Sizzling Swiatek cements number one spot ahead of French Open
Iga Swiatek, who won her fifth tournament in a row in Rome on Sunday, will go into the French Open as top seed after consolidating her place as world number one on Monday.
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Liam Broady, Paul Jubb and Yuriko Miyazaki progress in French Open qualifying
British trio Liam Broady, Paul Jubb and Yuriko Miyazaki all claimed victories in the first round of qualifying at the French Open.
Pavlyuchenkova to skip rest of 2022 to recover from knee injury
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has decided to skip the rest of the season to recover from an injury that has limited her playing time this year, the 2021 French Open runner-up said on Tuesday. Pavlyuchenkova, ranked 21 in the world, was out for 11 weeks earlier this year to undergo rehab for the knee injury. The pain in her knee had forced her to miss tournaments in St Petersburg, Dubai and Doha. "I'm very sad to say that I'm forced to withdraw from Roland Garros and the rest of the tournaments this year," she said on Instagram. "Roland Garros was always very special to me, especially after a dream run last year.
Feliciano, fuera de un Grand Slam por primera vez en 20 años
Desde Roland Garros 2002, hasta la fecha de manera ininterrumpida. Esta racha de 79 participaciones consecutivas, récord histórico en el tenis, se ha visto truncada hoy en la pista 4 de Ahí, el toledano ha sucumbido ante el italiano Gian Marco Moroni por 6-1 y 7-6(4) en la primera ronda de la fase previa al gran torneo sobre tierra batida. Donde la racha que ya está en los libros de historia del deporte comenzó, es ahora donde finaliza, siendo el Abierto de Australia de 2022 el último que ha disputado Feliciano de forma seguida.
Badosa: "No llego a Roland Garros como me gustaría"
Apenas unas horas de volar hacia París, la número tres del ranking WTA,, acudió a un acto en Madrid en el que se presentaba a la tenista como embajadora de Forcapil, una marca especializada en productos para evitar la caída del cabello. Allí, Badosa analizó cómo llega a tras una complicada de tierra en la que apenas ha ganado dos partidos entre Madrid y Roma. «Es un torneo muy emotivo para mí, significa mucho. Gané cuando era júnior y tengo muchos recuerdos bonitos. Me gustaría hacerlo bien», comentó Badosa a los medios.
Djokovic amplía su distancia con Nadal y Federer
El triunfo de Novak Djokovic en el Masters 1.000 de Roma le ha supuesto al serbio no sólo su título 38 en un Masters 1.000, ampliando a dos su ventaja con Rafa Nadal (el balear tiene 36), sino que además abre brecha con el propio Nadal y Roger Federer en la carrera por ver quién gana más grandes títulos.
Rafael Nadal ready for Roland Garros despite injury issues
The 13-time Roland Garros champion had said last week that daily training was a challenge and he would take a doctor with him to Paris after a chronic foot injury flared up during his defeat by Denis Shapovalov at the Italian Open. Nadal, 35, who only recently returned from a stress fracture in the ribs, struggled towards the end of his match against the Canadian as he went down 1-6 7-5 6-2 in the last-16.
Novak Djokovic sends Rafael Nadal French Open warning as he finds best form with Rome win
Novak Djokovic has fired a warning to his French Open competitors, including Rafael Nadal, as he said he has found his "best shape" on clay ahead of the upcoming French Open. The world No 1 spoke after winning his first title of the season at the Italian Open with a 6-0 7-6(5) win, calling it the "perfect week" before the Grand Slam.