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Roland Garros: Seyboth Wild Upsets Daniil Medvedev, books place in round two
  • May 30, 2023
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Roland Garros: Seyboth Wild Upsets Daniil Medvedev, books place in round two

Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild earned the biggest win of his career Tuesday when he stunned World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller at Roland Garros. Seyboth Wild was making his debut in Paris but showed little sign of nerves on Court Philippe Chatrier, swinging freely throughout the four-hour, 15-minute clash to upset

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Roland Garros: Casper Ruud Races Into Second Round with win over Elias Ymer

Roland Garros: Casper Ruud Races Into Second Round with win over Elias Ymer

Last year’s Roland Garros finalist Casper Ruud is up and running at the clay-court major in 2023, dispatching Swedish qualifier Elias Ymer 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round for the sixth consecutive season. The fourth seed, who lost against Rafael Nadal in the title match 12 months ago, quickly found his range on

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Spalletti Declares Break From Football

Spalletti Declares Break From Football

Napoli’s coach, Luciano Spalletti has announced his immediate leave from Napoli at the end of the Serie A season after leading the club to their first league title since Maradona’s era. Spalletti said this at the Italian national team’s Coverciano training centre, where he also confirmed that he’d take time away from football and would

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Roland Garros: World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz Opens Campaign with Victory Over Flavio Cobolli

Roland Garros: World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz Opens Campaign with Victory Over Flavio Cobolli

Carlos Alcaraz wasted little time getting his Roland Garros title quest underway on Monday when he raced past Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to reach the second round. The 20-year-old Alcaraz is the top seed at a Grand Slam for the first time and the youngest in Paris since a then-19-year-old Bjorn Borg in

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Roland Garros: Cameron Norrie Downs Paire In Five-Set Thriller While Fognini Upsets Felix

Roland Garros: Cameron Norrie Downs Paire In Five-Set Thriller While Fognini Upsets Felix

Cameron Norrie earned a dramatic first-round win on Monday at Roland Garros, where he clawed past Frenchman Benoit Paire in a five-set thriller. The British lefty fought hard throughout the three-hour, 36-minute clash, triumphing 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. The 14th seed showed great agility to handle Paire’s court craft and he rallied from 2-4

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