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On a wing and a prayer, a pigeon is rescued by a French Open chair umpire during a match

Jun. 01, 2024 15:25 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — This one's for the birds: A pigeon landed on the court during a French Open match Saturday, leading the chair umpire to use a towel to rescue the fallen fowl. The pigeon dropped to the red clay at Court Suzanne Lenglen — and remained on the ground — during a...

Djokovic loses Geneva semi and goes to French Open with no titles in 2024

May. 24, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — Novak Djokovic will defend his French Open title in Paris still without a trophy this season after losing in the Geneva Open semifinals on Friday. The 44th-ranked Tomas Machac beat Djokovic 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 in the last clay-court event to prepare for Roland Garros, where...

Carlos Alcaraz is 'scared' to hit his forehand with full force as the French Open approaches

May. 24, 2024 13:29 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Even Carlos Alcaraz couldn't tell you exactly what's been wrong with his right forearm, the part of his body that is responsible for his thunderous forehands — and also is responsible for sidelining him during nearly all of April and May as the French Open approached. ...

Sinner advances to 3rd Miami semifinal in 4 years; Alexandrova continues run by ousting Pegula

Mar. 27, 2024 23:54 PM EDT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner won his 20th match of 2024 to reach the Miami Open semifinals for the third time in the past four years with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Tomas Machac on Wednesday. Sinner, seeded second, will take on No. 3 seed Daniil...

3-time Grand Slam champ Murray said he sustained serious ankle injury in Miami Open loss

Mar. 25, 2024 19:21 PM EDT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said he suffered a significant ankle injury at the Miami Open that he expects will keep him out for some time. Murray said on an Instagram post Monday he had a “full rupture” of the anterior talofibular...