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PARIS — Unable to sleep the evening earlier than her first-round match on the French Open towards Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, the Grand Slam event’s No. 2 seed, Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine checked her cellphone at 5 a.m. Sunday and noticed disturbing information again dwelling in Kyiv. ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, May 28, 2023Speed kills; in Carlos Alcaraz's case tempo is profound.The speedy progress of Alcaraz's psychological sport is a key element to his rise to world No. 1, says coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.More: Alcaraz, Djokovic in Same Half of Roland Garros DrawMeeting the media in Paris in the present day on the twentieth anniversary of his 2003 Roland Garros sweep of Martin Verkerk, former world No. 1 Ferrero says Alcaraz is "definitely" higher now than final season when he received his maiden main in New York and made historical past because the youngest-ever year-end ATP No. 1.The 20-year-old Alcaraz's psychological maturity is the primary motive, says Ferrero."As a person, I would say he's more mature. He's 20 now, and of course also when you...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, May 28, 2023The French Open subject is vast open, although one man stands as favourite, says Casper Ruud.The 2022 Roland Garros runner-up cites world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz as the final word favourite in 14-time champion Rafa Nadal's absence.More: Alcaraz, Djokovic in Same Half of Roland Garros Draw"It's open," Ruud informed the media at Roland Garros. "I would say Alcaraz is, to me, the biggest favorite because he has won a slam before last year."Then him or Novak must be type of the final word favourite as a result of Novak has received so many occasions. This 12 months's clay season has been possibly not what he anticipated, however I'm positive he has good confidence understanding that he is received 22 slams already, and all the opposite...