World No 1 Iga Swiatek claimed a fourth French Open title in five years with victory against surprise finalist Jasmine Paolini in Saturday’s women’s final. The top seed from Poland brushed aside Italian underdog Paolini 6-2 6-1 in an hour and eight minutes. ‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal may have played his last French Open…
Santi Cazorla is taking part in a virtual press conference to preview the Spanish second division play-offs. Real Oviedo, his boyhood club, the club to which he returned last year, aged 38, asking not to be paid a salary, are preparing to face Eibar in the semi-finals. It will be a momentous occasion. Oviedo have…
Jasmine Paolini faces mission impossible when she takes on world No 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek in the French Open final on Saturday from 2pm [UK and Irish time]. While few would have bet against Swiatek reaching a third successive Paris final, Italian Paolini’s emergence from the other side of the draw was a…
Coco Gauff stressed the need for tennis to use a Video Review (VR) system, after being reduced to tears following a debate with the chair umpire over a controversial call in her French Open semi-final defeat by Iga Swiatek on Thursday. The American third seed, who won the US Open in September for her first…
After a solid run of form for Emma Raducanu, when do we expect to see her in action next on the new Sky Sports Tennis channel? The 2021 US Open champion has had broadly positive results since returning from an eight-month injury lay-off last year, after closing down her 2023 season following a first-round exit…
Iga Swiatek will face Jasmine Paolini in the French Open final after a teary Coco Gauff and teenager Mirra Andreeva were swept aside in the semi-finals. Gauff wiped away tears early in the second set of her 6-2 6-4 defeat to Swiatek after an argument with umpire Aurelie Tourte over a contentious line call decision….
I was at my station, a folding table dressed up with a burlap cloth, checking in visitors at a Garden Conservancy Open Days event maybe 10 years ago and answering questions from those who had already explored my garden, when I saw someone across the yard taking a photograph. But of what, I wondered —…
Adam Scott’s run of 91 straight major appearances is in danger of ending after his playoff defeat in US Open qualifying. The Australian has the longest active streak of men’s major appearances, featuring in every single one since the 2001 Open Championship, but is not exempt for this year’s US Open. His playoff loss to…
Novak Djokovic is uncertain he will be able to play in the French Open quarter-finals on Wednesday after injuring his right knee and needing anti-inflammatory tablets during an epic fourth-round victory over Francisco Cerundolo. The world No 1 limped into the quarter-finals at Roland Garros after defying a knee injury to come through the longest…
World number two Aryna Sabalenka swept aside Emma Navarro in straight sets on Monday to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open and extend her unbeaten run in majors to 11 matches. The two-time reigning Australian Open champion completely overpowered Navarro with her thundering baseline game as she clinched an emphatic 6-2 6-3 victory over the…
