Miyu Kato loses women’s doubles money for accidentally hitting ball kid but can play mixed doubles
June 6, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — French Open tennis player Miyu Kato forfeited all of her 21,500 euros (about $23,000) in prize money and rankings points from women's doubles because she accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball after a point during a match, but she is allowed to keep participating in mixed doubles.
Belarus’ Sabalenka waits for a handshake from Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina at French Open, meets media
June 6, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka smacked a forehand winner to reach the French Open semifinals for the first time, then strode forward.
French Open to mark 10th anniversary of gay marriage in France with ‘Pride Day’ at Roland Garros
June 6, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — French Open organizers will celebrate a “Pride Day” on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the first same-sex marriage in France.
The country saw its first gay weddings in 2013 after then-President Francois Hollande signed a law authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, ending months of nationwide protests.
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Muchova, Sabalenka reach first French Open semifinals
June 6, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Muchova are in the French Open semifinals for the first time.
The second-seeded Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to set up a semifinal against the unseeded Muchova.
French Open 2023: Alcaraz and Djokovic could set up a semifinal matchup; Sabalenka plays Svitolina
June 6, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — The tennis world has been waiting for a showdown between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.
Coco Gauff wanted a French Open rematch against Iga Swiatek; it’ll happen in the quarterfinals
June 5, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff could have hoped for the easy way out. Ever since the French Open bracket determined that the 19-year-old Floridian might end up in a quarterfinal against Iga Swiatek, perhaps it would have been understandable if Gauff wished to avoid that particular matchup.
At French Open, Francisco Cerundolo is mad at chair umpire over Holger Rune’s double-bounce
June 5, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina was devastated about losing his French Open fourth-round match to Holger Rune of Denmark in a fifth-set tiebreaker Monday.
DENVER (AP) — They use the court as their canvas, seeing passing lanes and paths to victory that others in their sports simply cannot.
For Novak Djokovic, it's tennis. For Nikola Jokic, it's basketball.
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Carlos Alcaraz likes to watch replays of his best shots, faces Stefanos Tsitsipas at French Open
June 4, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Some friendly advice, sports fans: If Carlos Alcaraz is playing, do not look away.
French Open doubles player Miyu Kato of Japan disqualified for accidentally hitting a ball girl
June 4, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — French Open doubles player Miyu Kato and her partner were forced to forfeit a match when Kato accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball after a point on Sunday.
Today in Sports - Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to win his record-equaling 6th French Open title
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1884 — James McLaughlin becomes the first jockey to win three straight Belmont Stakes when he rides Panique to victory. He won with George Kinney (1883) and Forester (1882). McLaughlin repeats his feat in 1886-88.
Frances Tiafoe’s loss to Alexander Zverev leaves zero American men in the French Open
June 3, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Frances Tiafoe kept coming oh so close to extending his French Open match against Alexander Zverev: 12 times Saturday night, the American was two points from forcing things to a fifth set.
PARIS (AP) — Not all that long ago, Coco Gauff was always the kid on the court, the unknown underdog, younger and less experienced than every opponent she faced on a big stage.
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Today in Sports - The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 11 seasons
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1870 — Ed Brown becomes the first African-American jockey to win the Belmont Stakes, with Kingfisher.
1927 — The United States wins the first Ryder Cup golf tournament by beating Britain 9½-2½.
PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal is expected to need about five months to recover from arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, a timeline that likely would keep him out for the rest of this season.
Elena Rybakina, reigning Wimbledon champion, pulls out of French Open because she is sick
June 3, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulled out of the French Open before her third-round match on Saturday because she is sick.
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Novak Djokovic laments fans who ‘boo every single thing’ after lengthy French Open win
June 2, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic makes no secret of the way he loves to feed off negativity during a tennis match.
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Rafael Nadal has arthroscopic surgery for the hip injury that forced him to miss the French Open
June 2, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal had arthroscopic surgery on Friday night for the injured left hip flexor that forced him to sit out the French Open for the first time since he won the first of his record 14 titles there in his 2005 tournament debut.
French Open lets Belarus’ Sabalenka skip standard news conference after questions about Ukraine war
June 2, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Two years after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open when she was fined, then threatened with disqualification, for skipping news conferences, another top tennis player — No.
A French Open sans the French: No local players left at Roland Garros after 2 rounds
June 2, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — The day before the start of this year’s French Open, the last man from the country to win its Grand Slam tournament, Yannick Noah, was feted to mark the 40th anniversary of his championship.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton, who led the Gators to the 2021 national championship and three Southeastern Conference titles in 11 seasons, is stepping down to coach his son Ben.
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PARIS (AP) — The French Open crowd was not happy with American player Taylor Fritz after he beat one of their own — indeed, their last man in the bracket — so they booed and whistle relentlessly.
French Open hopes AI can help tennis players block death threats, other social media hate
June 1, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Frances Tiafoe says he receives death threats via social media after he loses professional tennis matches.
LONDON (AP) — Emma Raducanu, the 2021 U.S. Open champion, will no longer work with Sebastian Sachs, who had been her fifth coach in the past two years.
Mirra Andreeva is a teen who doesn’t like homework, wins easily at French Open; Coco Gauff next
June 1, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Mirra Andreeva is the latest teen sensation in tennis, a 16-year-old Russian who is the youngest player to win a match in the women's main draw at the French Open since 2005.
Busy at French Open, Novak Djokovic keeping tabs on countryman Nikola Jokic in NBA Finals
May 31, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic might be busy trying to win the French Open but he definitely will be keeping tabs on how his friend and countryman Nikola Jokic fares in the NBA Finals with the Denver Nuggets.
What was that thing on Djokovic’s chest at the French Open? He jokes it’s connected to Iron Man
May 31, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — So what exactly was that metal-looking object about the size of a bottle cap that was taped to Novak Djokovic's chest at the French Open?
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic sure seemed like someone ready to move on from the latest non-tennis issue he's been involved in during a Grand Slam tournament.
Peyton Stearns, NCAA champ for Texas, beats Jelena Ostapenko, 2017 champ at French Open
May 31, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Like many a kid, Peyton Stearns enjoyed participating in sports and tried her hand at plenty.
Need directions to the All England Club? Roland Garros? Roger Federer can guide you on Waze
May 31, 2023 GMTMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Roger Federer knows a thing or two — or 20 — about making one's way to a Grand Slam championship.
Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games
May 31, 2023 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Complex questions about if — and how — Russian athletes could return to their competitions ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics looked far from being resolved when sports governing bodies met Wednesday.
PARIS (AP) — Swedish tennis player Mikael Ymer was docked a total of 37,370 euros (about $40,000) after being disqualified for smashing his racket against the umpire’s chair at a tournament the week before he competed at the French Open.
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PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic has drawn criticism from Kosovo’s tennis federation — but not from French Open organizers — after offering his thoughts on clashes in northern Kosovo between ethnic Serbs and police and NATO peacekeepers.
French Open’s No. 2 seed, Daniil Medvedev, loses to 172nd-ranked qualifier, Thiago Seyboth Wild
May 30, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — If anyone thought a couple of recent runs to Week 2 at the French Open and a clay-court title a little more than a week ago made Daniil Medvedev a little fonder of the red stuff, forget it.
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Alcaraz, Djokovic ‘not otherworldly’ in French Open wins over foes making Slam debuts
May 29, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — You might assume that the opponents for Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in the French Open's first round would come away from their straight-set losses Monday feeling too overwhelmed by the play of the two tournament favorites.
PARIS (AP) — For the first time since 1937, a Chinese man competed in the main draw of the French Open — and, actually, a total of three did, all playing opening-round matches on Monday.
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New mom Elina Svitolina beats seeded player at French Open in 1st Slam match in 16 months
May 29, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — So much has changed for Elina Svitolina, who played — and won — her first Grand Slam match in nearly 1 1/2 years on Monday at the French Open, eliminating 2022 semifinalist Martina Trevisan 6-2, 6-2.
2 years after French Open title, 1 year after 1st-round loss, COVID, Krejcikova aims to forget
May 29, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Two years ago at the French Open, Barbora Krejcikova arrived relatively unknown and relatively unaccomplished — and left with championships in both singles and doubles, something no woman had done at Roland Garros in more than 20 years.
Ukraine’s Kostyuk booed at French Open after no handshake with Belarus’ Sabalenka because of war
May 28, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Unable to sleep the night before her first-round match at the French Open against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, the Grand Slam tournament's No.
Player disqualified at smaller event for smashing racket on ump’s chair loses at French Open
May 28, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Four days after getting disqualified from a smaller tournament for smashing his racket against the umpire’s chair during a match, Swedish tennis player Mikael Ymer was back in competition at the French Open on Sunday, bowing out in the first round.
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STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam semifinalist Elina Svitolina won her first WTA title in nearly two years — and first since becoming a mother — by beating Anna Blinkova 6-2, 6-3 in the final at the Internationaux de Strasbourg on Saturday.
Djokovic enters French Open with chance to top absent Nadal with record 23rd Slam title
May 27, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — For quite some time, Novak Djokovic has made his long-term goal clear: He wanted to focus on accumulating Grand Slam titles in order to surpass the totals of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
Yannick Noah back at French Open 40 years after 1983 title with mic, not racket, in hand
May 27, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Yannick Noah was back on the French Open stage Saturday for a celebration of his 1983 title there, once again earning roars from thousands in the stands at the tournament’s main stadium — except this time, he had a microphone in his hand instead of a racket.
GENEVA (AP) — Unseeded Nicolás Jarry raced past Grigor Dimitrov to win the Geneva Open final 7-6 (1), 6-1 on Saturday and is poised to rise to his best ranking in a career that was stalled by a doping case.
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