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Rafael Nadal ousted in straight sets at Roland Garros
German Alexander Zverev defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets at the French Open on Monday, ending what could be the Spaniard's final career appearance at Roland Garros. ,Zverev defeated the 14-time French champion 6-3, 7-4 (4), 6-3 at Paris to advance to the second round.,"To be honest I don't kno...
Carlos Alcaraz, Andrey Rublev win openers at French Open
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain led a trio of men among the world's top 10 into the second round of the French Open amid blustery conditions in Paris on Sunday.,A fourth was on the verge of a win in a five-set match when play was suspended due to rain.,On the clay courts at Roland Garros, the third-seeded A...
Naomi Osaka finishes strong, wins first-round match at French Open
Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka recorded a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win over unseeded Italian Lucia Bronzetti on Sunday in the first round of the French Open in Paris.,Returning from a 15-month maternity break earlier this year, Osaka split the first two sets before winning the initial four games of the third. ...
Rafael Nadal not closing door on French Open
Rafael Nadal isn't ready to say "au revoir" to Roland Garros, his personal playground.,After all, he's won the men's singles portion at the French Open on the clay courts in Paris a record 14 times. Given Nadal's previous comments on the topic of retirement, it had been thought that 2024 would be hi...
Frenchwoman Alize Cornet retiring after Roland Garros
Alize Cornet played in her first French Open in 2005 at the age of 15. She is now about to play in her last.,Cornet said she will retire after the upcoming tournament at Roland Garros. She plays No. 7 seed Qinwen Zheng of China in Tuesday's first round after receiving a wild card from the French Ten...
French Open: Rafael Nadal's title odds stung by tough opener
Rafael Nadal typically hasn't faced much adversity when he has walked onto the grounds at Roland Garros.,The 14-time French Open champion boasts a 112-3 all-time record at the event, but he faces a daunting challenge in his quest for a 23rd career Grand Slam title.,Nadal, who turns 38 on June 3, won...
French Open: Iga Swiatek heavy favorite despite tough draw
Iga Swiatek is a heavy favorite to win her fourth career French Open title despite facing a potentially difficult gauntlet of opponents at Roland Garros.,Swiatek, who turns 23 next week, was announced as the top seed on Thursday. BetRivers oddsmakers installed her as the -150 favorite to win the wom...
Top seed Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka could face early dual at French Open
Iga Swiatek of Poland is the top seed at the French Open, which begins Sunday, and will open against a qualifier or a lucky loser as she attempts to win her fourth title in Paris.,It's the potential second-round matchup that got attention when the draw was announced Thursday.,Swiatek and Naomi Osaka...
Rafael Nadal draws Alexander Zverev in French Open first round
Rafael Nadal returns to Roland Garros to face Italian Open champion and fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany in the first round of the French Open. ,The 2024 French Open begins Sunday and features the return of Spain's Nadal, the winningest player in the history of the tournament, who missed th...
World No. 5 Jessica Pegula withdraws from French Open
World No. 5 Jessica Pegula said Wednesday night that she is pulling out of the upcoming French Open due to her ongoing neck and back injuries.,Pegula said on Instagram that she was "unfortunately pulling out of @rolandgarros this year.",Pegula said she has been making progress and hasn't had any rec...
Emma Raducanu withdraws from French Open qualifiers
Emma Raducanu withdrew Sunday from qualifiers for the French Open, apparently choosing to focus on preparation for the grass-court season and participation at Wimbledon in her home country.,The 21-year-old Brit, ranked No. 212 in the world, did not automatically qualify for the main draw at Roland G...
Novak Djokovic to play in Geneva in French Open prep
Novak Djokovic accepted a wild-card invitation and will play next week at the Gonet Geneva Open in Switzerland, tournament officials announced Friday.,According to the ATP Tour, it will be Djokovic's first entry into the lower-level ATP 250 event.,But with his loss to Chile's Alejandro Tabilo in the...
Tomorrow is going to have to wait on Novak Djokovic
Eras don’t end on schedules. There wasn’t an assigned time when Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal exited the royal hall of the ATP Tour, it was just sort of a nebulous “time.” Federer’s knee eventually gave out, it might be that Nadal’s hip has done so as well. It would appear that Novak Djokovic is not...
French Open fans are the best
It was never a secret that Novak Djokovic was the third wheel to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Yet the Serbian planted himself into the conversation in two ways. First, a machine-like greatness over the past 12 years — 21 of his 22 Grand Slams have come since 2011, which is a period of condensed d...
The Masters was supposed to be LIV’s big moment, but a Brooks Koepka choke turned it into their big disappointment
It’s the obvious joke, so let’s get it out of the way. The LIV Golf representatives at The Masters aren’t used to playing 72 holes! That’s why Brooks Koepka crapped the bed on Sunday and blew his lead, only to be passed by Jon Rahm, who won his first green jacket by four strokes! If only the Saudi-b...
Now we know why Naomi Osaka is stepping away from tennis for 2023
For those who had questions about why Naomi Osaka dropped out of the Australian Open, or if she still cares about being a professional tennis player, you just got your answer....
HBO isn’t the only home for a Song of Ice and Fire
You can only hope you’re witnessing history at the moment. You obviously can’t know until the perspective of time kicks in. You tell yourself that this moment or that moment feels different than other ones you think you saw. But does it? Are you just telling yourself that? You can tell yourself anyt...
Rafael Nadal winning the French Open is still the most inevitable outcome in sports
Rafael Nadal’s dominance on clay courts is to be expected. When he enters Roland Garros, his path to the title is Jordanesque, Gretzky-like, Ruthian, or whichever GOAT athletes of the last century come to mind....
The last chapter of the greatest rivalry?
It’s a testament to their greatness that whenever Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic line up in a major, where everyone projects they might meet, everyone starts girding up for it. Be it the quarters, semis, or final, everyone knows to block out half a day and gather the supplies necessary. Because whi...
Remember when Novak Djokovic called out Naomi Osaka for not following the rules?
I’m as sick of Novak Djokovic as you are, and as my colleague Grace McDermott wrote yesterday, we’d stop writing about him if he’d stop making us. ...