Unseeded Karolina Muchova to face No. 1 Iga Swiatek in French Open women’s final
PARIS: As it is, Karolina Muchova was the unseeded, unexpected participant in the French Open semifinals.
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PARIS: As it is, Karolina Muchova was the unseeded, unexpected participant in the French Open semifinals.
Ons Jabeur's French Open campaign came to a dramatic end as she lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia despite winning the first set of their quarter-final on Wednesday.
Ons Jabeur eased into the French Open quarter-finals for the first time on Monday with a 6-3, 6-1 win over American Bernarda Pera.
PARIS : Tunisian Ons Jabeur said fans should not simply assume that women's matches will be 'crappy' after learning that tickets for Sunday's French Open night session were resold when a women's singles contest was scheduled for the first time this year.
We are into the third round of the French Open and Day 7 promises much as the likes of Iga Swiatek, Holger Rune and Alexander Zverev are set to continue their campaigns in Paris as the second week of the tournament begins. Day 6 saw Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka among those to book their places in the fourth round of Roland-Garros.
Teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva said a text message from Andy Murray helped her win a first Grand Slam match of her career. The 16-year-old overcame Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2 6-1 to advance to the French Open second round in just 56 minutes. Ad Andreeva, who is the youngest player in the Roland-Garros draw, had enjoyed a breakthrough week at the Madrid Open by reaching the fourth round and later revealed that she was a big fan of Murray.
There was no repeat of last year's French Open disaster this time round for Ons Jabeur as the world No 7 powered past unseeded Italian Lucia Bronzetti in straight sets on Tuesday.
Ons Jabeur says she will use the pressure on her to try and help «realise the dream of an entire continent» prior to her French Open bid. The Tunisian is bidding to become the first African and Arab woman to win a major title and has been seeded seventh for the second slam of the season at Roland-Garros. Ad Jabeur enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2022, winning the Madrid Open before reaching the Wimbledon and US Open finals, suffering defeat in both, but overall experiencing a transformative year in her life.