Tennis-Muguruza's freefall continues with French Open first-round loss
By Julien Pretot
Roland Garros Sport News
Muguruza's freefall continues with French Open first-round loss
PARIS : Former champion Garbine Muguruza suffered a second consecutive first-round exit at the French Open, biting the red dirt in a 2-6 6-3 6-4 loss to Estonian Kaia Kanepi on Sunday as she continued on her downward trend.
Sloane Stephens backs decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points
Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens has backed the decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points.
Carlos Alcaraz, rutilante estrella en Roland Garros
Decenas de personas miran desde los descansillos de las escaleras de la Philippe Chatrier a la pista 5, llena de aficionados. En la puerta, se agolpan más a la espera de una oportunidad para entrar. La causa de tanta expectación, al nivel de la que despierta siempre Rafa Nadal, es el entrenamiento de , la sensación del tenis mundial, que comparte la sesión con el polaco Hubert Hurkacz bajo un sol de justicia. Al final del ensayo, con un divertido partidillo y en un ambiente de bromas y buen humor, el chico firma autógrafos, se hace fotos y regala muñequeras y pelotas antes de salir escoltado por guardias entre una multitud y aclamado por los fans: «Carlos, Carlos, Carlos...».
Primera sorpresa: cae Ons Jabeur, campeona en Madrid
Primer partido sobre la pista central de Roland Garros, la Philippe Chatrier, y primera sorpresa. La tunecina Ons Jabeur, 6ª del mundo y 6ª cabeza de serie en el torneo, ha caído en su debut frente a la polaca Magda Linette por 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5.
Djokovic coach Ivanisevic lends hand to Cirstea at French Open
Sorana Cirstea made the French Open second round on Sunday with a little help from 2001 Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic, the coach of world number one and reigning Roland Garros champion Novak Djokovic. The 32-year-old Romanian, who reached the quarter-finals in Paris in 2009, eased past Tatjana Maria 6-3, 6-3 to set up a clash with former US Open champion Sloane Stephens for a place in the last 32.
'It's painful' - Dominic Thiem plans return to Challengers after French Open first round loss to Hugo Dellien
Dominic Thiem admitted he is planning on playing in Challenger events following his first round loss to Hugo Dellien at Roland Garros. Thiem is yet to win a match in 2022 and looked a shadow of himself against Dellien as he continues to struggle to recover from a wrist injury that kept him out of the sport for over a year. Ad/> The Austrian is a two-time runner up at Roland Garros but barely made it past lunch time on day one this year as a jubilant Dellien claimed a deserved victory.
Thiem makes early French Open exit
Twice French Open finalist Dominic Thiem has crashed out of the tournament in the first round at Roland Garros, losing 6-3 6-2 6-4 to Bolivian world No 87 Hugo Dellien in just over two hours.