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French Open organizers meet with player reps following protest
The French Tennis Federation met with player representatives on Friday following a coordinated protest featuring several top players in the world, Agence France-Presse reported.,"As these discussions require more time, all parties have agreed to continue the dialogue and to meet again in the coming ...

Jannik Sinner begins French Open quest as odds-on favorite
The French Open is the lone Grand Slam that has eluded world No. 1 Jannik Sinner to date. Play also began at Roland Garros on Sunday with Sinner as the heaviest pre-tournament favorite since Rafael Nadal in 2009.,That's in large part due to Nadal's countryman and two-time defending champion Carlos A...

Jannik Sinner faces French wild card in Roland Garros opener
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner's quest to complete a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros will begin against French wild-card entry Clement Tabur.,The draw was announced on Thursday for the French Open, the clay-court major that begins on Sunday in Paris and runs through June 7.,Sinner, 24, won the Austral...

Jannik Sinner survives rain-delayed Rome semifinal
Top-seeded home favorite Jannik Sinner will clash with clay-court specialist Casper Ruud of Norway in Sunday's final at the Italian Open in Rome.,Sinner concluded his rain-delayed semifinal Saturday against No. 7 Daniil Medvedev of Russia, finishing off a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory in two hours and 37 mi...

Casper Ruud advances to elusive title match at Italian Open
Norway's Casper Ruud has finally earned a spot in the Italian Open finals.,After getting knocked out in the semis in 2020, 2022 and 2023, the clay court specialist overwhelmed Italy's Luciano Darderi, 6-1, 6-1 in only 65 minutes on Friday in Rome. ,But Ruud will have to wait until Saturday to learn ...

Jannik Sinner, Luciano Darderi feed off support in Rome to reach QFs
The crowd will have two home favorites to root for in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open, as top-seeded Jannik Sinner sailed to another victory and No. 18 seed Luciano Darderi saved four match points before upsetting second-seeded Alexander Zverev on Tuesday in Rome.,Sinner faced qualifier and fe...

Red-hot Jannik Sinner routs Alexei Popyrin in Rome
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner continued his torrid season Monday by cruising to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Alexei Popyrin of Australia to advance to the round of 16 in the Italian Open at Rome.,Sinner posted a 20-7 edge in winners while joining Novak Djokovic as the only men to win their first 25 ATP Master...

Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev advance to Madrid final
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner recorded his 22nd consecutive victory and second-seeded Alexander Zverev also won his semifinal match on Friday to set up a top-flight title-match pairing at the Mutua Madrid Open.,Sinner cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 21 Arthur Fils of France in his semi to reach th...

Torrid Jannik Sinner, Arthur Fils move on in Madrid
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner saved all seven break points he faced and stretched his winning streak to 21 matches by taking down Rafael Jodar 6-2, 7-6 (0) on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open.,Sinner stroked 28 winners against 12 unforced errors while winning the quarterfin...

Jannik Sinner, 19-year old Spaniard Rafael Jodar advance in Madrid
Spanish tennis fans got a glimpse of the future on Sunday as 19-year-old wild-card entry Rafael Jodar of Spain defeated Brazilian phenom Joao Fonseca, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-1, before a roaring crowd at the Madrid Open.,Two days ago, Jodar recorded first top-10 victory, knocking off Australian Alex de Mina...

Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz renew rivalry in Monte Carlo final
The world's top tennis rivalry resumes on Sunday as defending champion Carlos Alcaraz meets Jannik Sinner with the Monte-Carlo Masters trophy and the World No. 1 ranking on the line.,Alcaraz halted a historic run by home hopeful Valentin Vacherot with a 6-4, 6-4 victory in 84 minutes in Saturday's s...

Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner reach Monte Carlo semis
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner remained on a collision course with history-making victories in Friday's quarterfinals at the Monte-Carlo Masters.,Alcaraz cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 victory over No. 8 seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in 63 minutes. It was the 300th career win for the top-seeded Spani...
