Novak Djokovic’s 2023 Roland Garros blueprint: Hang tough in the face of a quick start from your opponent, raise your level at key moments to assume control, and accelerate away to victory. It was more of the same on Tuesday in Paris as the third seed braved an early barrage from Karen Khachanov before
Continue ReadingElina Svitolina’s spectacular return to Grand Slam tennis was ended on Tuesday by world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka, who triumphed 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of Roland-Garros. Unsurprisingly, the Ukrainian snubbed the Belarusian’s offer of a handshake at the net. Svitolina will return to the Top 75 of the WTA rankings when the next
Continue ReadingHolger Rune became a five-set winner for the first time in dramatic circumstances on Monday at Roland Garros, where the sixth-seeded Dane overcame Francisco Cerundolo and physical issues to clinch a 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(10-7) fourth-round victory. Rune prevailed in a three-hour, 59-minute encounter of fluctuating quality by claiming a nail-biting deciding set
Continue ReadingCasper Ruud knows how to hang tough at Roland Garros. Repeatedly placed under pressure by Nicolas Jarry in the pair’s fourth-round clash Monday in Paris, the fourth seed battled to a 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-5 victory. Ruud saved 14 of 17 break points across three tightly contested sets to reach his third major quarter-final. The Norwegian prevailed in a first-set
Continue ReadingCarlos Alcaraz completed a revenge mission in style Sunday at Roland Garros, where the top seed cruised past Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 with a scintillating fourth-round performance at the clay-court major. The Spaniard responded to losing the opening two games of the match by claiming 18 of the next 23 to seal a
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