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Gauff triumphs in French Open battle of the ages

Coco Gauff, the youngest player left in the French Open, made the last 16 on Friday with a straight-sets win over Kaia Kanepi, the oldest woman in the tournament at 36. Gauff, the 18-year-old 18th seed, triumphed 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round for a second successive year having enjoyed a run to the quarter-finals in 2021.

Roland Garros hoy, en directo, resultados del 27 de mayo en París, en vivo

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Barbora Krejcikova and Marie Bouzkova test positive for Covid-19, withdraw from French Open

French Open campaign came to a premature end after the reigning singles and doubles champion said she had to withdraw from the Grand Slam following a positive test for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Krejcikova, who returned to action at Roland Garros from an elbow injury that had sidelined her since February, was knocked out in the first round of the singles in which she was the second seed, losing to Frenchwoman Diane Parry in three sets. Czech Krejcikova had been due to start her doubles campaign along with compatriot Katerina Siniakova. "Last night I started to feel bad and this morning I woke up with fever. I decided to get tested for COVID and it came back positive," Krejcikova wrote on Instagram. "I am extremely sad I won't be able to defend my title in doubles here, but on the positive side I am glad I am injury free and can't wait to get healthy and back to training." Another Czech player, Marie Bouzkova, was also forced to withdraw from Roland Garros after testing positive for the virus.