No.10 seeds Leylah Fernandez and Taylor Townsend needed just 64 minutes to book their place in a first Grand Slam final together, defeating No.2 seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula 6-0, 6-4 at Roland Garros. Townsend advances to her second major final, having been runner-up alongside Caty McNally at last year’s US Open to Barbora …
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PARIS — Her legs were cramping so badly, she was having difficulty even walking. But Karolina Muchova, even on the very brink of defeat, refused to give in. Down 5-2 and love-30 in the third set of her Roland Garros semifinal against Aryna Sabalenka, Muchova rallied famously. She saved a match point and, in the …
Step into the world of Roland Garros, where the collision of tennis and fashion these past two weeks has created a stylistic buzz. From captivating camouflage-inspired prints to mesmerizing color-blocking masterpieces, Marija Zivlak of Women’s Tennis Blog delves into the performance outfits of the Grand Slam in Paris. Daria Kasatkina‘s adidas camo-style earthy print kit …
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A statuesque 6-foot-2, Maria Sharapova was simply not built to be a clay-court wonder. Initially, her movement — perhaps the most important factor on clay — was, let’s just say, not great. At the same time, her big, bold strokes were muffled by the dirt, giving speedier, more mobile opponents time to run them down. …
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Perhaps in the future, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff will borrow Roman numerals from the Super Bowl to describe this matchup — welcome to Iga-Coco VII. To this point, it’s on the cusp of a great rivalry, but to date, it’s been a one-sided affair. Swiatek, who will be featured in Part 2 of Netflix’s …
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World No.1 Iga Swiatek moved into the Roland Garros quarterfinals for the fourth straight year after an ailing Lesia Tsurenko retired from their fourth-round match on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Tsurenko was trailing 5-1 in the opening set when she stopped play. “I have something like Rybakina had, a virus or whatever it is,” Tsurenko said …
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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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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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Mirra Andreeva’s dream summer continued as the 16-year-old qualifier defeated wild card Diane Parry 6-1, 6-2 in 77 minutes to reach the third round of Roland Garros. The No.143-ranked teenager is the youngest player to reach the third round here since a 15-year-old Sesil Karatantcheva made the 2005 quarterfinals and the seventh player in the …
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PARIS — Sara Sorribes Tormo has carved out a reputation as a tenacious marathon player. Two years ago, the 26-year-old from Valencia was featured in three of the 10 longest matches of the year. She was also involved in two of the top five lengthiest matches last year. Ultimately, her body relented. She cracked her …
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