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No three-peat: Carlos Alcaraz (wrist) to miss French Open
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will miss the French Open due to a right wrist injury, the World No. 2 announced on Friday.,The 22-year-old Spaniard pulled out of the Barcelona Open after his first-round win earlier this month and withdrew from the Madrid Open before crossing Rome and Rol...

Clay-court specialist Casper Ruud bounced at French Open
An ailing Casper Ruud is out of the French Open, where the clay-court specialist was expected to contend for the championship.,Nuno Borges topped the seventh-seeded Ruud 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday at Roland Garros and became the first man from Portugal to advance to the third round of the Frenc...

No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka opens French Open in top form
Aryna Sabalenka left no question as to why she is the top seed at the French Open, producing a dominant 6-1, 6-0 first-round victory over Kamilla Rakhimova in Paris on Sunday.,Sabalenka needed just one hour to defeat the Russian on the clay courts of Roland Garros.,"I'm super happy to be back in Par...

French Open to pay tribute to 14-time champ Rafael Nadal
The French Open will honor 14-time champion Rafael Nadal in a ceremony next month on the opening day of play at Roland Garros in Paris.,Nadal, coming off of injuries, lost in the first round to Alexander Zverev at the French Open last summer in his final tournament appearance. The Spaniard retired l...

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic on course for early clash at Olympics
Tennis legends Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal could have an early showdown at the Paris Olympics.,Draws for the Olympic tournament were held Thursday at Roland Garros, with No. 1 seed Djokovic set to face Australia's Matthew Ebden in the first round.,If Nadal defeats Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in ...

Carlos Alcaraz tops Alexander Zverev to win first French Open
The next great Spaniard has arrived at the French Open.,Third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz came from behind to defeat fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in four hours and 19 minutes to win his third Grand Slam title on Sunday -- his first on the clay courts at Roland Garros i...

Alexander Zverev reaches French Open semis for fourth straight year
Alexander Zverev punched his ticket to the French Open semifinals for the fourth straight year with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4 quarterfinal victory over Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in Paris.,The fourth-seeded Zverev converted 5 of 6 break points while knocking off the 11th-seeded de Minaur of Australia.,Zv...

Novak Djokovic wins in five sets, reaches French Open quarters
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia overcame a knee injury and a tough fall as he rallied past No. 23 seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, to reach the French Open quarterfinals on Monday in Paris.,With the victory, Djokovic set the record for most Grand Slam wins at 370, s...

Stefanos Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz to meet in French Open quarters
Stefanos Tsitsipas -- down a set and a break -- rallied to defeat Italy's Matteo Arnaldi 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-2 and advance to the quarterfinals of the French Open on Sunday.,The ninth seed, Tsitsipas was serving down 5-3 in the second set and fended off three set points to stay alive. Serving at 5-...

Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff dominant en route to French Open quarters
Top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland, third-seeded Coco Gauff and Czech Marketa Vondrousova, the fifth seed, all posted sweeps Sunday to move into the quarterfinals of the French Open.,The trio of reigning Grand Slam titleists each beat an unseeded opponent at Roland Garros in Paris.,Swiatek blanked Russi...

Novak Djokovic avoids upset, rallies for third-round win at French Open
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia avoided an upset by outlasting 30th-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti for a 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory on Saturday in the third round of the French Open in Paris. ,Even though 15 years separate the 37-year-old Djokovic from the 22-year-old Musetti, Djokovic ...

Alexander Zverev survives 5-set thriller at French Open
Fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, staging a furious rally to fend off Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in a five-set marathon.,The German need four hours, 13 minutes to eliminate Griekspoor 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (10-3) on the clay court...
