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Romanian Begu let off with warning after bouncing racket into crowd

Irina-Camelia Begu was lucky to escape a default for bouncing her racket into the crowd on Thursday before going on to beat 30th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova at the French Open and advance to the third round. The 31-year-old Begu, ranked 63rd in the world, threw her racket down in frustration after falling down a break in the deciding third set and it bounced off her seating area into the courtside seats on Court 13 at Roland Garros.

Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev triumph in five-set thrillers at the French Open

By George Ramsay, CNN

French Open - 'Look at me when I'm giving you an answer' - Alexander Zverev snaps at reporter over phone

Alexander Zverev was not impressed with a reporter during his post-match press conference at the French Open following his second-round victory. The German third seed faced a match point and recovered in gutsy fashion to come back from two-sets down to beat Sebastian Baez 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5 and reach the third round at Roland-Garros. Ad/> It was a brutal encounter for Zverev so early in the tournament, but he showed impressive resilience and resolve to stage the five-set comeback and set up a match against Brandon Nakashima of the USA in the next round.

Mbappe’s rejection of Real Madrid gives Spanish football inferiority complex

RIYADH: Real Madrid may be days away from another Champions League final, but it seems the biggest talking point at the club at the weekend was Kylian Mbappe’s decision to stay at Paris Saint-Germain.

French Open day four: Alexander Zverev changes holiday plans, Sloane Stephens’ hot streak

Wimbledon ranking points removed

Celtics beat Heat to move within a win of NBA Finals

MIAMI: Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and Jayson Tatum added 22 as the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the NBA Finals on Wednesday by defeating Miami 93-80.

Zverev says he struggled with mental health issues this year

World number three Alexander Zverev said he did not open up about the mental health issues he dealt with this year but that he struggled at times due to the intense scrutiny players come under on a daily basis.

French Open: Rafael Nadal cruises to 300th Grand Slam win; Carlos Alcaraz survives five-set thriller

Carlos Alcaraz and third seed Alexander Zverev both saved a match point in five-set French Open thrillers, while 13-time winner Rafael Nadal and reigning champion Novak Djokovic eased into the third round on Wednesday. Alcaraz, widely tipped as a title contender, rallied from the brink to defeat compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-7 (7/9), 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 after four hours and 34 minutes. "I feel tired," said Alcaraz. "It was a great battle, a great match and we fought until the last point." The 19-year-old Alcaraz is attempting to become just the eighth teenager to capture a major men's title, and backed as the man to break the stranglehold of Djokovic and Nadal. But he was pushed to the limit by the seasoned Ramos-Vinolas, 15 years his elder and whose best performance at a Grand Slam came when he made the quarter-finals in Paris six years ago.

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Romanian Begu let off with warning after bouncing racket into crowd

Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev triumph in five-set thrillers at the French Open

French Open - 'Look at me when I'm giving you an answer' - Alexander Zverev snaps at reporter over phone

Mbappe’s rejection of Real Madrid gives Spanish football inferiority complex

French Open day four: Alexander Zverev changes holiday plans, Sloane Stephens’ hot streak

Celtics beat Heat to move within a win of NBA Finals

Zverev says he struggled with mental health issues this year

French Open: Rafael Nadal cruises to 300th Grand Slam win; Carlos Alcaraz survives five-set thriller