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'Like playing Federer in tennis' – Alexander Ursenbacher aims to emulate Ronnie O'Sullivan magic at snooker Q School

Alexander Ursenbacher completed a comfortable win in his first match at the 208-player Q School event with a 4-0 whitewash of Tan Wang Chooi in Leicester. The man dubbed 'Federer of the Baize' endured a forgettable season to finish outside of the top 64 despite defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-1 at the British Open, but is aiming to bounce back at the first attempt by securing a fresh tour card. Ad He compiled 51, 76 and 50 to advance to the third qualifying round and a match against Belgium's Daan Leyssen on Monday evening.

French Open: Dan Evans promises 'soul-searching' after 'shocking' loss, Robson backs Brit to 'thrive' on grass

Dan Evans says he will do some «soul-searching» after his «shocking» first-round loss at the French Open, while Laura Robson backed the Brit to «thrive» during the upcoming grass-court season. Evans has not had a vintage 2023 so far, winning just eight matches to reach June with only a 35% win percentage. Ad He was, however, well in his contest against Thanasi Kokkinakis on Sunday, but got embroiled in a row over a foot fault and ultimately succumbed in straight sets, 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Djokovic begins French Open bid injury-free and with sights on number 23

Novak Djokovic's quest for a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title was given a boost when Rafa Nadal pulled out of the French Open and the Serbian has arrived at Roland Garros without any injury problems.

Tsitsipas survives first-round scare at Roland Garros

Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a scare against Jiri Vesely in his opening match at the French Open.

Nadal-inspired Korda bags first win since January at Roland Garros

PARIS : American Sebastian Korda claimed his first victory since January by battling past Mackenzie McDonald at the French Open on Sunday and said he had spent the last few months learning to play again after a wrist issue wrecked his strong start to 2023.

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'Like playing Federer in tennis' – Alexander Ursenbacher aims to emulate Ronnie O'Sullivan magic at snooker Q School

French Open: Dan Evans promises 'soul-searching' after 'shocking' loss, Robson backs Brit to 'thrive' on grass

Djokovic begins French Open bid injury-free and with sights on number 23

Tsitsipas survives first-round scare at Roland Garros

Nadal-inspired Korda bags first win since January at Roland Garros

Leylah Fernandez tops Poland's Magda Linette in 1st round of French Open

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk booed at French Open after snubbing Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka

Tsitsipas banks on wine, baguettes, Alcaraz-style smiles for Paris success