Tennis

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

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 31, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Indiana Fever, Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink channeled her inner tennis star with her pregame fit. Rocking the same look that Coco Gauff has been wearing throughout her run at the French Open, Brink

May 31, 2024, 08:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — American Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed, showed some second-set resilience in a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska on Friday to advance to the French Open fourth round and move a step closer to ending a three-year clay-court drought. The US Open

ESPN News Services May 30, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina stayed out of the rain and moved into the third round of the French Open on Thursday. The second-seeded Sabalenka beat Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima 6-2, 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier as

ESPN News Services May 30, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Defending champion Novak Djokovic was briefly made to work hard by unseeded Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena before sealing a routine 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory and motoring into the French Open third round on Thursday. Djokovic has been some way from his convincing best

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 30, 2024, 08:05 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 — Spectators will not be allowed to drink alcohol in the stands at Roland

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 29, 2024, 04:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Facing match point and the earliest exit of her career at the French Open, world No. 1 and two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek proved why she remains the best in the world on clay with an incredible comeback performance over a