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After ballgirl is hit, Miyu Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi DQ'd from French Open

After ballgirl is hit, Miyu Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi DQ’d from French Open

Comment on this storyComment A French Open doubles team was disqualified midway through the second set Sunday after one of the players hit a ballgirl near her head while swatting a ball off the court. The seemingly inadvertent incident occurred between points, with the 16th-seeded duo of Japan’s Miyu Kato and Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi up …

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Novak Djokovic breaks tie with Rafael Nadal, doubles team DQ'd as hit strikes ball girl

Sloane Stephens out after battle with world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka; doubles team DQ’d for hitting ball girl

U.S. star Sloane Stephens shakes hands with Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka after a loss in their French Open women’s singles match. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) Before unseeded American Sloane Stephens took the court to face No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the French Open marketed the matchup as David vs. Goliath. But Sabalenka and Stephens …

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Novak Djokovic breaks tie with Rafael Nadal, doubles team DQ'd as hit strikes ball girl

Novak Djokovic breaks tie with Rafael Nadal, doubles team DQ’d as hit strikes ball girl

U.S. star Sloane Stephens shakes hands with Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka after a loss in their French Open women’s singles match. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images) Before unseeded American Sloane Stephens took the court to face No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the French Open marketed the matchup as …

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Svitolina bests Kasatkina again to advance to Roland Garros quarterfinals

Svitolina bests Kasatkina again to advance to Roland Garros quarterfinals

PARIS — Former World No.3 Elina Svitolina continued her remarkable run through Roland Garros, defeating No.9 seed Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 7-5(5) to advance to the quarterfinals. The victory put the 28-year-old Ukrainian into her first Slam quarterfinal in just her fifth tour-level event since her return from maternity leave.  Svitolina will face No.2 Aryna Sabalenka …

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Frances Tiafoe falls in 4 sets at French Open; Casper Ruud advances

Frances Tiafoe falls in 4 sets at French Open; Casper Ruud advances

ESPN News ServicesJun 3, 2023, 08:35 AM ET4 Minute Read PARIS — Frances Tiafoe kept coming oh-so-close to extending his French Open match against Alexander Zverev. Twelve times Saturday night, the American player was two points from forcing things to a fifth set. Yet the 12th-seeded Tiafoe never got closer than that. Instead, the 22nd-seeded …

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Pavlyuchenkova pulls off comeback against Mertens, returns to Roland Garros quarters

Pavlyuchenkova pulls off comeback against Mertens, returns to Roland Garros quarters

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova came from a set and break down to defeat No.28 seed Elise Mertens 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 in 3 hours and 9 minutes to reach the last eight of Roland Garros. The match was the second-longest of the women’s singles tournament so far. The result puts Pavlyuchenkova, the 2021 runner-up, into her eighth career …

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French Open 2023: Aryna Sabalenka to face Sloane Stephens in Paris night session

French Open 2023: Aryna Sabalenka to face Sloane Stephens in Paris night session

By Katie Falkingham BBC Sport 3 June 2023 Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Aryna Sabalenka is seeking a second successive Grand Slam title Dates: 28 May-11 June Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Coverage: Live text on selected matches, plus radio commentary from 15:00 BST on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, the BBC Sport website and …

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