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Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune rivalry needed in tennis, says John McEnroe as pair both make round two of French Open

Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune's rivalry is needed in tennis, says John McEnroe as the young pair both made it into round two of the French Open. The two 20-year-olds have only met once on the ATP Tour, at the Paris Masters last year, a match that saw Alcaraz retire injured. Ad Despite their lack of head-to-heads to date, they have separately emerged as the two players judged by many to be the sport's next great rivalry, in place of those created by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

SA's Lloyd Harris suffers first-round defeat at the French Open

Lloyd Harris, South Africa's lone representative in the men's singles at the French Open in Paris, has been knocked out of the tournament in the first round.

Jabeur bounces back at French Open, Ruud and Russian teenager advance

PARIS: Ons Jabeur got a do-over on Court Philippe Chatrier at the French Open and won this time. A year after her first-round exit, the No. 7 seed Jabeur beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-4, 6-1 to help erase some bad memories and answer questions about a recent calf injury.

Swiatek says Ukraine war has caused ‘chaos’ in sport

PARTSI: Reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek says the Ukraine war has caused “chaos” in the world of sport. In an interview with French daily Le Monde on Tuesday, the Pole also hit out at the ruling bodies of tennis, the ATP and WTA, saying they had failed to provide leadership on the issue of Ukrainian players facing Russians on the court.

Fourth seed Ruud powers past qualifier Ymer into second round

PARIS : Fourth seed Casper Ruud coasted into the French Open second round with a 6-4 6-3 6-2 victory over Swedish qualifier Elias Ymer on Tuesday to kick off his bid for a second straight final in Paris.

Daniil Medvedev is a top three favourite to win this year's French Open, says Laura Robson

Laura Robson says Daniil Medvedev is a top three favourite to win the French Open this year. The No. 2 seed has previously expressed he does not like playing on clay, but he claimed the first clay-court title of his career in Rome earlier this month and his fifth title of the year.

Alcaraz, Djokovic face brief trouble late in straight-set victories at French Open

PARIS: Pretty much everyone expects to see, and likely wants to see, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic face each other in the French Open semifinals. There’s work to be done first, of course, and both began their journeys at Roland Garros with straight-set victories Monday against opponents making Grand Slam debuts.

'Never easy' - Jannik Sinner happy with start after 2023 French Open victory over Alexandre Muller

Jannik Sinner was pleased to get through the first round of the French Open, where it is «never easy». The 21-year-old Italian is one of the contenders to take over from tennis’ Big Three given the absence of competition specialist Rafael Nadal leaves just Novak Djokovic in contention. Ad Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev are the top two seeds, but Sinner is another player who could find his way into the final.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune rivalry needed in tennis, says John McEnroe as pair both make round two of French Open

SA's Lloyd Harris suffers first-round defeat at the French Open

Jabeur bounces back at French Open, Ruud and Russian teenager advance

Swiatek says Ukraine war has caused ‘chaos’ in sport

Fourth seed Ruud powers past qualifier Ymer into second round

Daniil Medvedev is a top three favourite to win this year's French Open, says Laura Robson

Alcaraz, Djokovic face brief trouble late in straight-set victories at French Open

'Never easy' - Jannik Sinner happy with start after 2023 French Open victory over Alexandre Muller