8 d. ago Lois Boisson soars 296 places in rankings, Sinner keeps top spot despite French Open loss to Alcaraz

Lois Boisson, the revelation of the French Open, has rocketed 296 places up the WTA rankings after her fairy-tale run at Roland-Garros. The Frenchwoman, who was 361st before making it to the semifinals at the clay-court Grand Slam last week, jumped to 65th in the latest edition of the rankings published Monday. Coco Gauff defeated […]

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8 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz wins French Open final in five sets after saving 3 match points against Jannik Sinner

PARIS  — Carlos Alcaraz rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) on Sunday and retain his French Open title for a second straight year.  Alcaraz, who won his fifth Grand Slam tournament in as many finals, produced one of the […]

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8 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz produces another major comeback to win French Open final in five

PARIS  — Bad starts in Grand Slam finals are nothing new for Carlos Alcaraz, and each time it’s happened he has won the tournament anyway.  But not in such dramatic style as Sunday’s French Open final, however, when the Spaniard rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, […]

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1 week ago French Open: Sinner beats Djokovic to set up final against defending champion Alcaraz

PARIS — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3) on Friday to set up a French Open final against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic is the men’s record 24-time Grand Slam champion but could not counter Sinner’s relentless accuracy and pounding forehands on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Sinner became only the second Italian man […]

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1 week ago FanDuel bans bettor over heckling incident with Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas

A sports bettor who heckled Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas during a Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia over the weekend has been banned by the betting site FanDuel Sportsbook. In a statement sent to The Associated Press on Wednesday, FanDuel wrote it “condemns in the strongest terms abusive behavior directed towards athletes. Threatening or […]

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2 w. ago French Open: Jannik Sinner drops just 3 games to extend Grand Slam unbeaten run

PARIS — When Jannik Sinner’s opponent in the French Open’s third round finally won a single game Saturday, the Court Suzanne-Lenglen crowd responded with a standing ovation. Sinner was simply too good on this day, extending his Grand Slam winning streak to 17 matches and looking very much like the No. 1-ranked man. Sinner dominated […]

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2 w. ago Toronto teen Victoria Mboko falls to Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen at French Open

It was a major step forward for Mboko in her Grand Slam main-draw debut.

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3 w. ago Montreal’s Diallo advances to French Open second round with upset of Cerundolo

Diallo made his Grand Slam main draw debut at last year's French Open where he lost in the first round to Japan's Kei Nishikori.

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3 w. ago Toronto teen Victoria Mboko breaks through to French Open main draw

PARIS — Victoria Mboko is into her first Grand Slam main draw after beating Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan 7-5, 6-3 in the final round of French Open qualifying Friday. The 18-year-old from Toronto hit two aces, converted six of nine break-point opportunities and closed the match in 93 minutes on Court 12. It’s the latest breakthrough […]

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