Tennis

Simon Cambers Jun 9, 2023, 02:44 PM ET The exact cause of Carlos Alcaraz‘s cramping, which he suffered during his French Open semifinal defeat by Novak Djokovic on Friday, will probably become fully apparent only in the days and weeks to come. But one thing is for sure, the stress the 20-year-old felt in playing

Simon Cambers Jun 9, 2022, 08:04 AM ET Get set for a women’s final of contrasting styles at the 2023 French Open on Saturday as two-time champion Iga Swiatek and first-time Slam finalist Karolina Muchova go head-to-head for the title. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Swiatek will be chasing her third title in Paris in four

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 8, 2023, 04:29 PM ET Aryna Sabalenka was one point away from reaching her first French Open final. Facing the unseeded Karolina Muchova in the semifinals on Thursday, she had battled back after losing the first set in a tiebreak, and now held a commanding lead at 5-2 in the decider.

Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 01:53 PM ET LONDON — Jack Draper will miss Wimbledon because of a shoulder injury that forced him out of the French Open. The 21-year-old British player said Thursday that he needs time to recover from his latest injury setback. On May 29 in the first round at Roland Garros,

Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 08:25 AM ET PARIS — Miyu Kato left behind the disappointment of her controversial disqualification in doubles by claiming the mixed doubles title at the French Open on Thursday. Playing with Tim Puetz of Germany, the pair defeated 2019 US Open singles champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada and Michael Venus

ESPN News Services Jun 7, 2023, 05:50 PM ET PARIS — Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud on Wednesday advanced to the French Open semifinals where they will meet on Friday. Third-seeded Novak Djokovic and top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz will meet in the other semifinal on Friday. Zverev rolled into the semifinals by beating unseeded Argentine Tomas

ESPN News Services Jun 7, 2023, 09:50 AM ET Top-ranked Iga Swiatek kept her French Open title defense on track with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Coco Gauff to reach the semifinals Wednesday. In a rematch of last year’s final, Swiatek recorded another straight-sets victory over the American player as she chases her third trophy

ESPN News Services Jun 6, 2023, 01:28 PM ET PARIS — Novak Djokovic, in his words, felt “quite sluggish, quite slow” for nearly two full sets against Karen Khachanov in the the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday. Afterward, Djokovic called it his worst stretch of the tournament, a fair assessment. He dropped the opening set, something

Associated Press Jun 6, 2023, 12:55 PM ET PARIS — French Open organizers will celebrate a Pride Day on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the first same-sex marriage in France. The country saw its first gay weddings in 2013 after then-President Francois Hollande signed a law authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples,

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 6, 2023, 09:16 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 PARIS — Coco Gauff has been on a journey of self-discovery in Paris. She’s figuring out what she

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 09:18 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Whatever sort of storylines you prefer, the French Open has provided. If you like powerhouses rolling toward huge late-round matchups, we’re still on pace for a Carlos Alcaraz–Novak Djokovic semifinal on the men’s side and an

ESPN News Services Jun 5, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Last year’s runner-up, Casper Ruud, fought his way into the quarterfinals of the French Open as he ended the resilience of Chile’s Nicolas Jarry in a lengthy 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5 victory Monday. The fourth seed from Norway struggled to keep things under control against clay-court

Associated Press Jun 5, 2023, 12:40 PM ET PARIS — Coco Gauff put aside a skinned knee and a bad stretch in the first set to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the third consecutive year with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Monday. Gauff grabbed a 5-2 lead against Schmiedlova, but

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2023, 09:44 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 PARIS — If Carlos Alcaraz is feeling the pressure of being the No. 1 seed at Roland Garros

ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 04:44 PM ET PARIS — World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka weathered a first-set implosion to beat American Sloane Stephens 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday and advance to the French Open quarterfinals. The Belarusian player gave Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion, no hope at the start, unleashing a variety

ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 11:17 AM ET Novak Djokovic inched closer to a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title by crushing Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the French Open quarterfinals. No. 3 Djokovic, who is currently tied with Rafael Nadal with 22 major titles, was untroubled by his 94th-ranked

Jun 4, 2023, 06:38 AM ET PARIS — Iga Swiatek underlined her credentials Saturday as a French Open favorite after serving up double bagels again with a 6-0, 6-0 win, but the world No. 1 refused to be swept up in the “Iga’s Bakery” social media craze. Swiatek thrashed Wang Xinyu without dropping a game

Jun 3, 2023, 10:40 AM ET Coco Gauff, last year’s runner-up, overcame a shaky start to end fellow teenager Mirra Andreeva‘s French Open run with a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1 victory Saturday to reach the fourth round. On a sunny afternoon, Gauff struggled to handle Russian Andreeva’s power before finding her stride to set up