Swiatek brushes aside Gauff to win second French Open title
PARIS: Iga Swiatek cruised to her second French Open title by dominating teenager Coco Gauff in the final on Saturday (Jun 4), as the world number one claimed her 35th successive victory.
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Iga Swiatek news: Football superstar and fellow Pole Robert Lewandowski watched her ‘fantastic’ win
Iga Swiatek was crowned the winner of the French Open yesterday after seeing off American teenager Coco Gauff in the final of the tournament and increased her run of consecutive wins to 35 – beating Serena Williams’ record of 34.
French Open: Caroline Garcia, Kristina Mladenovic Win Women's Doubles Title
Coco Gauff suffered a second heartbreaking French Open final defeat when she and American partner Jessica Pegula were beaten by Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women's doubles final on Sunday. The French pair won 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to add the 2022 title to their 2016 Roland Garros triumph. On Saturday, 18-year-old Gauff had lost the singles final in straight sets to Iga Swiatek of Poland.
Joe Root's special ton seals Lord's Test win for England against New Zealand
Given the warmth of his ovation when he went out to bat on the first day of the Lord’s Test, Joe Root probably already had a good idea of where he stands in the affections of England’s cricket supporters.
More Paris heartbreak for Gauff as Mladenovic, Garcia win French Open women's doubles title
Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic recovered from a set down to beat Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday and lift the French Open women's doubles title for the second time. For Gauff, it was a second final defeat in less than 24 hours, after the 18-year-old lost in straight sets by top seed Iga Swiatek in Saturday's singles final. Garcia and Mladenovic won the title in 2016 and for the latter it was a fourth women's doubles crown at Roland Garros after also triumphing in 2019 and 2020 with Timea Babos.
Brazil don't need Neymar magic to win, says manager Tite
Neymar underlined his importance to Tite's side by netting the 72nd and 73rd goals of his Brazil career in a 5-1 friendly thrashing of South Korea in Seoul last week. That took him within striking distance of the legendary Pele's record of 77 goals for the five-time World Cup winners. Tite played down Brazil's dependence on Neymar as his team prepared to face Japan in a friendly in Tokyo on Monday, saying a new generation of players are ready to share the load.
Todd Boehly's transfer strategy is obvious if he wants Chelsea to win Premier League
Todd Boehly and the rest of Chelsea's new owners have some big decisions to make in the coming days, weeks and months.
Marko: Perez penned new Red Bull deal pre-Monaco win
Helmut Marko says Sergio Perez had already signed his new Red Bull contract before the Monaco Grand Prix weekend had started.