French Open
French Open: Nadal advances to final after Zverev withdraws due to injury
Under the roof on Court Philippe Chatrier, one of the matches of the season was cut short at 7-6(8), 6-6, when the German had to leave the court in a wheelchair after he badly rolled his right ankle, moving to his right when tracking down a Nadal forehand deep behind the baseline. Zverev cried in pain following the fall and had to be assisted into a wheelchair by the physio and Nadal, who quickly made his way round the net to help support the 25-year-old.
French Open: Coco Gauff reaches first Grand Slam singles final
Less than three full years after she played in her first Grand Slam tournament, American teenager Coco Gauff will play for one of the four biggest trophies in tennis on Saturday at the French Open. The American bids to become the seventh player all-time to win the girls' and women's singles titles in Paris, but to do it, she'll have to snap the 34-match unbeaten run of World No.1 Iga Swiatek.
French Open: Rohan Bopanna's campaign ends in semifinals
Bopanna and Middelkoop, seeded 16th, were defeated 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8-10) by 12th seeds Jean-Julien Roger of the Netherlands and Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador in two hours and seven minutes at the Roland Garros Stadium. The Indian had the chance of making his first appearance in a men's doubles final at a Grand Slam since the US Open in 2010.
French Open: Swiatek storms into final with win over Kasatkina
Swiatek's winning streak hit 34 after she dispatched No.20 seed Kasatkina. The 2020 French Open champion Swiatek is now tied for the second-longest winning streak of this century with Serena Williams, who won 34 consecutive matches between Miami Open and Wimbledon in 2013.
Shibahara and Koolhof win mixed doubles title in French Open
Shibahara, ranked No.8 in doubles, won her first major title and became the first Japanese player in 25 years to win the mixed doubles championship in Paris. The California-born 24-year-old was not born when Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi took home the title in 1997. "It was our first time playing together and I'm so thankful you asked me to play, it was so much fun," Shibahara said on court.
French Open: Cilic becomes fifth active player to reach semis at all Grand Slams, to meet Ruud next
Cilic, who reached his first semifinal at Roland Garros on Wednesday, joined the esteemed group that includes Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray, dug deep to seal a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(10-2) victory and reach the last-four stage at the clay-court Grand Slam.
French Open: Kasatkina tops Kudermetova to meet Iga Swiatek in semis
No.20 seed Kasatkina broke through to her first Grand Slam semifinal, eking past No.29 seed Kudermetova in two close sets earned a first trip to the final four in 2 hours and 8 minutes. Kasatkina improved her head-to-head against her close peer to 2-0, following up a 2021 win in St. Petersburg with the biggest triumph of her career to date.
French Open: Trevisan surges past Fernandez for first major semifinal
The 28-year-old Trevisan defeated No.17 seed Canadian Fernandez of 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 in 2 hours and 21 minutes and extended her winning streak to 10 matches, booking her place in the last four of a major for the first time. The Italian bounced back after failing to convert a match point serving at 5-4 in the second set to seal her third career Top 20 victory and extend her winning streak to 10 matches.
French Open: Coco Gauff beats Sloane Stephens, reaches first Grand Slam semifinal
The 18-year-old Gauff needed 90 minutes to oust 2017 US Open champion Stephens. Gauff's victory avenged her straight-sets loss to Stephens in their only previous meeting, at last year's US Open. Gauff has yet to drop a set in the tournament, and indeed has not been pushed beyond an hour and a half in each of her five wins this fortnight.
French Open: Trevisan surges past Fernandez for first major semifinal
The 28-year-old Trevisan defeated No.17 seed Canadian Fernandez of 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 in 2 hours and 21 minutes and extended her winning streak to 10 matches, booking her place in the last four of a major for the first time. The Italian bounced back after failing to convert a match point serving at 5-4 in the second set to seal her third career Top 20 victory and extend her winning streak to 10 matches.
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