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Defending Champion Iga Swiatek Enters French Open Second Round | Tennis News
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Defending Champion Iga Swiatek Enters French Open Second Round | Tennis News

[ad_1] Iga Swiatek in action at the French Open.© AFPDefending champion Iga Swiatek overcame an early wobble to reach the French Open second round on Tuesday with a straights sets win over Cristina Bucsa of Spain. The world number one, bidding to become the first woman to successfully defend the title at Roland Garros since Justine Henin in 2007, came through 6-4, 6-0."I know this court pretty well and I am focusing on the future," said Swiatek, who could lose the top ranking to Aryna Sabalenka or Elena Rybakina at Roland Garros.Swiatek, the champion in Paris also in 2020, had dropped just one game to Bucsa when the pair met at the Australian Open in January.She struggled for rhythm on Tuesday in a first set which featured five breaks of serve. However, once the opener was wrapped up, th...
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Second Seed Daniil Medvedev Knocked Out Of French Open By 172nd-ranked Seyboth Wild | Tennis News
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Second Seed Daniil Medvedev Knocked Out Of French Open By 172nd-ranked Seyboth Wild | Tennis News

[ad_1] World number two Daniil Medvedev was knocked out of the French Open in the first round on Tuesday, losing in five sets to 172nd-ranked Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil. Seyboth Wild, who came through the qualifiers and had never previously won a Grand Slam match, triumphed 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.It was Medvedev's fifth loss in the opening round at Roland Garros in seven appearances."I have watched Daniil play in my junior years. It's a dream come true to beat these kinds of players on this court," said the 23-year-old Brazilian who unleashed 69 winners past the Russian."I just wanted to get my angles right, get to the net as much as possible and use my forehand as much as possible against his -- I guess it worked pretty well."He added: "I was cramping in the second set a...
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Zhang Gives China First Men’s Singles Win At French Open In 86 Years | Tennis News
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Zhang Gives China First Men’s Singles Win At French Open In 86 Years | Tennis News

[ad_1] Zhang Zhizhen on Monday became the first Chinese man in 86 years to win a match at the French Open. The world number 71 was leading Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 4-1 when his Serbian opponent retired with an injury. It was a first main draw win at the majors for Zhang who had been an opening round loser in his three previous appearances at the Slams. The 26-year-old is getting used to making breakthroughs for China.In 2021, he was the first Chinese man to play at Wimbledon while earlier in May at Madrid, he became the first to reach the quarter-finals of a Masters event.He will now face Thiago Agustin Tirante, the world 153 from Argentina, who defeated Dutch 25th seed Botic van de Zandschulp.Zhang was the only one of three Chinese men to survive the first round in Paris after Shang Juncheng ...
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Carlos Alcaraz Says He Felt ‘Invincible’ In French Open Win | Tennis News
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Carlos Alcaraz Says He Felt ‘Invincible’ In French Open Win | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic courted controversy Monday when he wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence" on a camera at the French Open after clashes flared in northern Kosovo amid ethnic tensions. The Belgrade-born tennis superstar wrote the message in Serbian after his opening round victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic on the showpiece Philippe Chatrier Court at Roland Garros. "Kosovo is our cradle, our stronghold, centre of the most important things for our country... There are many reasons why I wrote that on the camera," 36-year-old Djokovic told Serb media at the tournament.World number one Carlos Alcaraz admitted he felt "invincible" at times during his straight-sets win over Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli in the French Open first round on Monday.The 20-year-old, the young...
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Novak Djokovic Courts Controversy With Kosovo ‘Heart Of Serbia’ Message | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic Courts Controversy With Kosovo ‘Heart Of Serbia’ Message | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic in French Open 2023© AFPNATO-led peacekeepers on Monday dispersed Serb protesters who again clashed with police in northern Kosovo to demand the removal of recently elected Albanian mayors, as ethnic tensions flared in the Balkan nation. Around 25 soldiers were injured during the clashes, along with over 50 demonstrators. Kosovo's Serbs had boycotted last month's elections in the northern towns, which allowed ethnic Albanians to take control of local councils despite a minuscule turnout of under 3.5 percent of voters.Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti's government officially installed the mayors last week, defying calls to ease the tensions by the European Union and the United States, which have both championed the territory's 2008 independence from Serbia."I am no...
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Novak Djokovic Battles Into French Open Second Round, Carlos Alcaraz Waits | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic Battles Into French Open Second Round, Carlos Alcaraz Waits | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic started his bid for a men's record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a straight-sets victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic in the French Open first round on Monday, as Carlos Alcaraz waited to open his tournament. Two-time Roland Garros champion Djokovic held off a late rally from his American opponent on Court Philippe Chatrier to clinch a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/1) victory. He has still not lost in his opening match of a major since the 2006 Australian Open. "I'm very motivated to stay in this tournament for a long time, it's just the start now," said Djokovic after kicking off his 19th consecutive French Open campaign."I'm happy. I've started well and hope I can improve further for the next match."The 36-year-old will face Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, who he has beaten four...
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Ukraine’s Kostyuk Booed At French Open As Tsitsipas, Rublev Move On | Tennis News
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Ukraine’s Kostyuk Booed At French Open As Tsitsipas, Rublev Move On | Tennis News

[ad_1] Aryna Sabalenka won a politically-charged French Open duel against Marta Kostyuk on Sunday as jeers and boos rained down on the defeated Ukrainian who refused to shake hands with her Belarusian opponent. World number two and Australian Open champion Sabalenka swept 10 of the last 12 games to win 6-3, 6-2 as she kick-started her push to reach the second week in Paris for the first time. Kostyuk honoured her pledge not to shake hands with Sabalenka in protest at Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Belarus is a key military ally of Moscow.The 20-year-old Kostyuk, who has been a vociferous critic of the decision to allow Russian and Belarusian players to keep competing on tour since the invasion of her country, questioned the crowd's motives in booing her stance."I want to see people react ...
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Aryna Sabalenka Moves On As Stefanos Tsitsipas Survives Scare To Reach French Open Second Round | Tennis News
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Aryna Sabalenka Moves On As Stefanos Tsitsipas Survives Scare To Reach French Open Second Round | Tennis News

[ad_1] Aryna Sabalenka won a politically-charged French Open duel against Marta Kostyuk on Sunday as jeers rained down on the defeated Ukrainian who refused to shake hands with her Belarusian opponent. World number two and Australian Open champion Sabalenka swept 10 of the last 12 games to win 6-3, 6-2 as she kick-started her push to reach the second week in Paris for the first time. Kostyuk honoured her pledge not to shake hands with Sabalenka in protest at Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Belarus is a key military ally of Moscow."It was a very tough match, tough emotionally. I didn't know if the booing was against me but thank you so much for your support, it's really important," said Sabalenka who apologised for her exaggerated, theatrical bow to the Court Philippe Chatrier crowd.Kostyuk...
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