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Novak Djokovic eyes history with a 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open; Casper Ruud seeks 1st
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic pursued Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for quite some time. They were the guys he measured himself against. The players who established the standards he sought to surpass. Sure, when Djokovic looks across the net in Court Philippe Chatrier during the...
At the French Open, Iga Swiatek seeks her 4th Grand Slam trophy and Karolina Muchova seeks her 1st
PARIS (AP) — As the top-ranked woman and the defending champion, Iga Swiatek was favored all along to win the French Open for the third time. As someone who never has been to a major final and is ranked 43rd, Karolina Muchova was not on the list of expected title winners. ...
Novak Djokovic nears his 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open after Carlos Alcaraz cramps up
PARIS (AP) — It was Carlos Alcaraz, not Novak Djokovic, who conjured up the “How did he do that?!” shot in the French Open semifinals that went viral in minutes and will be talked about for years. It was Alcaraz, 20, not Djokovic, 36, who had youth on his side, of course, the...
French Open 2023: Swiatek meets Muchova for women's title Saturday; Djokovic-Ruud on Sunday
PARIS (AP) — No. 1 Iga Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova in the French Open women’s final Saturday. Swiatek is seeking a second consecutive championship at Roland Garros and her third overall. She also will be trying to win her fourth Grand Slam title. ...
No. 1 Iga Swiatek seeks a 3rd French Open title in women's final against Karolina Muchova
PARIS (AP) — A little more than four years ago, in the first round of a tiny clay-court tournament in the Czech Republic, 95th-ranked Iga Swiatek lost in three sets to 106th-ranked Karolina Muchova. That was the only time they’ve ever played each other, although they are frequent...
Unseeded Karolina Muchova to face No. 1 Iga Swiatek in French Open women's final
PARIS (AP) — As it is, Karolina Muchova was the unseeded, unexpected participant in the French Open semifinals. And then, dealing with cramping legs nearly three hours into the match, she was just one point from losing to No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, who entered Thursday with a 12-0...
Alcaraz and Djokovic demand attention at French Open; Ruud and Zverev are in the semis, too
PARIS (AP) — As intriguing as Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic is — and it’s plenty intriguing — there are storylines worth following in the other French Open men’s semifinal, too. No, frankly, Casper Ruud vs. Alexander Zverev, which will be played second on Friday, does...
Coco Gauff is 0-7 against No. 1 Iga Swiatek after losing to her in the French Open quarterfinals
PARIS (AP) — This felt like a game Coco Gauff simply needed to claim if she intended to finally win a set, let alone a match, against No. 1 Iga Swiatek. With shouts of “Go, Coco!” and “Allez, Coco!” emanating from the Court Philippe Chatrier stands, Gauff frittered away two...
Alcaraz and Djokovic will meet at the French Open; Ruud and Zverev set up another semifinal
PARIS (AP) — Two weeks ago, before the start of play at the French Open, the brackets were set for the tournament, and one possible semifinal matchup immediately demanded attention: No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, the Next Big Thing in men’s tennis, against No. 3 Novak Djokovic, the Current Big Thing in...
Novak Djokovic perfect in key tiebreaker at French Open and faces No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz next
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic, in his words, felt “quite sluggish, quite slow” for nearly two full sets against Karen Khachanov in the the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday. Afterward, Djokovic called it his worst stretch of the tournament, a fair assessment. He dropped the...
