2 w. ago Emma Raducanu feeling ‘pretty good’ as she steps up Wimbledon preparations

The 22-year-old has been hindered by persistent back spasms.

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3 w. ago Coco Gauff responds to Aryna Sabalenka over ‘not fair’ French Open final claim

In an extraordinary press conference, Sabalenka said Gauff would have lost to Iga Swiatek and said the French Open winner had been ‘framing’ balls during the final

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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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3 w. ago French Open 2025: Iga Swiatek beats Elena Rybakina in thriller as Aryna Sabalenka eases into quarter

Swiatek has not lost at Roland Garros since 2021

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3 w. ago Iga Swiatek stages stunning comeback to reach French Open quarter

Defending champion beats Elena Rybakina 1-6, 6-3, 7-5Swiatek to face Elina Svitolina in last eightAfter another sad second serve rebounded off the top of the net and floated out on a break point, Iga Swiatek turned to her support team and frantically gestured her rage. She had simply not shown up. As Elena Rybakina bulldozed through the early stages of their highly anticipated fourth-round tussle, Swiatek trailed 6-1, 2-0 and her hopes of victory were fading.For much of this year, Swiatek has struggled to find her form when forced into difficult positions against her toughest rivals. However, she showed her resilience here with a supreme 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 statement win against the 12th seed Elena Rybakina, to return to the quarter-finals of the French Open. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Iga Swiatek survives Elena Rybakina blitz to progress at French Open: ‘It was like playing Jannik Sinner’

Rybakina produced a scary start with her incredible ball-striking but Swiatek battled back to take victory in three sets

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