Carlos Alcaraz made history and gained a measure of Spanish revenge by beating Alexander Zverev in five sets to win a first French Open title. The 21-year-old filled a Rafael Nadal-sized void at Roland Garros with a marathon 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 victory in four hours and 19 minutes. Fourth seed Zverev had sent […]
Iga Swiatek swept to a fourth French Open crown to keep her Queen of Clay title at Roland Garros. The world number one from Poland brushed aside Italian underdog Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-1 in and hour and eight minutes. King of Clay Rafael Nadal may have played his last French Open this year but Swiatek […]
Carlos Alcaraz twice came from a set down to sink Jannik Sinner and reach his first French Open final. The 21-year-old Spaniard won 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 in four hours and nine minutes. He will face Alexander Zverev, who beat Casper Ruud in the second semi-final. Here, we look back at day 13 at […]
Carlos Alcaraz twice came from a set down to sink Jannik Sinner and reach his first French Open final. The 21-year-old Spaniard won 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 to become the youngest player to make grand slam finals on all three surfaces; hard-court, grass and the clay of Paris. Italian Sinner, 22, struggled with cramp […]
There were teenage kicks at the French Open as 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva reached a first grand slam semi-final, where she will meet another first-timer, Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. Alexander Zverev reached his fourth semi-final in four years after a late-night win over Alex De Minaur. Here, we look back at day 11 at Roland Garros. Picture […]
Jannik Sinner became world number one after Novak Djokovic’s worst fears were realised when he had to withdraw from his French Open quarter-final against Casper Ruud with a knee injury. Sinner only found out the news after his three-set win over Grigor Dimitrov which took him into the semi-finals, where he will face Carlos Alcaraz […]
Novak Djokovic won a record 370th grand slam match the hard way, going five sets and suffering a knee injury to reach the quarter-finals. Alex De Minaur is also through to the last eight after beating Daniil Medvedev to become the first Australian to reach that stage in Paris since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004. He […]
Novak Djokovic admitted his late-night finish at the French Open “could have been handled differently” while Coco Gauff branded playing into the early hours “not healthy”. Djokovic endured the latest finish in Roland Garros history as he beat Lorenzo Musetti in five sets to reach the fourth round, with the last ball struck at 3.08am […]
Alexander Zverev came though a five-set marathon to reach the fourth round of the French Open. The German fourth seed was on the brink of a shock exit after falling a break down in the final set against Dutch world number 26 Tallon Griekspoor. He cut a frustrated figure as he argued with umpire Marijana […]
Aryna Sabalenka beat her best friend Paula Badosa to reach the fourth round of the French Open. Second seed Sabalenka edged a tight first set against the former world number two, and then ran away with the second to win 7-5 6-1. The pair embraced warmly at the net, and Sabalenka said: “It’s tough to […]
Iga Swiatek made a flying start to her bid for a third successive Roland Garros crown. The world number one from Poland spent exactly one hour on Court Philippe Chatrier as she dispatched French wild card Leolia Jeanjean 6-1 6-2. Swiatek is bidding to become the first woman to win three straight French Opens since […]
Andy Murray will depart Roland Garros, probably for the final time, proud of his legacy at the French Open. The 37-year-old Scot, still expected to retire this year despite some recent wavering, was beaten in the first round by fellow veteran Stan Wawrinka. Murray never won the French Open, due chiefly to the dominance of […]