Iga Swatek is not given to elaborate displays of emotion, and she knows better than anyone that much remains to be done if she is to mount a successful defence …
French Open 2021
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Novak Djokovic needed all his experience to see off Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti after trailing by two sets to love in Paris
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When Serena Williams made her Roland Garros debut in 1998, Elena Rybakina had not yet been born. What the 21-year-old from Kazakhstan lacks in experience, however, she more than makes …
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When a player with the brisk gait of Stefanos Tsitsipas hits his stride, trouble inevitably follows. The Greek barely put a foot wrong against Pablo Carreño Busta, the 12th seed, …
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Former champion Roger Federer has pulled out of Roland Garros Hours just after reaching the last 16 with a gruelling win over Dominik Koepfer
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Thirty-two sets in a row, 103 wins at a tournament he has won 13 times, and 16 fourth-round appearances from 16 attempts contested – for Rafael Nadal, the numbers continue …
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Elina Svitolina became the latest big-name casualty at Roland Garros after Barbora Krejcikova stunned the fifth seed in straight sets
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Daniil Medvedev may be deep in uncharted waters, but there is no sign of the world No 2 going under just yet. The Russian continues to make a mockery of …
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Aryna Sabalenka has never been beyond the fourth round of a major: it is a recurring refrain in women’s tennis. But after a stellar year for the Belarusian, all that …
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You can change what you like at Roland Garros, but the outcome rarely alters: Rafael Nadal wins. Last year, the 13-time champion arrived in Paris in late autumn, after the …