MADRID — Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will play doubles together for Spain at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Spanish tennis federation said Wednesday. The announcement comes three days after the 21-year-old Alcaraz won the French Open for the first time — earning his third Grand Slam trophy. Alcaraz is widely seen as the heir … Read more
On Sunday in Paris, a four-hour-and-19-minute men’s final yielded a first-time French Open champion: world number three Carlos Alcaraz bested Alexander Zverev of Germany in five stirring sets, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2. Going into today’s match, the stakes were high for both players: while Alcaraz told reporters that he wanted to add his name … Read more
PARIS — Alexander Zverev won the third set 7-5 against Carlos Alcaraz to move ahead in the French Open final on Sunday. Alcaraz won the first set 6-3 and Zverev took the second 6-2 to level the match. Both players are looking to win the title for the first time on the red clay at … Read more
When the 2024 tennis season kicked off in Australia, Coco Gauff–fresh off of her maiden Slam win at the U.S. Open a few months prior–was seen wearing a pearl Vivienne Westwood necklace anchored with a charm of the house’s iconic “orb.” I took a mental note, adding the piece to my list of standout jewelry … Read more
PARIS — When Carlos Alcaraz was a kid growing up in Spain — which, considering he’s only 21, was not all that long ago — he used to run home from school and flip on the TV to check out the French Open. Long before he was preparing to play in Sunday’s final in Paris … Read more
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Jasmine Paolini will try to accomplish something no one has been able to do in quite some time: defeat Iga Swiatek at the French Open. The top-seeded Swiatek carries a 20-match Roland Garros winning streak into Saturday’s final against 12th-seeded Paolini. Play is scheduled to begin in Court Philippe Chatrier … Read more
German tennis star Alexander Zverev has been called out for an act of “cheating” ahead of his French Open battle with Australian hero Alex de Minaur. Vison has emerged of the coin toss before the quarter-final, where Zverev, the world No.4, is asked to take the call. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Alexander Zverev changes call … Read more
PARIS — It would be foolish to count Novak Djokovic out of any match, no matter how dire the circumstances or how steep the deficit. He’s shown that, over and over again, as recently as his last two wins at the French Open. Similarly, it would be a mistake to write off Djokovic right now, … Read more
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the the French Open with an injured knee on Tuesday, an abrupt end to his title defense and to his current stay at No. 1 in the rankings. “I am really sad to announce that I have to withdraw from #rolandgarros,” Djokovic posted on social … Read more
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff came back to defeat Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the French Open on Tuesday to reach the semifinals at a third consecutive Grand Slam tournament. Gauff won her first major title at the U.S. Open in September, then made it to the final four at the Australian … Read more
