Ons Jabeur's French Open journey ends at quarter-final stage
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.
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Jabeur's Grand Slam dream in tatters after loss to Brazil's Haddad Maia
PARIS : Seventh seed Ons Jabeur's hopes of becoming the first African woman to win a singles Grand Slam lay in ruins on Wednesday after her 3-6 7-6(5) 6-1 defeat by Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in the French Open quarter-finals.
Beatriz Haddad Maia upsets Ons Jabeur to reach French Open semifinals
PARIS: Beatriz Haddad Maia scored another comeback win at the French Open, upsetting Ons Jabeur 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Wednesday to become the first Brazilian woman since 1968 to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. The 14th-seeded Haddad Maia, who in 2019 was provisionally suspended for failing a doping test, shook off a slow start against the seventh-seeded Jabeur on Court Philippe Chatrier and will next face either Iga Swiatek or Coco Gauff. After playing nearly four hours to beat Sara Sorribes Tormo in the fourth round, Haddad Maia won only one of her service games in the first set.
World No 1 v 22-time Grand Slam winner: French Open gets blockbuster Alcaraz v Djokovic SF
Carlos Alcaraz will play Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster French Open semi-final after the Spanish world number one beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7/5) on Tuesday.
Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek set French Open rematch
Coco Gauff swept into the French Open quarterfinals, where she plays Iga Swiatek in a rematch of last year’s final.
French Open: Carlos Alcaraz Beats Stefanos Tsitsipas, To Face Novak Djokovic In Semi-final
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will square off in a blockbuster French Open semi-final, while Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka condemned outright her country's role in the Ukraine war on Tuesday after reaching the last four at Roland Garros. Djokovic, chasing a third French Open crown and record 23rd men's Grand Slam singles title, recovered from dropping his first set of the tournament to defeat 11th seed Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (7/0), 6-2, 6-4. The 36-year-old Serb is in his 12th Roland Garros semi-final -- his 45th at the majors -- and faces Alcaraz for a place in the final after the world number one thrashed 2021 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.
Novak Djokovic perfect in key tiebreaker at French Open and faces No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz next
PARIS: Novak Djokovic, in his words, felt “quite sluggish, quite slow” for nearly two full sets against Karen Khachanov in the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday.
Kasatkina hits out at French Open crowd over booing after defeat to Svitolina
Daria Kasatkina has hit out at the French Open crowd after she was booed off court following her defeat by Elina Svitolina.