Tennis

Associated Press Jun 6, 2024, 10:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Iga Swiatek eliminated Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open semifinals Thursday and stretched her winning streak at Roland Garros to 20 matches. The top-ranked Swiatek is trying to earn her fourth championship in five years in Paris and can become

Associated Press Jun 6, 2024, 08:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin won the French Open mixed doubles title by beating Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski 6-4, 7-5 on Thursday. This is the first tournament Siegemund and Roger-Vasselin played together. Siegemund, a 36-year-old from Germany, previously won the US

ESPN News Services Jun 5, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Wednesday night to reach the French Open semifinals for the fourth year in a row. Zverev extended his current winning streak to 11 matches, including a title on clay at

Associated Press Jun 5, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Mirra Andreeva, an unseeded 17-year-old from Russia, surprised No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 at the French Open on Wednesday to become the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since Martina Hingis at age 16 in 1997. “I tried to play

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2024, 07:31 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Marketa Vondrousova was bewildered after her quarterfinal loss to No. 1 Iga Swiatek.

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 4, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For a brief moment in the early hours on Friday morning, Mirra Andreeva looked her age. The 17-year-old Russian had just defeated two-time major champion and former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, in the second round of the French Open

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 4, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — For the first time since 2009, there will be no Novak Djokovic or

Associated Press Jun 4, 2024, 07:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Coco Gauff and defending champion Iga Swiatek will meet in the French Open semifinals after victories Tuesday. No. 3 seed Gauff came back to defeat Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final four at a third consecutive Grand Slam tournament.

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 3, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Novak Djokovic has performed miracles before when staring at defeat. In 20 of

Jun 3, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dumbfounded Alex de Minaur believes dismantling one of the game’s powerhouses Daniil Medvedev to become the first Australian man to make the French Open quarterfinals in two decades is the biggest triumph of his career. The slight Sydneysider with the big heart and electric speed was

ESPN News Services Jun 2, 2024, 10:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Stefanos Tsitsipas lost the opening set but went on to defeat Matteo Arnaldi 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday. Tsitsipas, the No. 9 seed, kept his bid to win his first Grand Slam title

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 2, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — IT WAS WELL past 3 in the morning Sunday when Novak Djokovic finally raised his arms in triumph, as the dedicated fans in the stands at Court Philippe-Chatrier, many huddled in blankets, rose to their feet. It had been five grueling

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 2, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Jamie Murray is hopeful of playing men’s doubles alongside his brother Andy at

ESPN News Services Jun 2, 2024, 06:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 Iga Swiatek moved into the quarterfinals of the French Open with a 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Russia’s Anastasia Potapova in 40 minutes on Sunday. Potapova was playing in the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time in

ESPN News Services Jun 1, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Novak Djokovic‘s French Open title defense — and his hold on No. 1 in the rankings — are still alive thanks to a 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 comeback victory over 22-year-old Lorenzo Musetti in a third-round match that lasted

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 1, 2024, 11:05 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The two best friends stood 5 meters apart in the tunnel before walking

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jan 25, 2024, 08:45 PM ET Alexander Zverev will play in the semifinals at the Australian Open on Friday against Daniil Medvedev. But as the 26-year-old German looks to reach his second career major final, he remains the focus of domestic abuse allegations. On Jan. 16, as the first round of the

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 31, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — When Peyton Stearns realized she had forgotten to sign up for the qualifying draw at the Italian Open earlier this month, she was annoyed with herself, and frustrated to miss the opportunity to play in one of the bigger tournaments during