Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz rallied from two sets down for the first time in his career to retain the French Open title by defeating world No. 1 Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), and 7-6 (10-2) on Sunday. Described as “one of the greatest-ever Grand Slam finals,” the final turned out to be the… Continue reading Carlos Alcaraz Wins Fifth Grand Slam at 22
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Coco Gauff: Never Give Up on Your Dreams
US tennis star Coco Gauff’s latest success hasn’t quite sunk in just yet. The 21-year-old defeated the world’s number one, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, in the French Open women’s singles final to claim the second Grand Slam title of her young career over the weekend. Gauff (2) beat Aryna Sabalenka (1) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 on… Continue reading Coco Gauff: Never Give Up on Your Dreams
SA Tennis Star Pockets R635,000 at Roland Garros
Kgothatso Montjane and Yui Kamiji won their second French Open Women’s Wheelchair Doubles title in Paris late Friday. South Africa’s tennis star Montjane and her Japanese partner, Kamiji, staged a fight back in the final, after losing the first set, to defeat the number two seeds, Chinese duo Xiaohui Li/Ziying Wang, 4-6, 7-5, [10-7], claiming… Continue reading SA Tennis Star Pockets R635,000 at Roland Garros
Zheng Loses to Sabalenka in French Open Quarters
PARIS – Chinese Zheng Qinwen lost to world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the women’s singles quarterfinals at the French Open on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Zheng broke first in the first set before Sabalenka came back to win a tie-breaker. The top seed maintained the momentum in the second set to… Continue reading Zheng Loses to Sabalenka in French Open Quarters