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Record-breaking Diede de Groot and teenager Tokito Oda win wheelchair titles at French Open

Jun. 08, 2024 09:31 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Diede de Groot won a record 22nd Grand Slam wheelchair singles title when she rallied to beat unseeded Zhu Zhenzhen 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the French Open women's final on Saturday. In the men’s wheelchair final, second-seeded Tokito Oda of Japan successfully...

Sabalenka and Rybakina reach French Open fourth round while Medvedev and Zverev also advance

Jun. 01, 2024 21:25 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round of the French Open in straight sets on Saturday. Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina, seeded fourth, beat Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-4, 6-2. Two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka,...

Taylor Fritz is the last US man in the French Open after Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul lose

Jun. 01, 2024 19:15 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Ben Shelton compared himself to a Major League Baseball left-hander after a painful shoulder prevented him from playing his best in a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 third-round loss to Felix Auger-Aliassime at the French Open that concluded on Saturday after being suspended a night earlier because of...

Swiatek on course for Madrid-Rome double; facing Keys in the quarters

May. 13, 2024 16:43 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek remained on course for an uncommon Madrid-Rome double after beating Angelique Kerber to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals on Monday. It was a ninth straight win for Swiatek, and the two-time Rome champion will next face Madison Keys after the...

AP Sports Week in Pictures: Acrobatic Machado, Madrid Open, Mystic Dan wins by a nose at Derby

May. 07, 2024 07:07 AM EDT

Associated Press photographers were there for San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado’s acrobatic play in the infield against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Andrey Rublev of Russia triumphs at the Madrid Open, rallying past Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada despite a lack of sleep and a fever. ...

Rublev overcomes fever and praises doctors after winning Madrid Open for the 1st time

May. 05, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Despite sleepless nights struggling with a fever, Andrey Rublev found a way to fight back and win the Madrid Open for the first time. Rublev was feeling sick all week but rallied to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets on Sunday and clinch his second Masters 1000...

Swiatek saves 3 match points to beat Sabalenka in Madrid Open final

May. 04, 2024 18:01 PM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Iga Swiatek avenged her loss in last year's final to Aryna Sabalenka and won the Madrid Open on Saturday after a third-set tiebreaker. The top-ranked Swiatek beat No. 2 Sabalenka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7) for her third title of the season. The 22-year-old Polish player became...