The New York Times – Sports:
If everything goes right in the quarterfinals Tuesday for Alcaraz and Djokovic, the two most dominant players on the men’s tour, the duel everyone has been waiting for will happen.
Category: French Open (Tennis)
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Coco Gauff Has a Chance to Play the Wise Veteran at the French Open
The New York Times – Sports:
Gauff, now 19 and in her fifth season on the tour, took on Mirra Andreeva, who is 16 and the latest teenager to go on a tear in women’s tennis.
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Sabalenka Skips French Open News Conference Citing Her Mental Health
The New York Times – Sports:
The Belarusian player faced questions about the war earlier in the week from a Ukrainian reporter. On Friday, with the tournament’s blessing, she did not attend her post-match news conference.
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Carlos Alcaraz toma el escenario del Roland Garros
The New York Times – Sports:
La victoria tiene muchos padres. Al tenista número uno del momento le ayudó que el suyo también fuera jugador profesional y luego que una compañía de dulces se interesara en apoyarlo.
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At Roland Garros, the French Get Behind Their Own
The New York Times – Sports:
The French Open’s signature is the near-limitless abandon with which the French fans unite behind anyone who plays under the bleu-blanc-rouge.
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At the French Open, Djokovic Storms the Court and Into Controversy, Again
The New York Times – Sports:
In recent days, the Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has inserted himself into the mounting international crisis in Kosovo.
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Can Erika and Mirra Andreeva Become Tennis’ Next Great Sister Act?
The New York Times – Sports:
Women’s tennis was headlined for more than two decades by Serena and Venus Williams. On Tuesday, the teenagers Mirra and Erika Andreeva made their French Open debuts.
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The Agony of Playing Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic at the French Open
The New York Times – Sports:
Little-known players learned humbling lessons when they drew Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in the first round of the French Open.
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Women’s Tennis Suddenly Has a Big(ish) Three
The New York Times – Sports:
Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka have been winning just about everything important lately, emerging as a potential triumvirate unseen in the women’s game for about a decade.