Wrecking ball Alcaraz swings into French Open quarter-finals
PARIS : World number one Carlos Alcaraz bulldozed his way into the French Open quarter-finals with an awe-inspiring 6-3 6-2 6-2 crushing of Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Sunday.
Roland Garros Sport News
At French Open, Ukraine war shatters myth of sport as an apolitical bubble
For the second year running, sport’s troubled relationship with politics has been a fiercely divisive subject at Roland Garros, heightening scrutiny of players’ behaviour on and off the court, as well as fans’ reactions from the stands.
Swiatek blitzes her way into French Open fourth round as Gauff ends Andreeva run
World No 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek took just 51 minutes to reach the French Open fourth round on Saturday as Coco Gauff ended 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva's memorable Paris debut.
‘Last French player standing’: Roland Garros crowd adopts Ukraine’s Svitolina
When Anna Blinkova battled her way into the third round at Roland Garros, ousting the local favourite Caroline Garcia, the young Russian must have thought she had weathered the worst of the French Open’s raucous fans.
Russian Kasatkina feeling bitter after being booed at French Open
PARIS : Russian Daria Kasatkina said she left the French Open with a bitter taste in her mouth after being booed off by the crowd following her fourth-round defeat against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Sunday.
Caught up in politics, Sabalenka only wants to talk tennis
Aryna Sabalenka would like to just speak about tennis, but as the war in Ukraine goes on and she struggles to distance herself from links to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, she has decided to stop talking at the French Open.
Jabeur swats aside Pera to move into French Open quarter-finals
PARIS : Ons Jabeur was a woman in a hurry at the French Open on Monday, as the seventh seed eased into the Roland Garros quarter-finals for the first time with a 6-3 6-1 win over American Bernarda Pera in bright sunshine.
Muchova pummels Pavlyuchenkova to book French Open semi-final spot
PARIS : Karolina Muchova stopped resurgent former French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in her tracks with a 7-5 6-2 victory on Tuesday to march into the Roland Garros semi-finals for the first time in her career.