French Open 2023: No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka on course for final showdown
PARIS: If Iga Swiatek meets Aryna Sabalenka for the French Open championship, more than the trophy would be at stake. The No. 1 ranking would be, too.
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Rune, Ruud renew Roland Garros rivalry for spot in semi-finals
PARIS : Holger Rune is a man in a hurry to hit the Grand Slam big time and the Dane will resume his Scandinavian rivalry with Norwegian Casper Ruud at the French Open on Wednesday, with a spot in the semi-finals at stake.
French Open 2023: Alexander Zverev sweeps past wasteful Grigor Dimitrov to reach quarter-finals
Alexander Zverev raced into the French Open quarter-finals with a straight sets win over Grigor Dimitrov. The 22nd seed was superior in the big moments, saving 14 of 16 break points and cracking the Bulgarian’s serve seven times, as he came through 6-1 6-4 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Ons Jabeur defeats Bernarda Pera in straight sets to reach French Open quarterfinals
PARIS: Bernarda Pera could not win a single game on her serve Monday as she was eliminated in straight sets in the fourth round of the French Open. Facing seventh-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, the unseeded American was broken eight times on Court Philippe Chatrier and lost 6-3, 6-1. Jabeur won 15 of 16 points on Pera’s second serve.
French Open draw: Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev to face qualifiers, Novak Djokovic takes on Aleksandar Kovacevic
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will face a qualifier in the first round of the French Open. Alcaraz is among the favourites to win at Roland-Garros, alongside Novak Djokovic, after 14-time champion Rafael Nadal announced he would not defend his title owing to injury.
Italian Open: World No. 6 Andrey Rublev kicks off busy day of action with straight-sets win over Alex Molcan
The bottom half of the draw kicked into action in the second round of the Italian Open in Rome on Saturday afternoon as world No. 6 Andrey Rublev swept past Slovak Alex Molcan in straight sets, 6-3 6-4. Molcan kept things tight, saving two of three break points in the first set and making just one unforced error, but was overcome in the decisive points.
Novak Djokovic 'honoured' to play in front of 'avid tennis fan' Jose Mourinho at Italian Open
Novak Djokovic has opened up on his relationship with Jose Mourinho after the Roma boss was seen watching the Serb at the Italian Open on Friday. A day earlier, Mourinho was in the dugout to mastermind his Roma side’s 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. Ad Whether he gave his players the following day off is not clear, but the Portuguese took time out to take in a bit of the tennis in Rome.
Novak Djokovic overcomes slow start to progress at Italian Open and set up clash with Grigor Dimitrov
Novak Djokovic had to battle through a sluggish opening set via a tie-break, but he then accelerated away from Tomas Martin Etcheverry to progress through to the third round at the Italian Open on Friday evening. The world No.