Tennis

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, June 2, 2023Making transferring melody is Lorenzo Sonego's passion.Tuning into the musical muse, Sonego rocked Court Lenglen and shocked seventh-seeded Andrey Rublev within the course of.Djokovic: Drama-Free Slam Can't Happen for MeA resilient Sonego rallied from a two-set deficit for the primary time in his profession toppling Rublev 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 to roar into the Roland Garros fourth spherical for the second time.Afterward, Sonego stated it took his greatest to spark his impressed comeback."I played I think my best tennis, yeah, this year," Sonego stated. "Yeah, there was a lot of things in my mind, but I tried to stay focused every point and enjoy the moment. The crowd helped me a lot during the match. And I think I played m...

PARIS (AP) - Two years after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open when she was fined, then threatened with disqualification, for skipping information conferences, one other high tennis participant - No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion - was allowed to keep away from the normal postmatch session open to all accredited journalists and as a substitute communicate Friday with what was described as a “pool” of chosen questioners. ...

By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Friday, June 2, 2023American Taylor Fritz might have simply change into France’s “Enemy No. 1” at the very least for the remainder of his time at this yr’s Roland Garros.That was after Fritz beat the final Frenchman standing within the singles attract a dramatic and rowdy second spherical match Thursday night time.Djokovic: Drama-Free Slam Can't Happen for MeThe No. 9 seed Fritz battled previous World No. 78 Arthur Rinderknech 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in an evening match on Court Suzanne Lenglen. 🤫 Taylor Fritz doesn't care about your emotions...📹 @eurosport | #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/hkDNLIXtD2 — The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) June 2, 2023 Despite the forwards and backwards tense match, the true drama began within the remaining video games of the fourth...

Jessica Pegula shortly gathered her belongings and marched out of Court Philippe Chatrier after a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Elise Mertens within the third spherical Friday on the French Open, a far earlier exit than the No. 3-seeded American has been used to at Grand Slam tournaments these days. ...

Babolat introduced its Grand Slam champions out to show a youngsters clinic in Paris.US Open champions Carlos Alcaraz and Dominic Thiem and Toni Nadal, uncle and authentic coach of Rafa Nadal, hosted a youngsters clinic in Paris.Djokovic: Drama-Free Slam Can't Happen for MeThe clinic shared a few of Toni Nadal's championship teaching with the youngsters and helped launched Babolat's new racquet line designed particularly for teenagers aged 4 to 12.Working with scientists, coaches and behavioral specialists in France and America, the Lyon- based mostly model has now introduced out an entire vary of racquets conceived, designed and developed with the particular wants of 4-12 year-olds in thoughts.The fortunate taking part juniors have been chosen from Parisian tennis associations, Yann...

PARIS — Mirra Andreeva is the newest teen sensation in tennis, a 16-year-old Russian who's the youngest participant to win a match within the ladies’s principal draw at the French Open since 2005. ...

LONDON — Emma Raducanu, the 2021 U.S. Open champion, will not work with Sebastian Sachs, who had been her fifth coach prior to now two years. Raduca...

Washington’s Citi Open is combining with California’s Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, elevating the week-long match’s place on the tennis calendar and ushering in a brand new identify. ...

By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Thursday, June 1, 2023 The long-running tennis event in Washington, D.C. introduced a brand new sponsor and a brand new format in time for its 54th version beginning on July 29.   Tournament organizers revealed the newly-named Mubadala Citi DC Open will happen beginning on July twenty ninth.The new occasion would be the first and solely mixed ATP and WTA 500 occasion on the calendar.   The occasion combines final 12 months’s San Jose WTA 250 occasion and the ATP/WTA occasion in Washington D.C. ATP gamers have competed in D.C. for the reason that event’s starting in 1969. The WTA tour joined the occasion in 2012, albeit in a unique tier designation. Now each ATP and WTA occasions will likely be on the identical 500 stage.   One of the nation’s most...

PARIS (AP) — Elena Rybakina’s consolation on clay improved as she eased into the third spherical on the French Open by beating one other Czech Republic teenager on Thursday. ...