French Open 2023: No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka on course for final showdown
PARIS: If Iga Swiatek meets Aryna Sabalenka for the French Open championship, more than the trophy would be at stake. The No. 1 ranking would be, too.
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Error-strewn start proved costly, says Rune after quarter-final loss
PARIS : Sixth seed Holger Rune's poor start in his French Open quarter-final defeat to Norway's Casper Ruud on Wednesday proved costly with the Dane littering the court with unforced errors for more than an hour.
French Open 2023: Casper Ruud overcomes valiant Holger Rune fightback to book place in semi-finals
Casper Ruud overcame a fightback from Holger Rune to win 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 and book his place in the French Open semi-finals for the second year in a row. The pair have a strained relationship after they had a fiery encounter at this tournament last year, and they had met in May at the Rome Masters to contest the semi-finals, with Rune emerging victorious.
Norway's Ruud battles past Rune again to book French Open last four spot
PARIS : Norway's fourth seed Casper Ruud battled past 20-year-old Holger Rune of Denmark 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 on Wednesday for the second consecutive year to reach the French Open semi-finals.
Zverev says injury woes behind him after return to French Open semis
PARIS : Alexander Zverev rolled into the French Open semi-finals on Wednesday a year after leaving the Grand Slam in a wheelchair and said his injury issues in the last 12 months made his achievement a little sweeter.
French Open: Alexander Zverev 'defined by his resilience' after making semis a year on from injury - Mats Wilander
Alexander Zverev is going to be «defined by his resilience» after making the French Open semi-finals a year on from his horror injury, says Mats Wilander. Zverev was locked in a fascinating, marathon duel with Rafael Nadal last year at Roland-Garros before going over on his ankle, and left Court Philippe-Chatrier in a wheelchair. Ad It has been a long road back to fitness for the German, but he has once more made the last four in Paris after seeing off Tomas Etcheverry.
Zverev, Swiatek reach French Open semis, heartbreak for Jabeur
PARIS : Alexander Zverev returned to the semi-finals of the French Open on Wednesday a year after leaving the tournament in a wheelchair, while Iga Swiatek also maintained her quest for a third title in four years.
Zverev staves off Etcheverry to reach third French Open semi-final
PARIS: A resurgent Alexander Zverev shrugged off a mid-match wobble to battle his way into a third consecutive French Open semi-final with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory over Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Wednesday (Jun 7).