World No 1 Iga Swiatek has stamped her authority on the French Open, where she has not lost a match since 2021, by storming through her past 3 matches in barely 3 hours, including a ruthless defeat of Coco Gauff in Thursday’s semi-final. On the verge of a 4th Roland Garros title, which would become…
Felix Auger-Aliassime faces Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros on Sunday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Roland Garros Paris, France Red Clay May 20-June 9, 2024 Prize Money: €53,500,000 2024 Roland Garros: End of An Era and New Beginning World No. 1 Novak Djokovic aims to defend his Roland Garros crown and capture a 25th…
Belinda Bencic is on the road to making her long-awaited tennis return, and she teased her comeback in a recent video she shared on social media. Bencic has not played on the WTA Tour since being beaten in the first round by Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the 2023 San Diego Open in September. She announced her…
By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Saturday, June 1, 2024 Daniil Medvedev is known for coming up with incredible shots out of nowhere. But his equally talented opponent Tomas Machac is also earning that reputation, especially after his performance today in Roland Garros. Rublev: I Kill Myself The No. 5 seed Medvedev needed all his skills and…
A heavy schedule was completed despite the rain still disrupting play at Roland Garros though play on the main show courts continued as normal with their respective roofs in place. I started swinging through the ball more, great down the line backhands, serve was good, at times lost the rhythm a bit, but generally a…
It’s men’s semifinal day at the French Open on Friday, and even without any member of the Big 3 involved it’s still quite a lineup. Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz is currently the best rivalry in tennis, while Alexander Zverev vs. Casper Ruud is a rematch of last year’s semifinal in Paris. Here are my…
Alexander Zverev has spoken for the first time since a hearing over his alleged domestic abuse commenced last week. Zverev is currently competing at Roland Garros, where he booked his spot in the semifinal with a thoroughly composed performance to beat Alex de Minaur on Wednesday night. The German fourth seed will meet two-time French…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Saturday, June 1, 2024 Alexander Zverev is engaged in a couple of major court proceedings While two-time Rome champion Zverev plays for a fourth trip to the Roland Garros semifinals in Paris, his appeal of domestic abuse penalty order began in a Berlin court on Friday. Rublev: I Kill Myself…
Play continued late into the night as the schedule got back on track with the completion of round 3 at the French Open on Thursday, when there were wins for Zheng Qinwen and Emma Navarro, but Daria Kasatkina, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Linda Noskova joined the early exodus of seeds earlier in the day. At 9.30…
Swiatek dispatches Gauff 6-2, 6-4 to reach fourth French Open final Iga Swiatek from Poland is a 4-time grand slam champion and world #1. She won her first title on the terre battue in 2020 and is looking for her third consecutive title at Roland Garros. She arrived in Paris with two titles on the…
