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Years of pent-up emotions came flooding out of Alexander Zverev when he finally won the French Open

Alexander Zverev is no longer one of the best players never to win a major title. He’s finally a Grand Slam champion.

 

Russian teen Mirra Andreeva says she had to overcome so many demons inside to win the French Open

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15. At 19 she’s a Grand Slam champion.

 

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Sinner and Sabalenka meltdowns made it a French Open full of surprises

Jannik Sinner and his 30-match winning streak melted away during the opening week’s heat wave. Fellow No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka had just as astonishing a mental meltdown during a quarterfinal defeat in which she described finding herself in a “very deep, deep, dark hole.”

 

Zverev beats Mensik in French Open semifinals and will face Cobolli for elusive Grand Slam title

Alexander Zverev is within one victory of an elusive Grand Slam title. Zverev has reached the fourth major final of his career with a four-set victory over 20-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik in the French Open semifinals.

 

Adriano Panatta has been waiting 50 years for an Italian man to match him with a French Open title

Adriano Panatta was expecting to award the French Open trophy to Jannik Sinner 50 years after his own triumph in Paris.

 

Jannik Sinner exited early and there’s still an all-Italian semifinal at the French Open

An Italian man will be in the French Open final and it’s not Jannik Sinner. Not Lorenzo Musetti either.

 

João Fonseca’s French Open breakthrough brought buzz with blistering forehands and Brazilian fans

João Fonseca’s breakthrough performance at the French Open was just what tennis needs more of. The 19-year-old brought a new level of buzz to the sport with his vocal Brazilian fans, blistering forehands and a comeback victory for the ages over 39-year-old Novak Djokovic.

 

Jakub Mensik goes from cramps and wheelchair to a spot in the French Open semifinals

Less than a week ago Jakub Mensik was pushed away from the court in a wheelchair after collapsing to the clay with cramps.

 

Former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori to conclude his career at the Japan Open

Former U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori will conclude his career at home when he plays in the Japan Open later this year.

 

Even without Sinner, Italy still has three men in French Open quarterfinals

Three Italian men have reached the last eight at the French Open and none of them are named Jannik Sinner or Lorenzo Musetti.

 

Pope Leo plays tennis religiously as part of an Augustinian devotion to sports and spirituality

When Pope Leo XIV was elected last year and it emerged that he was a tennis player, his love of the sport was quickly celebrated during an audience with top-ranked Jannik Sinner.

 

John McEnroe is anxious to wrap up French Open duties and cheer on the Knicks

John McEnroe was 14 when the New York Knicks last won the NBA title. Now 67, the former top-ranked tennis player is anxious to get back home from his TV commentating duties at the French Open in time to attend the Knicks’ first home game of the NBA Finals.

 

Serena Williams is coming back to tennis at 44, returning to the sport she dominated for decades

Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at the age of 44 after nearly four years away from the sport.

 

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Aryna Sabalenka ends Naomi Osaka’s fashion show in Paris and advances to French Open quarterfinals

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka beat Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-3 to reach the French Open quarterfinals and move one step closer to finally winning the clay-court Grand Slam after losing last year’s final to Coco Gauff.

 

Gustavo Kuerten cheers as fellow Brazilian Joao Fonseca follows in his footsteps at the French Open

Former French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten was getting nearly as animated in the front row of the stands as Joao Fonseca was on the court.

 

Osaka and Townsend’s dinner for Black players at French Open caused ‘bit of a stir’ on social media

Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend drew attention off the court for organizing a dinner for Black players before the French Open started.

 

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Unsung American Zachary Svajda sweeps into 2nd week of the French Open and pays tribute to late dad

American tennis player Zachary Svajda is just as surprised as anyone that he’s into the second week at the French Open.

 

Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense ends while Naomi Osaka’s fashion show continues in Paris

Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense ended in the third round after losing to Anastasia Potapova in three sets.

 

Jannik Sinner’s French Open defeat was latest in series of issues with heat and cramps

Two days after Jannik Sinner’s shocking meltdown at the French Open it’s still unclear what exactly the issue was that led to him wasting a seemingly insurmountable advantage in his second-round match.

 

What to know about the heat policy at the French Open

Despite an unprecedented heat wave at the French Open the tournament’s extreme weather policy has not been activated this week.

 

French Open stunner: No. 1 Jannik Sinner struggles with dizziness during heat wave in 2nd-round loss

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is out in the French Open second round. Sinner struggled with dizziness and wasted a chance to serve for the match in a 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 loss to 56th-ranked opponent Juan Manuel Cerundolo.

 

Naomi Osaka’s latest French Open fashion ensemble includes an ivory train and gold jacket

Naomi Osaka keeps bringing the fashion in Paris. For her walk-on before a second-round win at the French Open the tennis star had on a metallic gold bomber jacket over her sequined gold playing dress offset by an ivory train in a look that mixes sportswear with couture.

 

Djokovic pushed in 4-set win amid heat wave at French Open. Rybakina beaten in big day for Ukraine

Novak Djokovic was pushed by 74th-ranked Valentin Royer for more than 3½ hours before he reached the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3 victory.

 

Jannik Sinner discusses his Eiffel Tower Lego project after 1st-round win at French Open

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner routed No. 171 Clement Tabur 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the French Open to extend his winning streak to 30 matches as he chases the only big title missing in his tennis career.

 

Naomi Osaka’s sequined gold dress at the French Open reminds her of the Eiffel Tower at night

Naomi Osaka’s taste for fashion is in the spotlight again at the French Open. The tennis star walked onto Court Suzanne-Lenglen in a ceremonial black skirt and sleeveless beaded bodice which she removed to reveal a sequined gold playing dress for her opening match in Paris.

 

Sabalenka’s necklaces sparkle in the sun during French Open win. Gauff, Osaka, Sinner advance

Aryna Sabalenka’s diamonds sparkled in the sunshine when she won her first-round match at the heat-soaked French Open.

 

From McEnroe to Medvedev, meltdowns on tennis courts reflect the sport’s mental challenges

The tennis season is heating up with the French Open underway. That means that racket-smashing moments can’t be far off.

 

Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers

PARIS (AP) — Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics.

 

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Jodar shaping up as tennis’ Next Big Thing and makes quite a debut at the French Open

Rafael Jodar has made a dominant debut at the French Open and dropped just five games. Jodar routed American opponent Aleksandar Kovacevic in boiling heat at the clay-court Grand Slam.

 

Novak Djokovic overcomes a slow start and hostile crowd in 1st-round win at French Open

Novak Djokovic comes back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the French Open in his record 82nd Grand Slam appearance.

 

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