PARIS—Serena Williams’ wait for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title goes on after the American was beaten 6–3 7–5 by an inspired Elena Rybakina in the French Open fourth round on Sunday. From the moment the 21-year-old Rybakina, playing in only her seventh Grand Slam main draw, held her opening two service games without…
Player Arrested for Match-Fixing at 2020 French Open
PARIS—A tennis player suspected of match-fixing last year has been arrested during the French Open, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday. According to French newspaper Le Parisien, which first reported the story, the player is 765th-ranked Yana Sizikova of Russia. The prosecutor’s office confirmed to The Associated Press that a “women’s international player” was in…
Tennis Player Released From Custody in Match-Fixing Case
PARIS—The Russian tennis player arrested on suspicion of match-fixing at last year’s French Open was released from police custody on Friday, judicial officials told The Associated Press. Yana Sizikova, who was arrested Thursday in Paris after competing in a French Open doubles match, was not formally charged after questioning but remains under investigation, the Paris…
Slowing Down? Federer Says No as He Advances at French Open
Roger Federer disliked the implication he’s slowing down. When the 39-year-old Federer drew a time violation Thursday at the French Open for not playing fast enough, he protested to the chair umpire and to his opponent, Marin Cilic. The warning in the second set came after Cilic twice complained to the chair that Federer wasn’t…
French Open Champion Nadal Reaches 3rd Round on Empty Court
PARIS—Amid an unusual silence on an empty center court at the French Open, defending champion Rafael Nadal celebrated his 35th birthday with something very familiar: another victory against Richard Gasquet. Nadal won 6–0, 7–5, 6–2 against Gasquet to improve to 17–0 for his career against the Frenchman since they first met in 2004. Gasquet hasn’t…
Top Seed Djokovic Strolls Into Third Round With Clinical Win
PARIS—World number one Novak Djokovic put on a clinical display to stroll past Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6–3 6–2 6–4 on Thursday and reach the third round of the French Open. Cuevas, ranked 92nd, showed flashes of resistance against the 34-year-old Serbian but the top seed raised his game when he needed to and produced some…
Osaka Steps out of French Open and Onto Sport’s Third Rail
Most athletes are comfortable talking about injuries, so long as they can point to a bruise, a bandage, a cast or a spot on an X-ray. Some will even venture an educated guess at how long they might take to heal. Their mental health is a different story. Or at least it was before Naomi…
Le Grand Retour: Federer Wins Return to Paris, Slam Action
PARIS—They feted Roger Federer with as loud as applause gets from a crowd capped at 1,000 people in Court Philippe Chatrier—when he walked out with a wave, when he hit one of his 48 winners, even when he attempted a back-to-the-net ‘tweener and hit the ball out. This match bathed in sunshine Monday meant Federer…
Osaka Withdraws From French Open Following Row Over Media Boycott
PARIS—Japan’s Naomi Osaka stunned the French Open on Monday when she announced she was withdrawing from the tournament in the wake of her decision to boycott post-match media duties, explaining she had been suffering from depression for almost three years. Osaka said in the build-up to the tournament that she would not attend the obligatory…
Osaka Fined $15,000 for Skipping French Open Media; Thiem Out
PARIS—Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 at the French Open for skipping a post-match news conference after her first-round victory Sunday—and threatened by all four Grand Slam tournaments with stiffer penalties, including being defaulted, if she continues to avoid meeting with the media. The fine will come out of Osaka’s prize money and was announced in…
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