… World number one Sabalenka will likely face a stern test in her bid to win a maiden Roland Garros crown after suffering an agonising loss to Coco Gauff in last year's final. …
Gauff French Open title defence ends, Sabalenka, Osaka set up last-16 clash By AFP May 31, 2026 07:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter US Coco Gauff plays a forehand return to Austria's Anastasia Potapova du …
… temperatures again set to surpass 30C, Sabalenka will be confident that her power-hitting baseline game will be too hot to handle for French world number 67 Elsa Jacquemot as she seeks to book her spot in the third round. - Gauff, Osaka eye last 32 - Defending champion Coco Gauff …
… The four-time Grand Slam champion still holds more than 1,000 ranking points on her closest challengers but foremost on her mind over the next fortnight will be going one better than her runner-up finish last year in the French capital, when she lost in three sets to Coco Gauff. …
Svitolina sees off Gauff to win Italian Open, Sinner in men's title showdown By AFP May 17, 2026 12:16 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Ukraine's Elina Svitolina poses with the trophy after winning the WTA R …
… Former Rome champion Daniil Medvedev gets his tournament underway against Pablo Llamas Ruiz after a second-round walkover gave the Russian seventh seed automatic passage into the third. - Gauff survives scare - Coco Gauff survived a scare against Iva Jovic coming back from a matc …
… Sabalenka also had to have a time out for what appeared to be a problem with her left hip, casting doubt on her fitness ahead of Roland Garros later this month. - Gauff through, Paolini out - French Open champion Coco Gauff is still in the hunt after taking over two hours to beat …
Jessica Pegula rallied in the third set to beat defending champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 and advance to the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters final against Coco Gauff, who defeated Sara Bejlek 6-4, 6-1.
Jessica Pegula rallied in the third set to beat defending champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 and advance to the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters final against Coco Gauff, who defeated Sara Bejlek 6-4, 6-1.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka defeated China's Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-3 in 54 minutes to advance to the fourth round of the Cincinnati Masters, extending her winning streak to 45 consecutive victories at the Masters 1000 level.
Iga Swiatek defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to advance to the Toronto title match, where she will face Elena Rybakina, who beat Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals.
World number two Elena Rybakina came from a set down to defeat Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 in the WTA Toronto Masters quarter-finals and will face fourth-ranked Coco Gauff in the semi-final. Gauff advanced via walkover after Belinda Bencic withdrew with a hip injury.
Elena Rybakina defeated Ann Li 6-2, 7-5 to reach the fourth round of the WTA Toronto Masters, while French Open winner Mirra Andreeva was eliminated by Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-1, 6-4.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka aims to extend her hard court dominance at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto ahead of her US Open title defense, after disappointing results at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Sabalenka has won 23 of 24 hard court matches this year but must reach the round of 16 to hold onto her ranking, or Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina could claim number one if she wins the trophy.
Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova, Czech Republic friends who have played doubles together, will compete for the Wimbledon title on Saturday. The pair, who spent time together at the 2024 Paris Olympics, say their friendship will remain intact regardless of the outcome.
US tennis player Coco Gauff, 22, lost her Wimbledon semifinal 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 to Karolina Muchova on Thursday after missing a match point, and said she expects to receive hateful comments online from disgruntled gamblers when she checks social media.
Czech player Karolina Muchova saved a match point to beat American Coco Gauff 6-2 1-6 7-6 (12-10) in a Wimbledon semi-final. Muchova will face the winner of the second semi-final between Linda Noskova and Marta Kostyuk in Saturday's final.
Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round to reach Wimbledon's third round, while defending champion Jannik Sinner also advanced. French Open champion Mirra Andreeva suffered a shock exit.
Four-time Grand Slam champions Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka will compete in the first French Open women's night match in three years on Monday, with Sabalenka seeking a maiden Roland Garros title after losing last year's final to Coco Gauff, and Osaka advancing to the French Open last 16 for the first time in her career.
With Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic eliminated, the French Open has no previous Grand Slam singles winners remaining. Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud, three-time major-final losers, now face the opportunity to claim the men's title in the final.
Reigning champion Coco Gauff was eliminated from the French Open in the third round on Saturday, losing 4-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 to Austria's Anastasia Potapova. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka both advanced to set up a last-16 clash.
Men's world number one Jannik Sinner and women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka aim to advance into the last 32 at Roland Garros. Sinner, who won all three clay-court Masters titles this season and lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 2025 French Open final, faces Juan Manuel Cerundolo on centre court Thursday.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka arrives in Paris for the French Open seeking to win her first Roland Garros title after losing in the final last year to Coco Gauff. The four-time Grand Slam champion's dominance in women's tennis has begun to show cracks after a strong start to the clay-court season.
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defeated USA's Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 to win the Italian Open on Saturday, claiming her third Rome title and 20th career tournament triumph. Jannik Sinner advanced to the men's final to face Casper Ruud.
World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-2, 6-0 in straight sets at the Italian Open, extending his winning streak to 25 matches and advancing to face Andrea Pellegrino in the next round.
Aryna Sabalenka, the world number one and pre-tournament favourite, suffered a shock third-round exit at the Italian Open in Rome, losing 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to Romania's Sorana Cirstea on Saturday. Sabalenka's early elimination followed men's icon Novak Djokovic's own early exit from the event.