In an entertaining Monday-night match at Roland Garros, Jannik Sinner passed a stiff test from the newly married Arthur Rinderknech to begin his campaign at the clay-court major. Sinner extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 15 matches with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 victory against the home favourite, who had the full backing of the
Continue ReadingDaniel Altmaier sprung the first major upset of this year’s Roland Garros Monday, when he downed fourth seed Taylor Fritz 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. The No. 66 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, Altmaier produced a rock-solid all-court display to unsettle the American throughout their two-hour, 41-minute clash. By defeating the World No. 4 Fritz,
Continue ReadingCarlos Alcaraz issued an early statement Monday that he remains the man to beat at Roland Garros. The defending champion delivered a flashy first-round display to move past qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at the clay-court major. Alcaraz, who is aiming to become the first man to successfully defend the title in Paris since
Continue ReadingIga Swiatek had to navigate a slightly trickier test than she is accustomed to in Grand Slam first rounds, coming from 3-1 down in the second set to open her Roland Garros title defense with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Rebecca Sramkova. “I didn’t really think about [the Australian Open] match, honestly,” Swiatek said after
Continue ReadingZheng Qinwen, the Olympic gold medalist, made a triumphant return to Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros by defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The No. 8 seed avenged a previous loss to Pavlyuchenkova and extended her perfect first-round record at the French Open to 4-0 after kicking off her French Open campaign with a 6-4, 6-3 win over
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