Top-ranked Jannik Sinner bounced from French Open in 2nd round
Formidable title favourite Jannik Sinner is out of the French Open in the second round.
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Style and steel as Osaka tames Vekic to reach Paris third round
PARIS, May 28 : Former world number one Naomi Osaka made another dazzling entry at the French Open on Thursday, but she was made to work hard to avoid the exit door in a 7-6(1) 6-4 victory over Croatian Donna Vekic in the second round.
Naomi Osaka moves into French Open third round
PARIS: Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round of the French Open for the first time in seven years Thursday with a 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 win over Croatia’s Donna Vekic.Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka will next take on American teenager Iva Jovic as both players attempt to reach the last 16 at Roland Garros for the first time.Osaka, seeded 16th, retrieved an early break against Vekic and then broke back again when her opponent was serving for the first set.The Japanese star dominated a tie-break and came up with the decisive break late in the second set to put away the 72nd-ranked Vekic.Osaka’s run to the US Open semifinals last year is the only time she has made the second week of a major since her last Grand Slam triumph at the 2021 Australian Open.The former world number one returned to the courts in early 2024 after a year out following the birth of her daughter.
French Open day five
May 28 : Highlights of the fifth day at the French Open on Thursday (times GMT):
Swiatek, Djokovic make steady progress as Rybakina slips up
PARIS, May 27 : Iga Swiatek stayed cool in sweltering conditions while Novak Djokovic was given a stern test before reaching the third round of the French Open, but world number two Elena Rybakina was unable to avoid an early exit on Wednesday.
Trans athlete at center of Supreme Court Title IX case wins girls' track and field state championship
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorney Suzanne Beecher spoke out after the trans athlete the law firm is opposing in a Supreme Court case won a girls' track and field state shot put title by more than two feet.
Djokovic battles past French hope Royer to reach third round
PARIS, May 27 : Novak Djokovic overcame some stiff resistance from home player Valentin Royer to move into the third round of the French Open with a 6-3 6-2 6-7(7) 6-3 victory on Wednesday.
Source: NBA warns Victor Wembanyama for violating media rules - ESPN
The NBA has warned Victor Wembanyama for violating media access rules after he did not speak to reporters following the San Antonio Spurs' Game 5 loss, a source told ESPN's Shams Charania on Wednesday.