but the Russian completed his transformation into a French Open contender when he won the Rome Masters in his final preparation for this year's Roland Garros where he will hope to claim his second Grand Slam title.
Swiatek braced for tougher path to third Paris title
PARIS : Poland's Iga Swiatek dispensed any notion that she is primarily a claycourt specialist when she claimed her third Gland Slam title by winning last year's U.S. Open.
Sabalenka hunting for Grand Slam gold in Paris clay
Aryna Sabalenka will arrive at the French Open in the best form of her career with a chance of snatching the number one ranking from Iga Swiatek and convinced she has banished her Grand Slam demons for good.
Rafael Nadal set to leave top 100, but who else faces big post-French Open ranking drop if they don't go deep?
The French Open could bring about some big changes in the world rankings. The second Grand Slam of the season starts on May 28, as Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic bid to win in the absence of the injured Rafael Nadal, and Iga Swiatek aims to defend her women’s title. Ad The four Grand Slams provide the most ranking points for players throughout the season, which means if a player performs well at one then they can expect a significant boost up the standings.
One year on, Paris Champions League final chaos leaves scars
The game between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France, in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, on May 28, 2022, was won 1-0 by the Spanish team.
Herschel Jantjies: Conor Murray 'one of the best'
Stormers scrum-half Herschel Jantjies rates Conor Murray as "one of the best" and is looking forward to taking on the Munster man in Saturday's BKT URC final.