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French Open organizers scrap 25th anniversary ceremony for Mary Pierce as she can't attend

French Open organizers scrap 25th anniversary ceremony for Mary Pierce as she can't attend

PARIS (AP) — A ceremony to honor Mary Pierce, the last Frenchwoman to win the title at Roland-Garros 25 years ago, has been scrapped because she can't attend, French Open organizers said on Wednesday.
French Open: Carlos Alcaraz beats a hurting Tommy Paul 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 to return to the semifinals

French Open: Carlos Alcaraz beats a hurting Tommy Paul 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 to return to the semifinals

PARIS (AP) — It's tough enough for any player to deal with Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open . When you're not at your absolute best against the defending champion, as was the case for Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals Tuesday night, there's no chance.
French Open: Iga Swiatek to face No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals. Alcaraz and Musetti win

French Open: Iga Swiatek to face No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals. Alcaraz and Musetti win

PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek's bid for a record fourth consecutive French Open championship will need to go through No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka after both delivered straight-set victories Tuesday to set up a showdown in the semifinals.
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.