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  • French Open 2022: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Mikael Ymer in straight units to achieve fourth spherical

    Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas comfortably reached the French Open final 16 on Saturday with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over Sweden’s Ninety fifth-ranked Mikael Ymer.

    French Open: Tsitsipas beats Mikael Ymer in straight units to achieve fourth spherical (AP Photo)

    HIGHLIGHTSStefanos Tsitsipas comfortably reached the French Open final 16Tsitsipas scripted a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over Ninety fifth-ranked Mikael YmerTsitsipas now leads the Head-to-head document 4-0 vs Ymer

    Fourth seed and 2021 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas cruised into the final 16 of the French Open final 16 on Saturday with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over Sweden’s Ninety fifth-ranked Mikael Ymer.

    This was the fourth assembly between each the gamers and Tsitsipas now leads the head-to-head document 3-0. They final met on the Australian Open this 12 months with Tsitsipas successful the sport 6-2, 6-4, 6-3. He will face both Holger Rune or Hugo Gaston.

    Hubert Hurkacz, the twelfth seed, superior to the fourth spherical for the primary time with a powerful 7-5 6-2 6-1 win over David Goffin.

    “Lot of good rallies from my side. We have a history, playing Mike from the juniors. We played each other a lot,” Tsitsipas mentioned on court docket, including that he loved the sunny and drier circumstances on Saturday.

    “It was a good game for myself. I think I played really well and topped it off with some pretty good, patient tennis.”

    Tsitsipas used his forehand to nice impact to pin Ymer behind the baseline and broke his opponent’s serve twice in every of the primary two units and one other thrice within the third.

    Ymer, ranked Ninety fifth on the earth, didn’t assist his trigger by committing 26 unforced errors in the course of the one hour 32 minute contest.

    Tsitsipas will meet Denmark’s Holger Rune or native hope Hugo Gaston for a spot within the quarter-finals.

  • Nadal stays heading in the right direction for potential Djokovic conflict in quarter-finals

    Rafael Nadal hammered Dutch twenty sixth seed Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-2 6-4 within the French Open third spherical on Friday to stay heading in the right direction for a possible mouth-watering showdown towards world primary Novak Djokovic within the quarter-finals.

    Nadal has 13 Roland Garros titles amongst his 21 majors — the best amongst males — however the Spaniard was denied final 12 months when he went down within the semi-finals to eventual champion Djokovic.

    Around the identical time on close by Court Philippe Chatrier, the Serb additionally placed on a prolific show to e-book his spot within the fourth spherical with a 6-3 6-3 6-2 win over Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene to remain within the hunt for a record-equalling twenty first main.

    While Djokovic will subsequent meet Argentine Diego Schwartzman, Nadal will tackle Canadian ninth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime earlier than their potential conflict within the final eight.

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    Business as ordinary 💼@RafaelNadal defeats Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to succeed in the fourth spherical at #RolandGarros for the seventeenth time. pic.twitter.com/WL0vnf4LTo

    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 27, 2022

    Van de Zandschulp started the match on a robust footing, breaking Nadal’s serve within the first recreation, however the Spaniard’s supply appeared virtually impregnable for the rest of the competition on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

    In his first profession assembly towards the Dutchman, Nadal dictated phrases from method behind the baseline, absorbing his opponent’s energy after which bringing out his venomous forehand when required.

    Van de Zandschulp, presently at a career-high rating of twenty ninth, staged a short fightback within the third set when he received three video games in a row from 4-0 down however Nadal, who will flip 36 subsequent week, had the cushion to not be threatened.

    Nadal broke the 26-year-old’s service twice in every of the three units, hit 25 winners whereas protecting a lid on his unforced errors. The left-hander closed out the competition with an overhead smash down the center on his second match level.

    “I had my chance with a break point for 5-0 then match was over but he made a great second serve,” Nadal mentioned on court docket.

    “Then I played a bad game with my serve and he started to play aggressive and you feel a bit of nerves to finish the match.
    “Straight sets, it was my best match of the tournament for two sets and a half.”

    Djokovic advances

    Defending champion Novak Djokovic recorded one other straight-set victory and can face Diego Schwartzman for a spot within the quarterfinals on the French Open.

    Smooth crusing ⛵@DjokerNole is thru to his thirteenth consecutive fourth spherical at#RolandGarros defeating Bedene 6-3, 6-3 6-2. pic.twitter.com/wVOz9Brcfm

    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 27, 2022

    The top-ranked Djokovic beat Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 at Court Philippe Chatrier in 1 hour, 44 minutes — the quickest of his three wins.

    Schwartzman’s 0-6 file towards Djokovic features a five-setter within the third spherical on the 2017 French Open. The Argentine is seeded fifteenth.

    The 20-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t misplaced within the third spherical at Roland Garros since 2009.

  • French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal units up assembly with Felix Auger-Aliassime and uncle Toni in 4th spherical

    Rafael Nadal hammered Dutch twenty sixth seed Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 within the French Open third spherical on Friday.

    Nadal stays on the right track for attainable Djokovic conflict in quarter-finals in Paris (AP Photo)

    HIGHLIGHTSRafael Nadal maintained his good set report at Roland GarrosNadal moved to the fourth spherical to face Felix Auger-AliassimeNadal scripted dominant 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Botic van de Zandschulp

    Rafael Nadal maintained his good set report at Roland Garros with a dominant 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Botic van de Zandschulp. Nadal moved to the fourth spherical to face Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat Filip Krajinovic 7-6(3), 7-6(2), 7-5 in a match that concluded minutes earlier than the Spaniard’s.

    Auger-Aliassime is coached by Nadal’s uncle, Toni Nadal, along with Frederic Fontang. “Uncle Toni” coached his nephew Nadal from childhood and was part of his group till stepping away in 2017.

    Nadal broke the 26-year-old’s service twice in every of the three units, hit 25 winners whereas protecting a lid on his unforced errors. The left-hander closed out the competition with an overhead smash down the center on his second match level.

    “I had my chance with a breakpoint for 5-0, then match was over but he made a great second serve,” Nadal mentioned on court docket. “Then I played a bad game with my serve and he started to play aggressive and you feel a bit of nerves to finish the match.

    “Straight units, it was my finest match of the event for 2 units and a half.”

    This win saved Nadal on the right track for a possible mouth-watering showdown towards World No.1 Novak Djokovic within the quarter-finals.

    Nadal has 13 Roland Garros titles amongst his 21 majors — the best amongst males — however the Spaniard was denied final 12 months when he went down within the semi-finals to eventual champion Djokovic.

  • Five units separate males from boys

    The first week of a Grand Slam normally units the tone for the remainder of the fortnight. The males’s draw – performed within the best-of-five-sets format – normally produces predictable, lopsided outcomes, whereas the best-of-three girls’s draw throws up loads of upsets.

    Roland Garros has stayed true to that this week. Taylor Fritz, seeded thirteenth, is the highest-ranked males’s participant to fall thus far, whereas solely three of the highest eight seeds are left within the girls’s draw. Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova – nonetheless reeling from an elbow damage – needed to withdraw after testing constructive for Covid-19.

    There have been calls to put off the best-of-five format altogether. Due to lengthy matches and sophisticated schedules, tennis has struggled to compete with different sports activities for youthful viewership, and the likes of Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev have referred to as for a format change prior to now. Invariably, the best-of-three format throws up extra upsets, however as has been the case within the first week in Paris, the higher participant over the long term is favoured over 5.

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    The psychological and bodily effort

    Carlos Alcaraz – who’s within the distinctive, albeit difficult, place of arriving at a Major because the favorite regardless of being a teen – prevailed in 5 units over compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Wednesday. He did, nonetheless, present that he felt the load of expectations. The 19-year-old struggled to deal with his opponent’s heavy forehand, made one a number of errors on his backhand aspect, and the timing was off on his two greatest strengths – the highly effective forehand and the normally well-disguised drop shot.

    Alcaraz trailed 2-1 in units earlier than he was in a position to reset mentally, save a match level within the fourth set and win it in 5, and placed on a present on Court Simonne Mathieu utilizing his pure energy and court docket protection. Alcaraz’s triumph of grit and perseverance confirmed that regardless of all his evident expertise to win in best-of-three matches, it takes one thing extra to win at a Major.

    Carlos Alcaraz with top-of-the-line performs you’ll see all day 🎇

    The 19-year previous is presently +250 to take dwelling the gold at Roland Garros 🏆pic.twitter.com/nMHI1mdn6T

    — Caesars Sportsbook (@CaesarsSports activities) May 25, 2022

    Two different high weapons wanted to supply five-set comebacks in Paris this week. Last yr’s finalist and fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas overturned a two-set deficit within the first spherical in opposition to Lorenzo Musetti on Tuesday. The Italian – whose one-handed backhand has already produced loads of highlight-reel moments in his younger profession – was additionally 2-0 up over Djokovic final yr. While the final three units weren’t as lopsided as they have been in opposition to the Serb – Musetti even had an early break within the fourth this time – his legs gave approach earlier than the extra skilled Tsitsipas dug deep to win 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.

    What. A. Comeback.

    Alexander Zverev rallies from two units down AND saves a match level to advance. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/PalANHQbMC

    — US Open Tennis (@usopen) May 25, 2022

    Third seed Alexander Zverev was additionally pressured to overturn a two-set deficit within the second spherical in opposition to Sebastian Baez. After rapidly racing to a two-set lead, the Argentine had a match level within the fifth, earlier than Zverev weathered the storm and received 2-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5. “You just have to find a way,” the German mentioned in his post-match press convention. “You talk about mental strength, you talk about some players — the greats, Roger, Rafa, Novak – they always find a way in the most difficult moments.”

    For the 2 units to like lead 🤌

    Bravo, @steftsitsipas #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/eEP47F4ltZ

    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2022

    ‘Big 3’ domination

    Men’s tennis’ fabled ‘Big 3’ –Nadal, Djokovic and Federer – and the race amongst them for the Grand Slam file, have dominated the narrative in males’s tennis lately. Nadal presently leads with 21 Majors, whereas Federer and Djokovic have 20.

    If Majors have been best-of-three although, they’d nonetheless probably be far forward of the chasing pack. Both Nadal and Federer have come again from trailing positions thrice to win a Major, whereas Djokovic has plotted a comeback a whopping six instances. The trio even have a exceptional variety of five-set wins to their identify. Djokovic leads with 36, whereas Federer has received 33 and Nadal 24.

    The Serb’s superior file in comebacks and five-set wins would hardly be a shock to his followers, given the trademark bodily and psychological resilience that has come to outline his legacy. His file can also be proof that the perfect gamers – few can argue Djokovic is among the greatest in historical past – are rewarded over 5 units.

    The Big 3’s rivalry with one another has been outlined by a few of the greatest five-set matches of the trendy period.

  • French Open 2022: Angelique Kerber, Belinda Bencic knocked out in third spherical, Coco Gauff progresses

    3-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber was knocked out of French Open 2022 within the ladies’s singles third spherical. Kerber misplaced to World No. 47 Aliaksandra Sasnovich in straight units at Court Simmone Mathieu on Friday, May 27.

    Belarusian Sasnovch, who’s enjoying underneath a impartial flag, has been making heads flip at Roland Garros after having eradicated US Open champion Emma Raducanu within the second set.

    She subsequent faces Italian participant Martina Trevisan, whose greatest outcome at a Grand Slam was the quarterfinals at Roland Garros two years in the past.

    LEYLAH OUSTS BENCIC

    Meanwhile, US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez reached the fourth spherical on the French Open for the primary time.

    Playing on the middle courtroom, Philipe Chatriier, Leylah didn’t get overwhelmed by the sense of the event as she defeated Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic 7-5, 3-6, 7-5.

    Leylah is bidding to script historical past as the very best outcome for a Canadian girl on the French Open has been a semi-final finishfor Eugine Bouchard in 2014.

    The Seventeenth-seeded Fernandez broke Bencic within the eleventh recreation of the deciding set and served out the match. She had saved two set factors within the opener.

    Fernandez subsequent faces 20-year-old Amanda Anisimova, who reached the Roland Garros semifinals in 2019.

    Coco Gauff into the 4th spherical

    Coco Gauff reached the fourth spherical on the French Open by beating Kaia Kanepi.

    The 18-year-old Gauff, the youngest remaining girl within the draw, defeated the 36-year-old Kanepi, the oldest remaining girl, 6-3, 6-4.

    The younger American is attempting to enhance on her quarterfinal run at Roland Garros a yr in the past.

    Gauff had six aces — and 5 double-faults — whereas her Estonian opponent made 29 unforced errors. The teenager has not dropped a set in her first three matches.

    Gauff subsequent faces No. 31 Elise Mertens.

  • French Open controversy: Watch Romanian Begu scares little one in crowd after racket outburst

    Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu was fortunate to flee a default for bouncing her racket into the gang on Thursday earlier than occurring to beat thirtieth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on the French Open and advance to the third spherical.

    The 31-year-old Begu, ranked 63rd on the planet, threw her racket down in frustration after falling down a break within the deciding third set and it bounced off her seating space into the courtside seats on Court 13 at Roland Garros.

    The racket didn’t appear to hit anybody however triggered a toddler to cry loudly with play halted because the chair umpire referred to as on the supervisor to intervene.

    Irina-Camelia Begu on the racquet incident earlier in the present day:

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    “I didn’t want to hit that racquet, you know…you hit the clay with the racquet but you never expect to fly that much. It was embarrassing moment for me & I just want to end it and not talk about it and apologize again.” pic.twitter.com/GfJU8kqw5g

    — Musab (@Musab_Abid) May 26, 2022

    Begu was, nevertheless, let off with a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct and didn’t let the incident have an effect on her play as she beat Russian Alexandrova 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 to e book a gathering towards French wildcard Leolia Jeanjean.

    The Romanian gave the impression to be in regret instantly following the incident and after finishing the victory she hugged and consoled the kid and picked him as much as pose for footage.

    Irina-Camelia Begu simply bounced her racket into the gang, supervisor has been referred to as. pic.twitter.com/EiIBNDAH2I

    — Damian Kust (@damiankust) May 26, 2022

    Tennis followers on social media questioned the choice to permit Begu to proceed enjoying, pointing at Novak Djokovic’s disqualification from the 2020 U.S. Open after the Serb inadvertently hit a line choose with a ball after dropping a degree.

    Horrible scenes as Begu’s racquet went flying into the gang. I don’t understand how she was allowed to proceed? @rolandgarros #Begu pic.twitter.com/ipjqBlYPL2

    — Ella Ling (@EllaLing23) May 26, 2022

    German Alexander Zverev was additionally kicked out of the ATP 500 event in Acapulco in February after he repeatedly smashed his racket towards the umpire’s chair following a defeat in doubles.

  • French Open 2022: Iga Swiatek seals thirtieth win in a row, beats Alison Riske to succeed in third spherical

    French Open 2022: World primary and 2020 champion Iga Swiatek reached the third spherical with a dominant 6-0, 6-2 win over American Alison Riske.

    Roland Garros: Iga Swiatek demolishes Alison Riske to march into spherical three (Reuters Photo)

    HIGHLIGHTSIga Swiatek reached the third spherical with a dominant 6-0, 6-2 winSwiatek, the favorite to win the title in Paris, is on a 30-match unbeaten streakMarin Cilic recovered from a set right down to beat Marton Fucsovics

    World No.1 Iga Swiatek registered her thirtieth consecutive win to beat American Alison Riske 6-0, 6-2 and attain the third spherical of the French Open on Thursday. Swiatek, the favorite to win the title in Paris, is on a 30-match unbeaten streak.

    The World No.1 by no means regarded unsure, speeding to a one-set lead in 20 minutes. Riske was ready to avoid wasting face, holding her serve twice within the second set, but it surely was of no concern to Swiatek, who eased to victory.

    “I’m pretty happy. Happy to play solid tennis. It’s my first singles match on Lenglen and it was a pleasure,” Swiatek mentioned.

    “Just being focused and to put pressure on my opponent so I have the initiative at the start of the rallies. I’m getting better and better at it but I’m still not an expert.”

    Next up for Swiatek is Danka Kovinic of Montenegro with the draw wanting more and more beneficial for the Pole, following the early eliminations of defending champion Barbora Krejcikova, Tunisian sixth seed Ons Jabeur and Greek world quantity three Maria Sakkari.

    In the lads’s draw, twentieth seed Marin Cilic recovered from a set right down to beat Marton Fucsovics 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 in a match that went on for almost three hours.

  • French Open 2022: No. 1 Iga Swiatek wins thirtieth in a row

    Make that 30 in a row for Iga Swiatek.

    The top-ranked Swiatek routed Alison Riske 6-0, 6-2 to succeed in the third spherical of the French Open.

    It’s the longest profitable streak in ladies’s tennis since Serena Williams gained 34 in a row in 2013.

    The 2020 French Open champion compiled a 23-6 edge in winners over her Forty third-ranked American opponent.

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    The 20-year-old Polish participant hasn’t misplaced in additional than three months.

    Iga Świątek proceed tranquillement son chemin.

    Elle passe au troisième tour de #RolandGarros et signe en même temps sa trentième victoire d’affilée sur le circuit. pic.twitter.com/GMRnwSwGL6

    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2022

    On the lads’s facet, Twelfth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz beat Marco Cecchinato 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to succeed in the third spherical.

    Elsewhere, Madison Keys superior to the third spherical at Roland Garros after beating Caroline Garcia 6-4, 7-6 (3).

    The 2017 U.S. Open runner-up relied on her dominant serve to get previous her French opponent on Court Philippe Chatrier.

    The Twenty second-seeded American will subsequent face Sixteenth-seeded Elena Rybakina, the one lady with extra aces than Keys this season.

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    Keys at one level bought her necklace caught in her hair so chair umpire Jaume Campistol helped her untangle it.

    Keys is making her tenth look on the French Open and reached the semifinals 4 years in the past.

    No. 3 Paula Badosa has grow to be the primary lady seeded within the high 10 to succeed in the third spherical at Roland Garros this yr.

    Badosa went down a break to open the third set of her match in opposition to 68th-ranked Kaja Juvan earlier than regrouping to seize 4 video games in a row and was on her strategy to a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 victory at Court Suzanne Lenglen that took greater than two hours.

    Badosa’s finest exhibiting at a Grand Slam event was a quarterfinal look on the 2021 French Open.

    She will face No. 29 Veronika Kudermetova subsequent.

    All 5 of the ladies seeded within the high 10 and positioned on the underside half of the draw are already out of the sphere. Badosa is within the high half, the place No. 8 Karolina Pliskova misplaced earlier Thursday.

  • French Open 2022: Coco Gauff sails into third spherical, Raducanu loses

    American teenager Coco Gauff superior to the third spherical of the French Open by beating Alison van Uytvanck of Belgium 6-1, 7-6 (4). The 18-year-old Gauff is attempting to enhance on her quarterfinal run on the French Open final yr — her greatest outcome at a serious.

    Gauff twice fell behind by two video games within the second set however broke again each occasions. The American compelled three errors from Van Uytvanck within the tiebreaker. The 28-year-old Van Uytvanck’s greatest outcome at a Grand Slam match was reaching the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in 2015. Gauff is the youngest participant remaining within the draw and celebrated her highschool commencement this week with footage on the Eiffel Tower. U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is out of the French Open within the second spherical.

    The 19-year-old Raducanu misplaced to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Sasnovich received 12 of 14 service factors within the second set en path to her sixteenth profession victory over a top-20 participant. The Twelfth-seeded Raducanu did not convert on 5 break-point possibilities at 1-1 within the third set. Sasnovich superior to the third spherical at Roland Garros for the primary time. This is her seventh look.

    The 28-year-old Sasnovich had additionally crushed Raducanu at Indian Wells final yr within the Briton’s first match after successful the title at Flushing Meadows. Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus reached the third spherical on the French Open by beating Andrea Petkovic 6-1, 7-6 (3).

    The Fifteenth-seeded Azarenka had solely 13 unforced errors to Petkovic’s 42. Azarenka has twice received the Australian Open and was a semifinalist at Roland Garros in 2013. The 34-year-old Petkovic reached the French Open semifinals in 2014 however has not been past the third spherical at any Grand Slam since then. She is a five-time clay-court champion on the tour.

  • French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal and all of his aches and pains attain 2nd spherical

    Rafael Nadal, the 13-time champion at Roland Garros beat Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 within the first spherical on Court Philippe Chatrier.

    “Stop!”

    Catch the digicam 😂#RolandGarros | @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/Y1hkWJZIRU

    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 23, 2022

    Nadal gained his males’s-record twenty first Grand Slam title on the Australian Open however he has solely lately returned from a rib harm that has bothered him since March.

    He has additionally been coping with power ache in his left foot. That stored him out of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open final 12 months, and bothered him once more throughout a loss on clay in Rome this month.

    Nadal will subsequent face Corentin Moutet, a French wild-card entry who beat 2015 French Open champion Stan Wawrinka 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

    Stan Wawrinka crashes out

    Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka misplaced within the first spherical of the French Open to native wild-card entry Corentin Moutet.

    Moutet beat the 2015 French Open champion 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

    Wawrinka had performed solely 4 tour-level matches this season earlier than the French Open, successful two and dropping two. He missed most of final season after having surgical procedure on his left foot.

    The 37-year-old Swiss participant additionally gained the Australian Open in 2014 and the U.S. Open in 2016.