Coco Gauff’s support team accused of ‘mind games’ by Belinda Bencic
Coco Gauff’s team were accused of mind games in a testy exchange between the defending champion and opponent Belinda Bencic at the China Open.
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Marta Kostyuk stuns 4-time champion Iga Swiatek on big day for Ukraine at French Open
There will be a first-time women's champion at the French Open this year, and two Ukrainian players are among the strongest contenders.
Svitolina rallies past Bencic to reach French Open quarter-final
PARIS, May 31 : Seventh seed Elina Svitolina began slowly but finished strongly to beat Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-4 6-0 and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday, booking an all-Ukrainian showdown with Marta Kostyuk.
French Open: Kostyuk knocks out former champion Swiatek in last 16
PARIS: Iga Swiatek’s 25th birthday celebrations turned sour at the French Open on Sunday as the former champion lost 7-5 6-1 to Ukrainian 15th seed Marta Kostyuk, her bid for a fifth title ending just when she had looked to be rediscovering her rhythm. There was little to separate the duo in the early exchanges as they twice traded breaks, before Kostyuk came up with a tight hold in the 11th game and raised her level at the end to claim the opening set with a backhand crosscourt winner. It was the first time that Kostyuk had taken a set off the third-seeded Pole after three straight defeats in their previous meetings, and she sensed a big upset when she went ahead 3-1 in the next set after a battling effort. The Rouen and Madrid champion held her nerve from there to take her record on clay this season to 15-0, and book a meeting with seventh-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina or 11th-seeded Swiss Belinda Bencic in the next round of Roland Garros.
Former champion Swiatek knocked out in French Open last 16 by Kostyuk
PARIS, May 31 : Iga Swiatek's 25th birthday celebrations turned sour at the French Open on Sunday as the former champion lost 7-5 6-1 to Ukrainian 15th seed Marta Kostyuk, her bid for a fifth title ending just when she had looked to be rediscovering her rhythm.
Scorching heat, faster courts test players at French Open
PARIS: Sweltering conditions during the opening week of this year’s French Open have added a fresh challenge, with players including Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina saying success will hinge on who adapts best over the course of the tournament. Like much of Western Europe, France is experiencing higher-than-normal temperatures in May, with the mercury climbing past 30 degrees Celsius (86°F) in Paris and baking the red clay at Roland Garros on the opening four days. While the dry heat falls short of furnace-like conditions often seen at the Australian Open in January, it has quickened the courts and tested players by placing a premium on managing their bodies and constructing points carefully. In hot conditions, the ball travels faster through the air and bounces higher off the dry clay, shortening reaction times, quickening rallies and making control tougher, especially in longer exchanges as players adjust to the livelier surface. “I think in tennis you’re used to it,” seventh seed Elina Svitolina told reporters after her efficient 6-0 6-4 win over Kaitlin Quevedo in the second round. “Every single day is a different story. Even when you’re playing in the same tournament, you can play in the morning, you can play at night.
Canada's Dabrowski wins doubles opener in straight sets at French Open
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani won their opening match in women's doubles at the French Open on Wednesday in Paris.
French Open day four
PARIS, May 27 : Highlights of the fourth day at the French Open on Wednesday(times GMT):
Bencic powers past McNally into third round of French Open
PARIS, May 27 : Former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic became the first women's player to reach the third round of the French Open after the Swiss beat American Caty McNally 6-4 6-0 on Wednesday.