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PARIS: Jannik Sinner wasted two match points as he was knocked out of the French Open 6-7(0) 7-6(7) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-5 in a second round thriller against German Daniel Altmaier on Thursday (Jun 1).
Day 6 of the French Open is here with some of the biggest names in tennis in action. The world No.
Eurosport expert John McEnroe says Carlos Alcaraz can win «at least» 10 majors as he gave his assessment of «a complete player» watching the Spaniard perform at the 2023 French Open. Alcaraz, who was in action against Taro Daniel on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday afternoon, is the world No. 1 and the top seed at Roland-Garros as he seeks his second Grand Slam title and first on the famous red dirt in Paris.
Stefanos Tsitsipas believes he'll need to have the mental and physical strength of an elite, battle-hardened special forces commando to break through to a maiden Grand Slam title. The Greek world number five came agonisingly close to winning the French Open in 2021 when he surrendered a two-sets lead to lose in five to Novak Djokovic. It's a memory which still haunts him, especially after losing to the Serbian superstar again in January in the final of the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic has quoted basketball icon Kobe Bryant in speaking to the Serbian media at the 2023 French Open about receiving negative comments on social media ahead of his second-round match. The No. 3 seed at Roland-Garros, who is taking on Marton Fucsovics on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday afternoon, was reportedly asked about research conducted by World Sports Network on the men’s tour that demonstrated that he received the most negative tweets.
Holger Rune believes Rafael Nadal’s absence from the French Open has completely opened up the Grand Slam. The 14-time winner at Roland-Garros pulled out with a hip injury and the Dane highlighted a number of big names that are waiting to claim victory in Paris. Ad He said: “I think for sure it's more open as Rafa is not here, but again, we still have Novak [Djokovic], we have [Carlos] Alcaraz.
PARIS: If anyone thought a couple of recent runs to Week 2 at the French Open and a clay-court title a little more than a week ago made Daniil Medvedev a little fonder of the red stuff, forget it.
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.