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Swiatek survives Osaka fightback

PARIS—Defending champion Iga Swiatek escaped from match point down against Naomi Osaka to reach the French Open third round on Wednesday, while Carlos Alcaraz...

Nadal out of possible final French Open, Swiatek wins

PARI—Rafael Nadal’s illustrious French Open career came to a likely end with his first ever defeat in the opening round by Alexander Zverev on...

Osaka, Alcaraz win French Open starts, Murray bids goodbye

PARIS—Naomi Osaka swept to her first victory at the French Open in three years on Sunday, setting up a potential showdown with Iga Swiatek,...

Eala misses chance to advance to main draw

Alex Eala came out empty-handed on her 19th birthday. Eala missed a chance to make history when she lost to Julia Riera of Argentina, 4-6,...

Nadal eyes French Open despite Rome exit

ROME—Rafael Nadal said Saturday that he is leaning towards playing at the French Open despite his second-round elimination in Rome, as Novak Djokovic laughed...

Ostapenko ousts reigning champ Pliskova

Brisbane—Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko ended Karolina Pliskova’s title defence when she downed the Czech star 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to book a quarter-final against Victoria Azarenka...

Djokovic-Alcaraz duel looms in French Open

PARIS —Novak Djokovic swept into the French Open quarter-finals for the 14th straight year on Sunday as world number one Carlos Alcaraz breezed past...

Alcaraz felt ‘invincible’ in French Open net triumph

Paris—World number one Carlos Alcaraz admitted he felt “invincible” at times during his straight-sets win over Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli in the French Open...

China’s 86-year French Open wait over

PARIS – Twelve months ago, a despondent Wu Yibing was retiring with injury from a low-level clay court tournament in Italy, earning a meagre...

Kyrgios out of French tilt after hurting foot in robbery

Sydney—Nick Kyrgios’s withdrawal from the French Open was because of a cut foot sustained when a man allegedly stole his car at gunpoint, his...

‘I’m not Nadal’s replacement,’ says Alcaraz as French Open hopes boosted

Carlos Alcaraz insisted Sunday that he is not Rafael Nadal's "replacement" as the teenager comfortably defended his Barcelona title, bolstering his bid to succeed...

Tsitsipas: Nadal must feel immortal after French win

London—Stefanos Tsitsipas believes Rafael Nadal must feel “immortal” after winning the French Open and moving halfway to the first men’s calendar Grand Slam in...

Nadal is pain-free for 1st time in year and half

London—Rafael Nadal said Saturday that for the first time in 18 months he has defeated the crippling foot pain which threatened to push him...

Nadal: Warrior with iron will to win

Paris—There are three certainties in life—death, taxes, and Rafael Nadal winning the French Open. The Spaniard secured a 14th title at Roland Garros with a...
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