On 'favorite court,' Sloane Stephens eases into second round - ESPN
Back on her «favorite court in the world,» Sloane Stephens looked sharp in her opening match at the French Open with a 6-0, 6-4 win over two-time major finalist Karolina Pliskova.
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A French Open without Rafael Nadal still has plenty of drama - ESPN
The 2023 French Open is upon us and — spoiler alert — the event is going to have a markedly different vibe this year. Some familiar faces will be missing with the gigantic absence of Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2004, as well as former champions Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza, along with the recent retirements of Serena Williams and Roger Federer. Notable names like Naomi Osaka, Andy Murray, Venus Williams, Nick Kyrgios, Emma Raducanu and Matteo Berrettini are also missing from the slate, so Roland Garros will be lacking some of its traditional star power.
French Open 2023 - Ranking the tournament's top players - ESPN
Clay courts can be unpredictable. From 1995 to 2004, before Rafael Nadal claimed Roland Garros as his own personal domain, the French Open gave five men — Thomas Muster, Carlos Moya, Albert Costa, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Gaston Gaudio — their first and only Slam titles. It also gave Gustavo Kuerten all three of his.
‘This is my right’ - Former world No. 1 Simona Halep ‘devastated’ at third hearing postponement over anti-doping breach
Simona Halep has said she is “devastated” that her hearing for an anti-doping breach during the US Open has been postponed for a third time. The former world No. 1 was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency in October after testing positive for a banned substance, Roxadustat.
Former World No. 1 Simona Halep Accuses Tennis Integrity Body Of Double Standard
Former world No. 1 and two-time grand slam winner Simona Halep has accused the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) of double standards while dealing with the charge of irregularities it has levelled on her in connection with her Athlete Biological Passport (ABP). The 31-year-old Romanian, winner of the French Open and Wimbledon singles titles, has been accused of a second doping offense by the ITIA for alleged discrepancies in her ABP. The latest ITIA charge announced on Friday last is "separate and in addition to" the provisional suspension Halep received last year after failing a drug test during the US Open, the ITIA said.
Simona Halep insists doping hearing delay infringes her rights
Former world number one Simona Halep has accused the International Tennis Integrity Agency of seeking to further delay her independent tribunal doping hearing and said she is being denied her right to be heard.
Halep says ITIA trying to delay her doping hearing further
Former world number one Simona Halep has accused the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) of seeking to further delay her independent tribunal doping hearing and said she is being denied her right to be heard.
Rybakina targets deep run at Roland Garros after Rome triumph
ROME : Elena Rybakina will head to the French Open with the confidence that she can be as effective on clay as she is on the other two surfaces with her booming serve and groundstrokes after the Kazakh world number six won the Italian Open on Saturday.