10 h. ago Novak Djokovic meets his match as Jannik Sinner seals first Grand Slam final against his great rival Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open

MATTHEW LAMBWELL ON PHILIPPE CHARTRIER: In this French Open semi-final clash between the best in the world and the best of all time, the 23-year-old Sinner won 6-4, 7-5, 7-6.

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19 h. ago Consistent Coco Gauff takes sunny outlook into French Open final with Sabalenka

American starts as underdog but winning a second major would underline the 21-year-old’s precocious talentCoco Gauff was only 18 when she navigated a path to a grand slam final for the first time. After her breakthrough in the preceding years, and the intense hype and scrutiny that accompanied her as she tried to build her career, Gauff’s run to the 2022 French Open final proved to herself and the world that she was ready to live up to those expectations.Although she did not win the title, her experience at Roland Garros then was an essential lesson that has guided her over the past few years. In the buildup to that final against Iga Swiatek, she struggled badly with her nerves and her intense fear of failure. “At first I thought it would be the end of the world if I lost, and the sun still rose the next day,” said Gauff after beating Loïs Boisson in their semi-final on Thursday. “So knowing, regardless of the result, the sun will still rise. Especially being in a city like Paris, I...

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20 h. ago When does Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 start? Here's when the rumoured superhero them arrives

The Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 start time is set to bring a ton of change to the game, with a new theme, new weapons and potentially new superpowers set to arrive

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25 h. ago The unsinkable Pacers don’t need the lead. They just need the last word | Claire de Lune

Indiana didn’t lead for 47 minutes and 59.7 seconds of Thursday’s NBA finals opener. But belief, defiance and Tyrese Haliburton’s dramatic flair made the final 0.3 countThis is why you play the games, as the old adage goes. In recent years, the later rounds of the NBA playoffs – and the finals in particular – have felt rote. They’ve gone chalk. The drama was minimal, even under the brightest lights of the league’s biggest stage. This year has been different: a playoffs filled with suspense, tension and plot twists galore. But at the start of the finals, the scene was set for a regression to the intrigue-less mean. Every roundtable pundit, basketball expert and barbershop patron outside of Indiana state lines had Oklahoma City – basketball’s best team from wire to wire – winning the series easily.But Tyrese Haliburton, the instigator of several of this postseason’s most jaw-dropping twists, knows a thing or two about drama. It oozes out of his pores. And he and his Indiana Pacers had...

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40 h. ago The ‘shocking’ truth behind Aryna Sabalenka’s French Open destruction of Iga Swiatek

Sabalenka won 19 of the final 21 points to power over the finish line against the three-time defending champion, and will play Coco Gauff in Saturday’s final

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40 h. ago Sabalenka ends Swiatek’s reign on clay to set up French Open final against Gauff

World No1 wins 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 as champion crumblesGauff ends Boisson’s fairytale run with 6-1, 6-2 routAfter successfully devoting the past few years of her life to becoming a more well-rounded player and mentally durable individual, Aryna Sabalenka arrived on court for her second French Open semi-final certain that she was finally ready for more. No challenge, not even the task of ending an era of total dominance at Roland Garros, felt beyond her.In the face of her greatest rival on the court Iga Swiatek has made her own, Sabalenka converted her phenomenal form and fortitude into one of the most significant victories of her career as she held her nerve in three delicious, tension filled sets to topple the four-time French Open champion 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 and reach the final at Roland Garros for the first time in her career. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago French Open: Coco Gauff beats Loïs Boisson to set up a 1 vs. 2 final against Aryna Sabalenka

Coco Gauff has reached her second final at Roland-Garros by beating Loïs Boisson 6-1, 6-2 to end the surprising, upset-filled run by a French wild-card entry who is ranked No. 361

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41 h. ago Aryna Sabalenka reaches French Open final after dethroning Iga Swiatek

Swiatek's run of 26 consecutive victories at the Paris grand slam has been snapped

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42 h. ago Aryna Sabalenka ends Iga Swiatek’s French Open reign in semi

Swiatek had won her last 26 matches at the Paris grand slam.

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42 h. ago Aryna Sabalenka ends Iga Swiatek’s reign with merciless destruction of French Open champion

The World No 1 defeated the three-time defending champion 7-6 4-6 6-0 and will play either Coco Gauff or Lois Boisson in the final

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42 h. ago Iga Swiatek v Aryna Sabalenka live: Result and score from French Open semi

Swiatek v Sabalenka takes place before Lois Boisson aims to continue her include run against Coco Gauff

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43 h. ago Iga Swiatek v Aryna Sabalenka live: Latest tennis score as blockbuster French Open semi

Swiatek v Sabalenka takes place before Lois Boisson aims to continue her include run against Coco Gauff

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46 h. ago LTA commits to introducing equal prize money at Queen’s and Eastbourne by 2029

The governing body announced an increase in investment in the women’s events in 2025.

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49 h. ago Iga Swiatek v Aryna Sabalenka live: Scores and updates from blockbuster French Open semi

Swiatek v Sabalenka takes place before Lois Boisson aims to continue her include run against Coco Gauff

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50 h. ago Pep Guardiola opens up on his one Man City transfer window demand

Manchester City have made a proactive start to the transfer window and are set to have new faces on board for the Club World Cup.

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3 d. ago The TikTok dance and irony at heart of Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka’s rivalry

As Swiatek and Sabalenka meet in the French Open semi-finals, Roland Garros has a blockbuster clash that will demand the big stage

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3 d. ago Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka set up blockbuster French Open semi

World No 1 Sabalenka could prove a costly roadblock between Swiatek and history at Roland Garros

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3 d. ago Aryna Sabalenka explains how TikTok dance was key to thawing relationship with Iga Swiatek

World number one Sabalenka and four-time champion Iga Swiatek will meet in a blockbuster French Open semi-final on Thursday

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3 d. ago Swiatek sweeps past Svitolina to set up Sabalenka showdown at French Open

Four-time Roland Garros champion victorious 6-1, 7-5Belarusian gets better of Zheng Qinwen in straight setsAryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek will take their era-defining rivalry to the latter stages of the French Open for the first time as they reached the semi-finals.Sabalenka, the world No 1, edged past Zheng Qinwen, the eighth seed, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to end the Olympic gold medalist’s 10-match winning streak at Roland Garros. Sabalenka has reached the last four in nine of her past 10 grand slam tournaments, her only earlier loss coming in the quarter-finals in Paris last year when she was suffering from food poisoning. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka start time: When is blockbuster French Open semi

The defending champion faces the World No 1 in a mouthwatering French Open semi-final

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