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French Open: Lorenzo Musetti beats Frances Tiafoe and faces Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals

French Open: Lorenzo Musetti beats Frances Tiafoe and faces Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals

PARIS (AP) — Lorenzo Musetti used his sleek one-handed backhand and sprint-then-slide court coverage to reach his first semifinal at the French Open , and second at a Grand Slam tournament, by beating Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Tuesday in the
Tiafoe calls it 'comical' Musetti wasn't penalized for kicking a ball into French Open line judge

Tiafoe calls it 'comical' Musetti wasn't penalized for kicking a ball into French Open line judge

PARIS (AP) — Frances Tiafoe rolled his eyes as soon as the question arrived from a reporter, then called it “comical” that the player who beat him in the French Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, Lorenzo Musetti , received only a warning for kicking a te
Top-ranked Sabalenka plays in front of empty seats at French Open, calls for fairer scheduling

Top-ranked Sabalenka plays in front of empty seats at French Open, calls for fairer scheduling

PARIS (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka is the top-ranked player in women's tennis. Yet even that status didn’t spare her from competing in front of empty seats at Roland-Garros, something she says isn’t fair.
Tennis players wake up early or stay up late and it can be anyone's guess what time matches start

Tennis players wake up early or stay up late and it can be anyone's guess what time matches start

PARIS (AP) — Some tennis players, like plenty of people in other walks of life, absolutely hate waking up early to go to work. Not so Coco Gauff , who is just fine with competing at any time of day. Indeed, the 2023 U.S.
Sara Errani to play padel event in Rome following French Open tennis

Sara Errani to play padel event in Rome following French Open tennis

ROME (AP) — Former French Open finalist Sara Errani is going to trade in her tennis racket for a padel immediately after Roland-Garros. Errani was granted a wild card on Tuesday to play in Premier Padel’s Italy Major at the Foro Italico next week.
French Open: Novak Djokovic is certainly no dark horse to quarterfinal foe Alexander Zverev

French Open: Novak Djokovic is certainly no dark horse to quarterfinal foe Alexander Zverev

PARIS (AP) — For all of Novak Djokovic's titles (100 in all) and Grand Slam trophies (24) and weeks at No.
French Open: No. 1 Jannik Sinner dominates Andrey Rublev to reach the quarterfinals

French Open: No. 1 Jannik Sinner dominates Andrey Rublev to reach the quarterfinals

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner's latest dominant performance at the French Open was a 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 17 Andrey Rublev on Monday night to reach the quarterfinals and extend his Grand Slam winning streak to 18 matches.
French Open: 361st-ranked Frenchwoman Boisson upsets No. 3 Pegula. Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win

French Open: 361st-ranked Frenchwoman Boisson upsets No. 3 Pegula. Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win

PARIS (AP) — Loïs Boisson never had played at the French Open , let alone in the biggest arena at Roland-Garros. Nothing fazed the French wild-card entry and now she is in the quarterfinals.
French Open: No. 62 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan beats No. 5 Jack Draper in the fourth round

French Open: No. 62 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan beats No. 5 Jack Draper in the fourth round

PARIS (AP) — Alexander Bublik became the first man from Kazakhstan to reach the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament, eliminating No. 5 Jack Draper 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on Monday at the French Open .
Novak Djokovic earns his 100th career French Open victory by overwhelming Cam Norrie

Novak Djokovic earns his 100th career French Open victory by overwhelming Cam Norrie

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic earned his 100th career French Open victory, a mark surpassed among men only by Rafael Nadal, by overwhelming Cam Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round Monday.