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PARIS (AP) — Two weeks in the past, earlier than the beginning of play on the French Open, the brackets had been set for the match, and one attainable semifinal matchup instantly demanded consideration: No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, the Next Big Thing in males’s tennis, in opposition to No. 3 Novak Djokovic, the Current Big Thing in males’s tennis. ...

PARIS — Novak Djokovic, in his phrases, felt “quite sluggish, quite slow” for almost two full units in opposition to Karen Khachanov within the the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday. ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, June 6, 2023Carlos Alcaraz turned out the lights on Stefanos Tsitispas' Roland Garros.The fifth-seeded Greek cited a skewed sleep schedule, melatonin and his personal lethargy for the 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(5) quarterfinal shellacking he suffered to the top-seeded Spaniard.More: Politics and Tennis Continue to Collide at Roland GarrosAfterward, Tsitsipas mentioned he felt like he was sleepwalking on court docket for 2 units."I'm just happy to be playing tennis. It wasn't really that much fun out there in the first two sets," Tsitsipas mentioned afterward. "I felt completely off, kind of like sleeping in a way. I just wish it never happens again. It sucks."US Open champion defeated Australian Open finalist Tsitsipas for the fifth time in as many con...

Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Muchova are within the French Open semifinals for the primary time. The second-seeded Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svito...

PARIS — Aryna Sabalenka smacked a forehand winner to succeed in the French Open semifinals for the primary time, then strode ahead. Placing each palms atop the web tape, she leaned ahead and stared straight at Elina Svitolina, her Ukrainian opponent. ...

PARIS — French Open organizers will have a good time a “Pride Day” on Wednesday to mark the tenth anniversary of the primary same-sex marriage in France. ...

PARIS — French Open tennis participant Miyu Kato forfeited all of her about $23,000 in prize cash and rankings factors from girls’s doubles as a result of she unintentionally hit a ball lady within the neck with a ball after some extent throughout a match, however she is allowed to maintain taking part in combined doubles. ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, June 6, 2023Aryna Sabalenka ended Elina Svitolina's impressed run for her first Roland Garros semifinal.Svitolina issued a parting shot following the Belarusian's 6-4, 6-4 triumph right now.More: Politics and Tennis Continue to Collide at Roland GarrosUkrainian Svitolina has refused to shake arms with Russian or Belarusian opponents since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022.At the conclusion of right now's match, Sabalenka, regardless of figuring out Svitolina's stance, stood at web as if awaiting the handshake.Some followers in Court Philippe Chatrier, apparently unaware of Svitolina's place, booed on the no handshake.Afterward, Svitolina stated followers boos did not shock her, however Sabalenka's stand did shock."My initial r...

PARIS — Coco Gauff might have hoped for the simple method out. Ever because the French Open bracket decided that the 19-year-old Floridian may find yourself in a quarterfinal in opposition to Iga Swiatek, maybe it might have been comprehensible if Gauff wished to keep away from that individual matchup. ...

DENVER — They use the courtroom as their canvas, seeing passing lanes and paths to victory that others of their sports merely can't. For Novak Djoko...