Musetti makes light work of lucky loser to reach third round in Paris
PARIS : Italian Lorenzo Musetti eased into the third round of the French Open with a no-nonsense 6-4 6-0 6-4 victory against Colombian lucky loser Daniel Galan on Wednesday.
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Nadal touch helps Paolini reach French Open third round
PARIS : Last year's French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini gave a touch to Rafael Nadal's footprint on Court Phlippe Chatrier before racing into the third round with a 6-3 6-3 victory against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Wednesday.
French Open Day Four
Highlights of the fourth day at the French Open on Wednesday (times GMT):
Canada's Auger-Aliassime gives up 2-set lead in French Open loss to Italy's Arnaldi
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the French Open after giving up a two-set lead in a 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 first-round loss to Italy's Matteo Arnaldi on Tuesday.
Canada's Derek Gee 4th to begin final week of Giro d'Italia cycling race
Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro just barely maintained his Giro d'Italia lead during the gruelling 16th stage Tuesday, when 2019 champion Richard Carapaz of Ecuador was the big mover in the overall standings.
Griekspoor finds friendship during awkward waits in anti-doping process
PARIS :Dutch tennis player Tallon Griekspoor said he had formed an unexpected bond in the awkward moments of the sport's anti-doping process after striking a friendship with an official while waiting for the urge to pee into sample containers.
Scaroni wins stage 16 as Roglic pulls out on chaotic day at Giro
Christian Scaroni won an action-packed stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday as Isaac Del Toro's rivals cut into his overall lead and favourite Primoz Roglic abandoned the race.
Pope Leo XIV casts doubt on which soccer club he supports during audience with Italian champ Napoli
Leo cast doubt on the assumption that he’s a Roma fan during a private audience with freshly crowned Italian champion Napoli“Maybe they didn’t want to applaud because in the media they say I’m a Romanista,” Leo saidVATICAN CITY: That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis has already been established.The most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican and surrounding Italy concerning the first American pope remains a mystery, though.Does Leo support an Italian soccer club?Leo cast doubt on the assumption that he’s a Roma fan during a private audience with freshly crowned Italian champion Napoli — Roma’s rival — on Tuesday. But his comments revealed that he follows the Italian game.When Leo entered the Clementine Hall inside the Apostolic Palace where Napoli’s players and staff were seated, there was a slight delay before the guests applauded.“Maybe they didn’t want to applaud because in the media they say I’m a Romanista,” Leo said, referring to Roma fans.