PARIS—New French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, a former No. 1 player, says nine of 10 night session matches at Roland Garros this year involved men because women’s tennis currently has less appeal. Mauresmo said at a news conference Wednesday that she tried on a daily basis to find a women’s pairing that had the…
At French Open, Swiatek Loses Set, Extends Match Win Streak
PARIS—The loss of one set by a player is normally not the stuff of headlines at a Grand Slam tournament. That did constitute news at the French Open on Monday, because the player was No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek and it had been more than a month since that happened to her. The way it came…
No. 2 Medvedev Wins in Straight Sets
PARIS—The Latest on the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local): 3 p.m. Daniil Medvedev keeps getting more comfortable on red clay and his 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 victory over Laslo Djere means the U.S. Open champion now has made it to the third round at Roland Garros two years in a row. Medvedev…
French Open: Top-Seeded Swiatek Extends Winning Streak to 29
PARIS—World number one Iga Swiatek put on a commanding display against Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko with a 6–2 6–0 opening victory on Monday to kickstart her bid for a second French Open title and extend her winning run to 29 matches. Swiatek, who won the 2020 Roland Garros title without dropping a set, arrived in…
French Open: Number 1 Swiatek Enters on 28-Match Winning Streak
PARIS—Here’s one measure of just how dominant Iga Swiatek has been as the French Open begins Sunday: The 28-match winning streak accumulated by the new No. 1 in the WTA rankings has been surpassed by only three women since 2000—Venus Williams (35 in 2000), Serena Williams (34 in 2013) and Justine Henin (32 in 2008),…
Swiatek Defends Italian Open Title With 28th Straight Win
ROME—Iga Swiatek is going into the French Open on quite a run. The top-ranked Swiatek overwhelmed Ons Jabeur 6–2, 6–2 to defend her Italian Open title on Sunday and extend her winning streak to 28 matches. Swiatek was a surprise champion at the French Open in 2020 when she was ranked No. 54. Now the…
Highlights of Wimbledon Day 7
LONDON—Highlights of day seven of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday: Fucsovics Sends Rublev Packing Marton Fucsovics had lost his three previous meetings with Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev this year in straight sets, but the Hungarian prevailed 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-0 6-3 at Wimbledon to set up a quarter-final against top seed Novak Djokovic….
Sakkari Stops 2020 Champ Swiatek’s French Open Streak in Quarter Finals
PARIS—Maria Sakkari ended defending champion Iga Swiatek’s 11-match and 22-set winning streaks at the French Open on Wednesday and reached the semifinals of a major tournament for the first time. The 17th-seeded Sakkari used strong and steady baseline play to eliminate Swiatek 6–4, 6–4 at Court Philippe Chatrier in the quarterfinals and ensure that the…
Pandemic Helped Swiatek Deal With French Open Success
French Open champion Iga Swiatek says the COVID-19 pandemic has been beneficial for her as the restrictions allowed the 19-year-old from Poland to settle into her life as a first-time Grand Slam winner. Swiatek went from being a largely unknown teenager to acquiring celebrity status when she became the youngest woman to win the French…
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