Tennis

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 31, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — When Peyton Stearns realized she had forgotten to sign up for the qualifying draw at the Italian Open earlier this month, she was annoyed with herself, and frustrated to miss the opportunity to play in one of the bigger tournaments during

Associated Press May 31, 2024, 11:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami has promoted longtime women’s tennis coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews to the new role of director of the school’s men’s and women’s tennis programs, a move that will give her oversight of both teams while continuing to coach the women. It

ESPN News Services May 30, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Defending champion Novak Djokovic was briefly made to work hard by unseeded Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena before sealing a routine 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory and motoring into the French Open third round on Thursday. Djokovic has been some way from his convincing best

ESPN News Services May 30, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina stayed out of the rain and moved into the third round of the French Open on Thursday. The second-seeded Sabalenka beat Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima 6-2, 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier as

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 30, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Spectators will not be allowed to drink alcohol in the stands at Roland

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 29, 2024, 04:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Facing match point and the earliest exit of her career at the French Open, world No. 1 and two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek proved why she remains the best in the world on clay with an incredible comeback performance over a

ESPN News Services May 29, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Iga Swiatek played like the current No. 1 and the two-time defending champion at the French Open. No surprise there. That Naomi Osaka looked like the former No. 1 that she is — and on clay, no less — amounted to

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 29, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sloane Stephens still remembers what it was like walking into the locker room at some of her first tournaments on the WTA Tour. She was 16 when she made her main draw debut, and it was intimidating to be surrounded by so many

Associated Press May 28, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Ignore the straight-set score: Novak Djokovic was not quite at his impervious best in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday night, and his 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert might not have been enough to alter the

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 28, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Dan Evans lost in straight sets to No.13 seed Holger Rune on Tuesday. Getty PARIS —

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 28, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Iga Swiatek was just hours removed from becoming a Grand Slam champion when she was first asked about Naomi Osaka. It was three questions into her news conference after defeating Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 for the pandemic-delayed 2020 French Open title,

May 27, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Australia’s tale of Roland Garros woe has plumbed new depths with Max Purcell missing out on six match points before finally losing his first-round match in bewildering fashion following a stirring comeback. But the shattered Purcell, who defended how he delivered an underarm serve on one

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 27, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — THE CHEERS and shouts of “Vamos Rafa!” started even before the first glimpse

ESPN News Services May 27, 2024, 09:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Iga Swiatek began her bid for a third consecutive French Open title with a straightforward 6-1, 6-2 victory over Leolia Jeanjean on Monday, stretching her winning streak to 13 matches. Swiatek, who has been ranked No. 1 for nearly every week

Associated Press May 26, 2024, 08:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — A French player at the French Open was allowed to continue his first-round match without being penalized after hitting a ball angrily and accidentally striking a spectator in the stands at one of the event’s smaller courts Sunday. Terence Atmane, a 22-year-old

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 26, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Andy Murray suffered a first-round exit at the French Open as he fell

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 26, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal broke math. That is the best compliment I can possibly think to give to an athlete in any sport. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Numbers are how I make sense of the

Associated Press May 25, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LYON, France — Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard completed a dream week when the French wild card won his maiden ATP title in just his fourth tour event Saturday — in his birth city to boot. Mpetshi Perricard, 20, saved a match point in the tiebreaker